NFL CAREER – Acquired by New Orleans via a Week One trade in 2021 after spending the first five years of his career with the Broncos (2014-18) and two with the Texans (2019-2020), Roby has contributed to the Saints secondary the last two seasons and will be counted on further in 2023. He has recorded 369 career tackles (326 solo), 85 passes defensed, 11 interceptions, 5.0 sacks, 16 tackles for loss, eight forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries and three interceptions returned for TDs in 126 regular season games played with 60 starts. In six postseason contests with two starts, he's tallied 18 solo tackles, six passes defensed, an interception and one forced fumble. Roby was the third cornerback in NFL history to total at least 300 tackles in their first 45 games started. In 2016, he joined Marcus Peters, Stephon Gilmore and Erik Harris as the only players to record multiple interceptions returned for TDs of more than 50 yards in a season since 2015.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Activated by Saints off Injured Reserve, Nov. 26; Placed by New Orleans on Injured Reserve, 10/25/22; Acquired by New Orleans from Houston in exchange for a 2022 third round draft pick and future considerations in 2023, 9/9/21; Re-signed by the Texans, 3/18/20; Signed by Texans to a one-year contract (UFA-Den.), 3/13/19; Broncos exercise fifth-year option on rookie contract, 4/18/17; Signed by the Broncos to a four-year contract, 8/10/14; Selected by Denver in the first round (31st overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.
2022 – Played in 13 games with ten starts for New Orleans and posted 36 tackles (29 solo), five passes defensed and two fumble recoveries…In season opener at Atlanta, Sept. 11, started and recorded five solo tackles, one pass defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…Vs. Tampa Bay, Sept. 18, started and posted five tackles (four solo)...At Carolina, Sept. 25, started and registered four tackles (three solo) and one pass defensed…Vs. Seattle, Oct. 9, appeared at nickel corner and recorded one solo tackle…At Arizona, Oct. 20, started at right cornerback and posted one solo tackle before leaving the game due to an ankle injury, which forced him to a four-game stint on Injured Reserve. At San Francisco, Nov. 27, started and registered two tackles (one solo) before leaving in the third quarter for a concussion evaluation…Vs. Atlanta, Dec. 18, started at RCB and recorded one solo tackle and recovered his team-leading second fumble of the season to help seal the win with 2:03 left to play…At Cleveland, Dec. 24, finished with three solo tackles and one pass defensed in a standout defensive effort where the team only gave up 135 net yards passing…At Philadelphia, 1/1/23, recorded a solo tackle…Vs. Carolina, 1/8/23, started at nickel corner and posted one pass defense as New Orleans surrendered only 32 net passing yards, the sixth lowest total by a Saints opponent all-time and Panthers signal-caller Sam Darnold managed only a 2.8 passer rating, the lowest an opposing quarterback (min. ten. att.) ever had against the Saints. 2021 – Played in 14 games with one start in first season for New Orleans and recorded 23 tackles (19 solo), one sack, a two-yard interception return and five passes defensed…In Saints debut at Carolina, Sept. 19, posted two tackles and one sack…Recorded his first pick as a Saint to go with a season-high eight tackles, vs. Buffalo, Nov. 25. 2020 – Started ten games with the Houston Texans and notched 37 tackles (33 solo), two stops for loss, an interception, seven passes defensed and one fumble recovery…Recorded two solo tackles and one pass defensed at Pittsburgh, Sept. 27 to become the sixth defensive back in the NFL with a pass defensed and stop for loss in each of the past four seasons…Logged seven tackles (six solo) and two passes defensed vs. Minnesota, Oct. 4…Recorded seven tackles (six solo), two passes defensed and an interception, becoming the fourth player in NFL with an interception in each of the last seven seasons, at Tennessee, Oct. 18. Also his 20th career contest with multiple passes defensed…Notched five tackles (four solo), one pass defense and one stop for loss vs. New England, Nov. 22, marking his seventh career game with at least one stop for loss and a pass defensed…Registered a pass defense and his first fumble recovery since the 2017 season at Detroit, Nov. 26. 2019 – Started all ten games he played in his first season with Texans and amassed 38 tackles (35 solo), two tackles for loss, a sack, a quarterback hit, two interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), eight passes defensed and a forced fumble. Started both postseason contests and posted 11 solo tackles and two passes defensed…Tied for the team lead with nine tackles (eight solo), tying single-game career-high in the season opener at New Orleans, Sept. 9. Nine tackles were the most he had posted since Week Nine of 2016…Tallied seven total tackles (six solo), one pass defense and one forced fumble vs. Atlanta, Oct. 6...Vs. New England, Dec. 1, finished with four tackles (three solo), one sack, an interception, one tackle for loss, one quarterback hit and one pass defensed. Posted one sack and one pick in same game for the first time in his National Football League career, becoming the seventh defensive back to do so on the season and the ninth Texans player in team history to accomplish the feat; Finished with one tackle (one solo) and two passes defensed, marking his first game with multiple passes defensed on the season…Finished with four solo tackles, an interception returned for a touchdown and two passes defensed at Tampa Bay, Dec. 21. Registered second game of 2019 with multiple passes defensed (Week Six at Kansas City). Notched his first pick-six since Week 13 of 2016 at Jacksonville, the third of his career...Set a new postseason single-game career-high in tackles and solo stops, posting seven solo tackles and two passes defensed in AFC Wild Card Playoff win over Buffalo, 1/4/20...Registered second career postseason game with multiple passes defensed (Super Bowl 50). Tied for third on team with four tackles (four solo) in AFC Divisional Playoff loss at Kansas City, 1/12/20. 2018 – Wrapped up his final season with the Denver Broncos with 50 tackles (45 solo), 12 passes defensed, two forced fumbles, one interception and one stop for a loss in 15 games played and started...Recorded two solo tackles, an interception and a career-high four passes defensed at Arizona, Oct. 18...Matched a season-high with six tackles (five solo) at Kansas City, Oct. 28…Set a season-high with six solo tackles, one pass defensed and one forced fumble vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 25...Registered five tackles (four solo) and one pass defense vs. Cleveland, Dec. 15. 2017 – Registered 42 tackles (35 solo), a career-high 17 passes defensed, an interception, one stop for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 16 games with four starts...Finished with five tackles (three solo), one pick and two passes defensed vs. San Diego, Sept. 11...Notched five solo tackles and one pass defense at Philadelphia, Nov. 5...Tallied four tackles (three solo), one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and season-high three passes defensed at Miami, Dec. 3. 2016 – Recorded 39 tackles (34 solo), eight passes defensed, one sack, a forced fumble and two picks returned for touchdowns; Joined Peters as the only players to record multiple picks returned for touchdowns of more than 50 yards in same season since joining the National Football League in 2014...Earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week after recording seven tackles (four solo), two passes defensed and a pick returned for a touchdown vs. San Diego, Oct. 30...Set a career-high with nine tackles (eight solo) and one sack at Oakland, Nov. 6...Tallied two solo tackles, one forced fumble and two passes defensed at Saints, Nov. 13...Amassed three solo tackles, two passes defensed and one pick returned for a touchdown at Jacksonville, Dec. 4. 2015 – Finished with 40 tackles (34 solo), ten passes defensed, a 19-yard interception return, one stop for loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Made five solo tackles, three passes defensed and one forced fumble in three playoff games, helping Broncos capture Super Bowl 50...Tallied two solo tackles, one pick and one pass defense at Detroit, Sept. 27...Matched season-high with five solo tackles, a forced fumble and a pass defense vs. Minnesota, Oct. 4...Notched four solo tackles, a stop for loss and a pass defense in overtime win vs. Cincinnati, Dec. 28...Recorded three solo tackles and a forced fumble in AFC Wild Card Playoff victory vs. Pittsburgh, 1/17/16...Finished with two solo tackles and three passes defensed vs. Carolina in Super Bowl win. 2014 – Played in 16 regular season games with two starts and played in AFC Divisional playoff and registered career-high 64 tackles (62 solo), 13 passes defensed, five stops for loss, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, one sack, a special teams stop and one coverage fumble recovery. Tied for second-most tackles and passes defensed among rookie cornerbacks...Made seven solo tackles, a season-high three passes defensed and a fumble recovery vs. Indianapolis, Sept. 7...Notched six solo tackles and two stops for loss vs. Kansas City, Sept. 16...Finished with three solo tackles, one sack, one quarterback hit, one stop for loss and two passes defensed at Jets, Oct. 12...Tallied two solo tackles, a forced fumble, two passes defensed and first-career pick on Tom Brady at Patriots, Nov. 2...Registered four solo tackles, two passes defensed, a stop for loss and a pick at Raiders, Nov. 9...Finished with season-high nine solo tackles, a stop for loss and a forced fumble vs. Buffalo, Dec. 7...Recorded two solo tackles and first postseason pick in Divisional Playoff vs. Colts, 1/11/15.
COLLEGE – Played three seasons (2011-13) at Ohio State after redshirting in 2010. Started all 37 games. Tallied 44 passes defensed and eight interceptions, including two interceptions returned for touchdowns. Returned two blocked punts for TDs and a recovered fumble for a TD; 2013 first-team All-Big Ten, when he finished with 69 tackles (54 solo), three picks and 16 passes defensed. Named second-team All-America and first team all-Big Ten in 2012. Led nation and tied school record with 19 passes defensed as redshirt sophomore. Finished as only player in the country to score touchdowns three different ways (interception, fumble recovery and blocked punt). Earned the Buckeyes' first-year Defensive Player Award after tying for team lead with three interceptions as a redshirt freshman...Communications major.
PERSONAL – Attended Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee, Ga.) HS...Received All-Gwinnett County accolades following senior year in 2009…In 2016, as a member of the Broncos, joined PBA star Sean Rash and Mike Dobbyn, the world record holder for the longest drive, as a host for the Smile Generation Strikes for Kids Golf Par-Tee at Topgolf to support Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Denver.
