The Bucs will be hosting rookie mini-camp on Friday and Saturday as 2025 draft picks, undrafted free agents, and veterans try out looking to prove their worth as they jockey for roles and roster spots this season. Among them, few will be as intriguing to watch as defensive tackle Eljiah Roberts. Roberts, Tampa Bay’s fifth-round … Read more
The 2025 NFL Draft was billed as deep at defensive tackle. And while the Bucs didn’t technically take a defensive tackle, they addressed the position in a very Tampa Bay way. Elijah Roberts was Dane Brugler’s 23rd-ranked edge defender in his annual “The Beast” writeup. In his summary of what Roberts delivers at the NFL … Read more
One of the Buffalo Bills’ biggest areas of concern was wide receiver, and on April 30, they signed Elijah Moore to a one-year, $5 million deal. Now, the team has another threat out wide for quarterback Josh Allen. Moore had an unrestricted free agent tender placed on him by the Cleveland Browns, meaning he had … Read more
The Bucs went and drafted SMU defensive lineman Elijah Roberts in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. There was some thought at first that the Bucs drafted another edge rusher, but the plan for Tampa Bay is to play Roberts on the defensive line. He’s a versatile player that can do so, and … Read more
The Bucs continued to add to their defense as the 2025 NFL Draft rolled on into the fifth round. With the No. 157 overall pick, Tampa Bay selected SMU defensive lineman Elijah Roberts. Roberts is a unique prospect in that he was primarily an edge rusher in college, starting for two seasons at SMU after … Read more