First Offer in for Roberson

There was much attention given to the St. Thomas Aquinas secondary last season and for good reason. The Raiders sent five players that saw time in the secondary last season on to the next level with Cody Riggs to Florida, Lamarcus Joyner to Florida State, Keion Payne to Miami, Brian Robinson to Marshall, and Reynaldo Kirton to Harvard. The only junior to see significant time in the loaded secondary was 6-foot, 175-pound Marcus Roberson.

It looks like the 2011 prospect will garner similar attention to his 2010 teammates, as Roberson claims to be in contact with Miami, Oklahoma State, and Texas A&M. Wednesday night Roberson spoke over the phone to Aggie assistant Terrell Williams.

“He just said that I got an offer,” said Roberson on the phone conversation the Texas A&M coach. “I know they are in the Big 12 and their defense is a cover 2 and 4, mostly a passing defense. Their facilities and things are nice.”

This was Roberson’s first offer, but wants to use this as fuel to land even more offers.

“I feel good (about the first offer), but I’m looking forward to more,” explained Roberson. “It just motivates me to get more.”

Last season Roberson lined up at safety for the Raiders and plans to once again play safety his senior season. He feels Texas A&M wants him to play cornerback. Despite the position Roberson plays, he feels he is able to contribute.

“I’m really a ball hawk and I have the ability to come up and make plays,” said Roberson. “I want to work on playing off and playing more man instead of zone.”

Next fall, Roberson’s personal goal is show off those ball hawking skills even more.

“I want to get more interceptions than I did last year, I only had two last year, but I’m going to try to get six this year.”