SMU Lands OU Defensive Lineman

[ALEX LIFESON]

Kori Roberson committed to the Mustangs today after committing to Arizona State nine days ago. Another bonus, the frogs hosted him on Tuesday and Wednesday.

[BIGHORSE]

Awesome!!!

[Charleston Pony]

Transfer portal has really lead to a deep and experienced DL that will hopefully allow some of the younger guys to mature before they are thrown into the fire

[PonyPride]

Oklahoma listed him as a redshirt junior in 2022. From his OU bio:

2021
Played in all 13 games at nose guard in a backup role … totaled 17 tackles, 2.5 TFLs and 0.5 sacks … made three tackles in the Alamo Bowl vs. Oregon (12/29) … notched two stops each vs. Iowa State (11/20), Kansas (10/23), Kansas State (10/2) and Tulane (9/4) … made a solo stop vs. Texas (10/9) … registered a career-high four tackles and tied his career high with 1.0 TFL vs. West Virginia (9/25) … one of his assisted tackles vs. Tulane was a sack.

2020
Played in 10 games … totaled 11 tackles (four solo, seven assists), 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, one pass breakup and a QB hurry … missed season opener vs. Missouri State (9/12) … registered two tackles (one solo) vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State (11/21) … notched a career-high three tackles (one solo) vs. Kansas (11/7) … had 0.5 TFLs at Texas Tech (10/31) … recorded a sack at TCU (10/24) … tallied 0.5 TFLs vs. No. 22 Texas (10/10).

2019
Redshirted ... played in four games in a reserve role … lone tackle came against Texas Tech (9/28) and was for a loss of three yards ... also saw action vs. Houston (9/1), South Dakota (9/7) and Kansas (10/5).

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-star recruit by ESPN and a three-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals … rated as the No. 33 strongside defensive end by 247Sports, No. 43 by ESPN and No. 44 by Rivals … regarded as the No. 44 prospect in Texas by ESPN, No. 58 by 247Sports and No. 76 by Rivals … registered over 60 tackles from his sophomore through senior years (including 10.0 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks) … chose OU over Alabama, Georgia and others.

In three years, he played in 26 games (no starts) for the Sooners, and recorded 29 tackles — 19 of which were unassisted. He had 7.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks. He had no statistics in 2022.

[PerunaPunch]

I wonder if he'll be a DT for the Stangs or go back to SSDE, which I think he was a 4-star at that position in high school.

[leopold]

That sack against Tulane last year is far more impressive than it would sound in previous years.

So does this pick-up push Chatman even further out of the rotation?

[mrydel]

That sack against Tulane last year is far more impressive than it would sound in previous years.

So does this pick-up push Chatman even further out of the rotation?

He did not play last year. Sack was 2021

[Charleston Pony]

He will have 2 years of eligibility remaining, played for Coach Thibodeaux at OU and as suggested, he might bring more flexibility as a guy who could play inside or out on the DL. Hopefully the improved depth on the DL will allow guys to play fewer snaps and not wear out. We need a really stout DL to free up our LBs as that remains the primary area of concern for next year's D. DL and secondary play should be much improved in '23