Elandon Roberts

Elandon Roberts (born April 22, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at University of Houston. He was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Was also a member of the track and field team in high school at Memorial High School in Port Arthur, Texas.

Played college football for Morgan State as a freshman linebacker in 2012. Roberts finished the season with 107 tackles to lead team and finish second in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) while at Morgan State University which competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The 107 tackle total marked the second-best single-season effort in program history, and Roberts also had nine tackles for a loss, two sacks, one interception, and two pass breakups as well. Roberts was named to the All-MEAC second team in 2012 and finished 11th in the Jerry Rice Award, given to the nation's top freshman on the FCS level. Roberts was also named the MEAC Rookie of the Week three times.

After his freshman season, Roberts transferred to play football at University of Houston from 2013 - 2015. In 2013, he saw action in eight games as a backup linebacker. As a junior in 2014, Roberts appeared in 12 games as a linebacker and on special teams. As a senior in 2015, Roberts was a team captain and had 142 total tackles which was good enough to lead the American Conference and place him fourth in the nation. However, his 88 solo tackles led all of the FBS.

Roberts was not invited to the NFL Combine but played in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl all-star game in California, starting at middle linebacker.

Roberts was drafted in the 6th round (214th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. Prior to being drafted, Roberts said, "the team that pulls the trigger on me is getting the best linebacker in the draft," and that "the team that takes me is definitely getting a steal. When they get that, I'm going to the Super Bowl and be a Hall of Famer. I feel like I'm the best inside linebacker in college football. I feel like I raised some eyebrows." Roberts made these comments after performing at Houston's pro day on March 24, 2016.

Made his first NFL start on October 16, 2016 against the Bengals becoming the fifth 2016 draft pick to start a game in 2016 and sixth Patriots rookie to start, and tied for second highest on the team with seven tackles in the win.

Brother Jeremiah (also goes by Jermire) played football at Iowa and brother Calvin played football at Oklahoma State.