| Ryan Roberson |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Brenham, Texas
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| High School:
Brenham
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| Height / Weight:
5-10 / 238
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| Position:
FB
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| Experience:
Sr.-3L
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Fourth-year player who has played in 39 games at linebacker, fullback and on special teams ... has rushed seven times for 29 yards and two TDs during his career ... also has seven tackles and one TFL ... played in all 13 games in 2011 ... appeared in all 12 games, including three at fullback and 12 on special teams, in 2010 ... rushed seven times for 29 yards and two TDs ... successfully rushed for first downs on fake punts of fourth-and-one and fourth-and-three on his first two career rushing attempts ... appeared in 14 games at linebacker and on special teams in 2009 ... posted six tackles, a TFL, a pressure and a fumble recovery ... gained valuable experience working at linebacker with the scout team while redshirting in 2008 ... worked at both linebacker and running back during the 2009 spring season ... a versatile three-sport letterman who played both running back and linebacker in high school ... ranked as the nation's second-best fullback by Rivals and one of the state's top 10 linebackers by Dave Campbell's Texas Football ... helped Brenham post a 33-6 record (19-0 district) and win three consecutive district championships during his three seasons.
JUNIOR(2011)
Played in all 13 games, playing primarily on special teams but also seeing time on offense ... caught two passes for 12 yards at Baylor, the first two receptions of his career ... helped lead the team to 557 yards of total offense with 201 rushing and 356 passing at Baylor ... registered one tackle in win against BYU ... had one kickoff return for 10 yards in the Oklahoma State game.
SOPHOMORE (2010)
Appeared in 11 games on special teams and three games at fullback ... returned one kickoff for 10 yards on the year ... rushed seven times for 29 yards and two TDs on the season ... successfully rushed for a first downs on fake punts of 4th-and-1 and 4th-and-3 on his first two rushing attempts of the season ... returned one kickoff for 10 yards at Rice ... rushed for two yards on a fake punt to convert a 4th-and-1 from Texas' 29-yard line at Texas Tech ... rushed for three yards on a fake punt to convert a 4th-and-3 from Texas' 45-yard line versus Oklahoma ... scored his first career TD with a 1-yard run against No. 12/11 Oklahoma State ... carried four times for 23 yards and one TD against Florida Atlantic.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2009)
Appeared in 14 games at linebacker and on special teams ... helped UT rank 12th nationally in scoring defense (16.7 ppg), third in total defense (251.9 ypg), first in rushing defense (72.4 ypg), 10th in pass efficiency defense (100.5 rating) and 19th in pass defense (179.6 ypg) ... UT also ranked first nationally in INTs (25) and tied for first in forced turnovers (37) ... posted six tackles, a TFL and a pressure ... recorded a tackle against Wyoming, Texas Tech, UTEP, Colorado and Texas A&M ... registered a tackle, a TFL and a pressure at Baylor ... recovered a fumble in the BCS Championship game against No. 1 Alabama ... redshirted in 2008.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Glen West at Brenham H.S. ... an all-state and two-time all-district selection ... three-year letterman and starter who played both running back and linebacker ... ranked as the nation's second-best fullback by Rivals ... tabbed one of the state's top 10 linebackers by Dave Campbell's Texas Football ... helped Brenham post a 33-6 record (19-0 district) and win three consecutive district championships during his three seasons ... tallied 1,154 rushing yards and 21 TDs in his final two years as a prepster ... tabbed third-team 4A all-state at running back by the Texas Sports Writers Association as a senior ... also a unanimous first-team all-district selection at running back ... rushed 187 times for 888 yards (4.7 ypc) and 18 TDs ... garnered second-team all-district honors as a junior ... rushed for 266 yards and three TDs on 46 carries (5.8 ypc) and pulled in four receptions for 37 yards (9.3 ypc) ... also made 81 tackles as a starter at linebacker ... earned his first career start as a sophomore in the state championship game against La Marque ... also played basketball and was a member of the 4x100 and 4x200-meter relays as a prepster.
PERSONAL
Born in Brenham, Texas ... lived in Washington, Texas for most of elementary school and junior high, but returned to Brenham for high school ... majoring in youth and community studies ... cousin, Limas Sweed, played wide receiver at Texas (2004-07) and was drafted in the second round by the Pittsburgh Steelers (2008-present) ... prep honor roll student who garnered academic all-district honors ... active participant in the 4-H club ... enjoys fishing and playing video games.
THE ROBERSON FILE
Nickname: Robo
During pregame, I like to: Listen to music
Favorite TV channel: BET
Favorite TV show: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Favorite movie: 8 Mile
Favorite actor: Denzel Washington
Sports hero: LaDainian Tomlinson
Favorite superhero: Superman
Favorite video game: Madden '08
