33   James Roberson Class: Sophomore Hometown: Tulsa, Okla. High School: Union Height / Weight: 6-2 / 231 Position: Linebacker Experience: 1L

Tulsa - Has earned one letter . . . has played in 11 career games . . . 2011 - Received a medical hardship season . . . 2010 - Was one of several true freshman to earn a letter . . . played in 11 games . . . did not play against East Carolina and Notre Dame . . . was credited with eight tackles . . . had a season-best three tackles against Rice . . . was named to the C-USA Academic Honor Roll . . . Overall - Moved to linebacker from safety in spring drills . . . made a smooth transition to linebacker . . . has a good feel for playing in the box and understanding the defense . . . possesses good size . . . has all the physical tools to play linebacker . . . a hard hitter . . . needs to stay health.

High School - Was a three-year letterwinner and starter at Tulsa Union High School . . . started at safety his senior season . . . played receiver as a sophomore and junior . . . missed most of his junior season with an injury . . . helped lead his prep team to state titles as a junior and senior . . . was a member of teams that posted a three-year record of 39-3 . . . caught 35 passes for 510 yards and five touchdowns in his career . . . totaled 28 receptions for 410 yards and five TDs as a sophomore . . . had 67 tackles, three interceptions and one fumble recovery as a senior safety . . . was ranked as the 35th top prospect in the state of Oklahoma by Rivals.com . . . high school coach was Kirk Fridrich.

Personal - Favorite movie is Blood Diamond . . . his favorite football movie is The Hurricane . . . a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . if he could play any other position it would be wide receiver . . . a triplet -- one brother, Thomas, is a receiver on the Tulsa team and his other brother is Andrew . . . also has one older brother . . . parents are David and Linn Roberson . . . majoring in exercise sports science . . . born March 15, 1991.