With practices for the fall season underway, we continue positional previews with the Scarlet Knights 2017 linebackers. This comes a week after Tyreek Maddox-Williams was injured and reported to be out for the season. All of the players listed as linebacker will be reviewed in turn by jersey number, followed by the incoming freshman.
#6 Deonte Roberts (6’1”, 235 lbs.) Junior
Roberts enrolled early and saw time on special teams, even adding a start as a true freshman. He emerged from “mess” as the starting point of Niemann’s revamped linebacking unit last year.