Elandon Roberts is an American football linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Houston. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He plays primarily as a linebacker on defense, but when injuries during the 2019 season left the Patriots without a fullback on the roster, Roberts began to play that position as well.
The New England Patriots selected Roberts in the sixth round (214th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. Roberts was the 27th linebacker drafted in 2016. On May 7, 2016, the New England Patriots signed Roberts to a four-year, $2.44 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $100,356.
Throughout training camp, Roberts competed against Kamu Grugier-Hill, Rufus Johnson, Kevin Snyder, and C. J. Johnson for a roster spot as a backup linebacker. Head coach Bill Belichick named Roberts the backup middle linebacker to begin the regular season, behind Dont’a Hightower.
On March 24, 2020, the Miami Dolphins signed Roberts to a one-year, $2 million contract that includes a $1 million signing bonus. The signing reunited Roberts with Dolphins’ head coach Brian Flores, who had previously been the linebackers coach for the New England Patriots. Roberts was also reunited with former Patriots linebackers Kyle Van Noy and Kamu Grugier-Hill.
He was named a starting inside linebacker alongside Jerome Baker. On December 31, 2020, Roberts was placed on injured reserve. He played in 13 games with 11 starts, recording 61 tackles, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
Roberts re-signed with the Dolphins on March 24, 2021. He was named a starting linebacker in 2021, playing in all 17 games with 15 starts, recording a career-high 83 tackles, one sack, four passes defensed, two forced fumbles and an interception. On March 18, 2022, Roberts re-signed with the Dolphins.
Contract and Salary
He signed a 4 year, $96,000,000 contract, including a $21,500,000 signing bonus, $70,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $24,000,000.
Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of between $1 million to $3 million.
Height
He is 6 feet tall
Stats
Receiving
| YEAR | TEAM | G | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 20 | 270 | 13.5 | 53 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 103 | 1225 | 11.9 | 61 | 10 | 66 | 64.1 | 12 | 4 |
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 127 | 1535 | 12.1 | 55 | 8 | 73 | 57.5 | 20 | 5 |
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 63 | 1130 | 17.9 | 66 | 6 | 41 | 65.1 | 20 | 8 |
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 102 | 1021 | 10 | 75 | 9 | 49 | 48 | 13 | 2 |
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 64 | 849 | 13.3 | 59 | 8 | 42 | 65.6 | 14 | 3 |
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 84 | 903 | 10.8 | 46 | 3 | 47 | 56 | 10 | 3 |
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 52 | 720 | 13.8 | 40 | 4 | 31 | 59.6 | 13 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 105 | 615 | 7653 | 12.4 | 75 | 52 | 360 | 58.5 | 105 | 28 |
Rushing
| YEAR | TEAM | G | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | ||||||||||
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 10 | 62 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 105 | 30 | 160 | 5.3 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Passing
| YEAR | TEAM | G | ATT | COMP | PCT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | INT | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | SCK | SCKY | RATE |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 105 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.1 |
Kick Return
| YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | |||||||||
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | |||||||||
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | |||||||||
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | |||||||||
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | |||||||||
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | |||||||||
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | |||||||||
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 105 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | |||||||||
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | |||||||||
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | |||||||||
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | |||||||||
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | |||||||||
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | |||||||||
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 105 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | ||||||
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 105 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 105 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Weight
He is 83 kg