Jaeden Roberts

Jaeden Roberts grew up with his mother (Twanisha) and played sports with his older brother (Matthew) throughout childhood. He attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Overland Park, Kan. He initially was a defensive end before moving to the offensive line. Before his junior year, the family relocated to the Houston area and he and Matthew enrolled at powerhouse North Shore High School. As a senior right guard, Jaeden Roberts helped the program capture the 2021 Class 6A state championship. A four-star recruit, he had offers from LSU, Texas and most national powers; he originally committed to Auburn before flipping to Alabama. Roberts entered the starting mix in 2023 and held his own. He headed into the 2025 season with draftable grades from NFL scouts, but his senior year was sidetracked early by a concussion suffered in fall camp, as well as on-field consistency issues. Roberts looks like an NFL lineman and carries his mass well. He is average at best as an athlete, but he competes to wall off or drive defenders off the ball, when his technique is right. He was a right guard only in college and has unproven versatility. Though he flashes shock in his hands, his placement and processing aren’t yet where they need to be, but NFL scouts are emphatic about his coachability and how hard he works. Overall, Roberts deserves a long look by NFL teams, because of his hulking size, length and football character, but the game too often appeared to move too fast for him on tape — and it won’t slow down in the NFL.