UConn Player Profile: Ta’Quan Roberson, Quarterback
Number: #6 | Year: rSo | Height: 5113 | Weight: 203 | Hometown: Orange, NJ | High School: DePaul Catholic
ONE-LINER
A lasso-armed quarterback who is athletic and agile enough to make plays on the run; raw skill-set and still developing—has great upside.
EVALUATION
A mobile signal-caller who can make plays in and out of the pocket, Roberson possesses the athleticism to bide time in the pocket. The New Jersey native owns a strong arm and can keep a defense honest with his deep ball accuracy. During his brief stint at Penn State, accuracy was an issue for Roberson, who continues to put in extra work in that area. He has also been a sponge around coaches, as he learns the new playbook. Roberson is tough, committed to learning and a gamer—he led DePaul Catholic to a state championship in high school. The Huskies recruited the former four-star to Storrs, in order to compete for the starting job.
QUOTABLE
“I’ve seen tremendous leadership. He’s a galvanizing guy, the players like being around him. He’s a guy you know, on Saturdays during March, he was getting out here and throwing the ball. Every evening, I’d look out here and they would be out there throwing the ball. He was the one organizing that. I’ve seen a guy who is really here to learn. He basically lives up here. He’s bugging us all the time how he can get better. Can we watch more film? Can we do this, it’s amazing. On the field, I’ve seen a guy that every single practice, he has gotten better. I think he throws a really nice deep ball. His accuracy is really improving.” – UConn head coach Jim L. Mora on Ta’Quan Roberson during spring ball practice (03/31/22)
BACKGROUND
Transfer from Penn State; recruited to UConn by EJ Barthel, who was his trainer when he was younger growing up in New Jersey. Played sparingly for the Nittany Lions, completing 7-of-21 passes for 85 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions, while adding 24 rushing yards. Played for head coach John McKenna at DePaul Catholic High School; was named a team captain as a senior, passing for 2,432 yards and 29 touchdowns; lead team to state championship as a junior. Finished his high school career with 4,972 passing yards, 60 passing touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Full name is Ta’Quan Michael Roberson; son of step mother Shakerah and father Michael Alleyne. Has one brother, Kamil Alleyne and one sister, Keralee Alleyne. Active in community as volunteer at youth football camps and special needs home. Hobbies include working out, playing video games and basketball. Would like to major in business with aspirations to open his own business. Born February 14, 2000 in Orange, New Jersey.
LATEST NEWS
03/30/22 – The quarterback competition continues to be neck-and-neck, with redshirt junior Steven Krajewski handling first-team reps and redshirt sophomore Ta’Quan Roberson following suit. On this day, Roberson appeared to be the more accurate passer but both signal-callers continue to state their case to line up under center for the August 27th kickoff at Utah State. Tyler Phommachanh continues to be limited as he rehabs from a left knee injury. (Source: UConn Illustrated)
03/28/22 – Thus far, Krajewski, who appeared in nine games a season ago (1,217 passing yards and seven touchdowns), has seemed to be the most in command. However, the most impressive throws early on in camp have come from Roberson, the much-hyped transfer from Penn State, who is still getting acclimated to his new surroundings. (Source: UConn Illustrated)
03/27/22 – It was also very clear which quarterback possessed the most upside, as Roberson showed off his lasso of an arm. He made a handful of throws that others simply cannot. Roberson has a live arm and fluid throwing motion! (Source: UConn Illustrated)
12/29/21 – A social media storm occurred on Tuesday, as former Penn State quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson announced that he would be transferring to UConn on Twitter. The four-star prospect was a sought after commodity with numerous offers on the table coming out of DePaul Catholic High School. In the end, he determined that Storrs would be the best fit for him to continue his football career. This has been the biggest recruiting win for new head coach Jim L. Mora to date. (Source: UConn Illustrated)
