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2015 Football Roster

Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks

5 Tre Roberson

  • Position QB
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 205

Biography

Career: Ranks No. 1 in ISU history in career yards per rush (6.14), passing efficiency (150.3), average yards per attempt (9.0) and completion (16.7) and ranks No. 5 in career passing yards (5,446) and touchdowns (48) ... leads all quarterbacks in ISU history with 22 rushing touchdowns and 1,806 yards rushing.

2015: Missouri Valley Football Conference First-Team selection at quarterback ... started 12 of 13 games at quarterback … ranked No. 1 the FCS in yards per completion at 18.7 … accounted for 29 total touchdowns (18 pass, 11 rush) ...  finished the season with 2,225 yards and 18 touchdowns through the air … rushed for 777 yards and 11 scores on the ground … recorded a trio of 300-plus yard passing efforts, including a season-high 370 yard effort in the FCS playoff quarterfinal game against Richmond  … threw for 259 yards and tied a career-best with four passing touchdowns against Morgan State  … threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns at Missouri State ... recorded 317 yards and tossed three touchdown passes at South Dakota State ... recorded back-to-back 100-yard rushing efforts in wins over South Dakota and Western Illinois ... tallied four games with multiple rushing touchdowns and threw for multiple touchdowns in five contests.

2014: Missouri Valley Football Conference Newcomer of the Year and All-Newcomer Team selection ... All-MVFC First-Team selection at quarterback ... started all 15 games at quarterback for the Redbirds, setting school single-season records for passing touchdowns (30), passing efficiency (155.3), average yards per pass (9.0), average yards per completion (15.5), total offense yards (4,250) and touchdowns responsible for (41)  ... also set a school single-season record for rushing yards in a season by a quarterback with 1,029, becoming the only quarterback in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards ... completed 208 of 359 pass attempts (57.9 percent) for 3,221 yards with 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions ... recorded 11 games with two or more touchdown passes ... threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns in the season finale against Southern Illinois to secure a share of the MVFC regular-season title ... passed for a career-hich 382 yards and four touchdowns in the second-round FCS playoff game against UNI ... also threw for four touchdowns against Austin Peay ... scored on a 47-yard run to lift the Redbirds to a 21-18 win in the semifinals at New Hampshire ... threw three touchdowns passes and rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown in the FCS National Championship game against North Dakota State. 

2013 at Indiana: Appeared in all 12 games and started four times ... completed 83-of-138 (60.1 percent) for 1,128 yards with 15 touchdowns, four interceptions and a 158.9 pass efficiency rating ... pass efficiency mark was second in the Big Ten ... completion percentage ranks sixth on IU's single-season list ... added 423 rushing yards on 85 attempts (5.0 average) with five touchdowns ... compiled 1,551 total yards with 20 touchdowns ... recorded four completions of 40-or-more yards with 43-, 67- and 68-yard TDs ... went 25-of-37 (67.6) for 273 yards and scored a career-high six scores in win over Purdue to earn Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors ... added a career-best 151 rushing yards on 22 carries (6.9) for a career-high 427 total yards, which ranks sixth on IU's single-game list ... the six touchdowns matched IU's single-game record, which was set by Bob Hoernschemeyer in 1943 ... threw for a career-high 288 yards and a career-best three TDs on 16-of-23 (69.6) at Michigan ... posted a pair of scoring tosses apiece in victory over Indiana State and at Michigan State ... rushed for two touchdowns and a two-point conversion in win over Penn State.

2012 at Indiana: Suffered a broken leg in the second game of the season and received a medical redshirt ... completed 26-of-36 (72.2 percent) for 280 yards with a career-long 71-yard touchdown in season-opening win over Indiana State ... rushed for 114 yards, with a career-long 50-yard TD, to go along with a 39-yard touchdown before the injury ina  victory at Massachusetts.

2011 at Indiana: First true freshman quarterback in IU history to start and just the second to play (Tim Clifford, 1977) ... one of just 12 true freshman quarterbacks to start nationally in 2011 ... started five games and played in nine ... completed 81-of-142 (57.0 percent) with 937 yards, three touchdowns and six interceptions to go along with 426 rushing yards on 109 carries (3.9 average) with two scores ... made first career start and completed 16-of-24 (66.7) for 197 yards and one touchdown at Iowa to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors ... in first home start against Northwestern, racked up 290 total yards ... tossed for 174 yards with one touchdown and delivered 70 yards on the ground at Ohio State.

Lawrence Central HS: Quarterback for head coach Jayson West ...  rated the No. 11 prospect in Indiana and the No. 28 dual-threat quarterback nationally by Rivals.com ... selected Indiana Mr. Football ... 2010 Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50, Indiana Associated Press Class 5A All-State, Indianapolis Star Super Team Player of the Year and Indianapolis Star All-Marion County Player of the Year ... passed for 2,611 yards, 24 touchdowns and four interceptions and rushed for 1,992 yards and 21 scores ... led Lawrence Central to a 13-2 record and its first 5A state championship game ... in the state playoffs, passed for 174 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns in win over top-ranked Warren Central ... racked up over 250 yards in the fourth quarter , and 512 total yards in the game, for a victory over Avon in the regional ... all-state and all-conference selection as a junior ... threw for 1,008 yards and rushed for 984 in 2009, with eight passing and seven rushing TDs ... three-year football and two-year basketball letterwinner.

Personal:  Born on Oct. 22, 1992, in Indianapolis, Ind. ... son of Gajuan Roberson and Monica Highbaugh ... his grandfather, Larry Highbaugh, played defensive back and ran track at IU (1968-71), where he won the 100 and 220, long jump and sprint relay as a sophomore at Big Tens, becoming the first athlete to win the "Jesse Owens Slam" ... he also played briefly with the Dallas Cowboys, spent 13 years in the Canadian Football League and was inducted into the CFL Hall of Fame in 2004.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2014Junior

    QB
    6'0" 205 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2015Senior

    QB
    6'0" 205 lbs
    5