Karson Roberts

Navy

Oct 4 (Sat)

10:00 am MT

Height:
6-null
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Houston, TX
High School:
Clear Lake
Position:
QB

2014 – Played in three games … saw action against Nicholls State, Utah State and Colorado State … one carry on the season … did not attempt any passes.

2013 – Played in 10 games, starting three (Nevada, Navy, SDSU) ... hit 21-of-41 passes for 273 yards and three touchdowns ... fourth on the team in rushing with 253 yards and two touchdowns on 49 carries ... first-career start at Nevada ... recorded career highs of 161 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 23 carries ... also recorded a career-long 60-yard run ... hit five-of-10 passes for 55 yards and a touchdown ... became the first AF quarterback to rush for 100 or more yards in his first-career start since Adam Fitch at Army in 2004 ... the 161 yards are the most by a Falcon quarterback since Chance Harridge rushed for 161 vs. Navy in 2002 ... hit two-of-four passes for 47 yards and a then-career-long 37-yard TD vs. Utah State ... connected on his only pass attempt vs. Wyoming, a career-long 38-yard pass for a touchdown ... academic all-MW.

2012 – Played on the junior varsity.

High School – Lettered two years each in football and baseball … honorable mention all-district as a junior in football … first-team all-district selection as a senior … served as team captain his senior year … earned second-team all-district honors in baseball … high school football coach was Troy Aduddell … member of the National Honor Society … graduated summa cum laude … finalist for the Touchdown Club of Houston Scholar-Athlete award.

Personal – Parents are Russ and Lisa Roberts … is the oldest of four children … has a twin brother … majoring in mechanical engineering … favorite NFL team is the Houston Texans … favorite player is Tim Tebow … was a member of the superintendent’s list for academic, athletic and military excellence … also a member of the dean’s list … participated in the cadet summer research last summer, spending the first two periods at Northrop Grumman … spent the final summer period at the Academy as the academic squadron commander … completed Operation Air Force in the summer of 2014 … also worked on the cadet cadre for Basic Cadet Training that summer … completed survival training in the summer of 2013 … also took a course in space power applications that summer.

Roberts' Career Rushing Statistics