Roper has put on the weight, and his junior year he is playing over 180, and no longer just looking like a scat back. Roper is good at changing directions, and gets really low exploding out of a cut. He’s pretty elusive, doing a nice job of just escaping out of tackles. Doesn’t take huge cuts either. On defense, Roper is a solid NB who can come off the edge and create action in the backfield. Roper seems like he has a little more upside on defense. His tackling is very good, showing nice explosiveness in 1v1 situations. Pretty good form too, gets low and drives his legs through that tackle. Biggest issue, not a lot of film in coverage. Does Roper have the top end speed to be a true impact player on offense or does he continue his weight progression from soph-junior year and get to 200 lbs. his senior year? Roper is a solid football player either way, but his development over the next 8-12 months will really impact how his recruitment materializes.

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