Emerged as a key player on the offensive line as a redshirt freshman last season… continued to work his way up the depth chart and eventually took over starting duties at right tackle in late October… suffered a head injury Nov. 14 at Clemson and missed the rest of the season… a good student who made the Dean[apos]s List and the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2013 (redshirt freshman): Played in eight games and made three starts… came off the bench early in the season until taking over starting duties at right tackle at Virginia (Oct. 26)… missed the final three games of the season with an injury… helped Georgia Tech rank sixth nationally in rushing offense and tied for ninth in fewest sacks allowed.
2012 (true freshman): Redshirted.
High School: Greater Atlanta Christian School… played for head coach Tim Cokely… three-time all-region and two-time all-state selection… four-year starter at GAC… also played tennis… three-star recruit by Scout and rated No. 32 nationally at guard… the first player in Tech[apos]s 2012 recruiting class to commit to the Yellow Jackets.
Personal: Full name is Michael Chase Roberts… son of Scott and Dawn Roberts… born July 9, 1993 in Duluth, Ga… has two brothers – Price and Ford… his father is a 1986 Tech graduate… was awarded his high school[apos]s Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award for social equality as a junior… began playing football at age eight… earned a perfect 4.0 GPA in the fall of 2012… majoring in business administration.
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