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Texas Tech football: Breaking down the battle for both OT spots

By Matthew Conner

LUBBOCK, TX - NOVEMBER 24: General view of a football used by Texas Tech Red Raiders during the game against the Baylor Bears on November 24, 2018 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Baylor defeated Texas Tech 35-24. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
LUBBOCK, TX - NOVEMBER 24: General view of a football used by Texas Tech Red Raiders during the game against the Baylor Bears on November 24, 2018 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Baylor defeated Texas Tech 35-24. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /
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LUBBOCK, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 23: Offensive lineman Trevor Roberson #53 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders warms up before the college football game against the Kansas State Wildcats on November 23, 2019 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 23: Offensive lineman Trevor Roberson #53 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders warms up before the college football game against the Kansas State Wildcats on November 23, 2019 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images) /

Redshirt freshman Trevor Roberson has massive upside

You’ll have to forgive Texas Tech football fans who (like me) are truly fascinated with the potential that redshirt freshman OT Trevor Roberson has.  After all, we’ve never seen a player of his size (6-foot-11, 345 pounds) take the field in Lubbock.

In fairness, we still haven’t seen that because Peterson redshirted last year after arriving from 2-A Wellington, Texas. But this fall, he could earn the No. 2 right tackle position behind Verhulst.

It will be an important fall for Roberson because the second year in the program is often when players are expected to make strides towards becoming contributors, even if it is as key backups.

Tech needs Roberson to pan out because he was one of just two OL that the Red Raiders signed in the class of 2019.  The other we will discuss in a moment.

Rated as the No. 67 tackle in his class, he was a 3-star prospect who was heavily courted by Arkansas after Kliff Kingsbury’s firing.  In fact, at one time, he decomitted from the Red Raiders only to come back into the fold.

We don’t know whether or not Roberson has the agility to play tackle in the Big 12.  After all, the last time we saw him in action, he was manhandling 180-pound 2-A defensive linemen not trying to do battle with elite Big 12 pass rushers.

Hopefully this year we get to see him get his shot in mop-up duty.  With Verhulst in place, the massive Roberson has some time to continue to develop his skills and his physique but this year, we need to see him make the type of strides that sophomores often make.

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