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9 John Michael DiRoberto

  • Position Safety
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Roswell, Ga.
  • High School Roswell

Biography

CAREER: Played in 36 games with 16 starts in the secondary ... Recorded 152 total tackles, 85 of which were solo ... Also had three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and an interception ...  2023: Started all eleven games at safety ... Finished third in the team in total tackles with 66 and added two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and an interception ... In the season opener at Pitt (9/2) led the team with 12 tackles ... Added seven tackles at William & Mary (9/9) and seven tackles against Presbyterian (9/16) ... At VMI (9/23) had four tackles, including a tackle for loss ... Had five tackles against Chattanooga (9/30) ... Against Samford (10/7) had eight tackles ... At ETSU (10/14) added five tackles ... At Mercer (10/21) had seven tackles and recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter ... At The Citadel (11/11) had six tackles, forced and recovered a fumble on the second play of the game, forced a fumble later in the first quarter and intercepted a pass by Graeson Underwood late in the fourth quarter to secure the win ... Against Furman (11/18) had four tackles ...  Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... 2022: Saw action in all eleven games and finished third on the team with 53 total tackles ... At Virginia Tech (9/17) had eight tackles and broke-up one pass ... Added two tackles and a fumble recovery at Kennesaw State (9/24) ... Against Mercer (10/1) had seven tackles ... At Samford (10/8) had six tackles ... Also had six tackles against The Citadel (10/15) ... Led the team in tackles against ETSU (10/29) with eight and had a pass break-up ... At Western Carolina (11/5) had seven tackles to lead the team ... Had four tackles each against VMI (11/12) and at Furman (11/19) ...  2021: Played in all eleven games with five starts at free safety ... Recorded 33 total tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss ... In the season opener at Elon (9/4) had three tackles and shared a tackle for loss ... Made first career start at VMI (9/25) and had two tackles and a pass break-up ... Added three tackles each at ETSU (10/2) and against Furman (10/9) ... At Mercer (10/23) had five tackles and a tackle for loss ... Against Chattanooga (11/6) had three tackles ... Started at North Carolina (11/20) and tied for the team-high with eight tackles ... 2020-21: Saw action in three games ... At Samford (3/13) recorded one tackle ...

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterman at Roswell High School for coach Matt Kemper ... As a senior safety he had 68 tackles which ranked second on the team and scored two touchdowns, earning first team All-Region honors ... During junior season he had 50 tackles in six games and was named honorable mention All-Region ...

PERSONAL: Son of Mike and Linda DiRoberto ... Majoring in business economics.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2020Freshman

    Safety
    5'11" 181 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2021Sophomore

    Safety
    6'0" 190 lbs
    17
  • 9

    2022Junior

    Safety
    6'0" 195 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2023Senior

    Safety
    6'0" 195 lbs
    9