Jed Roberts | |
Position1: | Defensive end |
Position2: | Linebacker |
Birth Date: | 10 November 1967 |
Birth Place: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lbs: | 265 |
Playing Years1: | 1990–2002 |
Career Highlights: | Recorded ten quarterback sacks in the 1993 season with the Eskimos.
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Awards: | Tom Pate Nominee in 2000. |
Honours: | First Team All North Central Conference Linebacker in 1989. Voted to the University of Northern Colorado 50-Year Football Dream Team in 2002. |
Records: | Set the Edmonton Eskimos single game record for most special teams tackles in a playoff game with four in 1999. Roberts set the Eskimos franchise record for most special teams tackles in a game with five against the BC Lions in 2000. Holds the Eskimos franchise record for most special teams in a career with 163. Roberts finished his CFL career tied for fourth place (with former Toronto Argonaut linebacker Michael O'Shea) for most special teams tackles in the Canadian Football League's history. |
Jed Roberts (born November 10, 1967) was a Canadian Football League defensive end and linebacker who played thirteen seasons for the Edmonton Eskimos. His father was Jay Roberts, a former tight end with the Ottawa Rough Riders.