Keep an eye on roberts
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Linebacker Ben Roberts, a 6-3, 230-pound redshirt freshman from Fort Worth Eaton, earned praise from McGuire for the promise he's showing.
"I don't want to say surprise," McGuire said, "but if there's been a guy that's really stepped up — like, whoa — it's probably Ben. He's got a really good feel for dropping in the pass game. That's because he played safety in high school and kind of grew into a linebacker, but really excited about him."
Tech used a four-man rotation last year at inside linebacker with Krishon Merriweather backed by Tyrique Matthews to the field side and Kosi Eldridge backed by Jacob Rodriguez to the boundary side. Roberts and fellow 2022 signee Ty Kana redshirted.