Troy University Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 7
KJ Robertson
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 225
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Alabaster, Ala.
- High School:
- Thompson HS
2020 All-Sun Belt (Honorable Mention)
2021 All-Sun Belt (Honorable Mention)
2021 (Junior): Earned All-Sun Belt honors after finishing second on the Troy squad with 65 tackles … added four tackles for loss, a pair of interceptions and a pass break up … Returned an interception for a touchdown in Troy’s victory over South Alabama in the “Battle for the Belt” … Added his second interception against App State … Recorded four or more tackles in 11-of-12 games; had a season-best nine stops at South Carolina and at Georgia State … Missed just six tackles in 581 total snaps playing three different defensive positions – Mike, Will, Spear … Credited with a tackle for loss in five different games and had half a sack at Coastal Carolina
2020 (Junior): Led all linebackers nationally (min. 315 snaps) with just two missed tackles all season; missed just two of 60 total opportunities per Pro Football Focus … Named to the All-Sun Belt Team as an honorable mention selection … Added four pass break ups to his 60 tackles on the year … Posted double-digit tackle games against Eastern Kentucky (11) and App State (10) … Finished the season with multiple tackles in 10-of-11 games – missed majority of BYU game with injury … Played both Troy’s weakside linebacker and spear positions … Second-highest graded linebacker in the country and sixth-best overall per PFF with a 90.2 tackle grade – highest in the Group of Five
2019 (Sophomore): Started six games at weakside linebacker and played in all 12 games … Finished fifth on the team with 51 tackles to go along with 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks … Recorded a season-high eight tackles in Troy’s win at Texas State … Had multiple stops in all 12 games and finished with five or more in five different games … Had five tackles and 1.5 sacks against Georgia Southern … Ranked third on the team in causing pressure per Pro Football Focus and finished the year with 15 total pressures with four hits on the quarterback … Charged with just six missed tackles, tied for the fewest on the team among players with at least 500 snaps
2018 (Freshman): Played a considerable role on special teams and as a reserve linebacker … Saw action in 11 games and finished the season with 11 total tackles … Forced a fumble and recorded a season-high four tackles against Georgia State … Registered three quarterback hurries on the season and a pass break up
High School: Recorded 130 tackles, five sacks, 12 tackles for loss, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries for Thompson High School … Named first team All-Shelby County … Selected to represent Alabama in the 2017 Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game … Rated as the 61st best player in the state and one of the top 125 outside linebackers in the country as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports … Ranked as the 34th best overall player in Alabama and a three-star recruit by Rivals.com … Led the Warriors from an 0-10 season his freshman year to a 12-1 season during his senior year … Won two state championships in wrestling and set a school record in the shot put
Personal: Full name is Kenneth Joseph Robertson, Jr. … Born Oct. 30, 1999, in Chicago, Ill. … Son of Berni Dalcour and Ken Robertson, Sr. … Has one brother, Kodie … First cousin of Tracy Porter, former Saints player that sealed New Orleans’ first Super Bowl win with a pick-six of Peyton Manning ... Graduated with degree in history in spring 2022; focusing on post-baccalaureate studies
2021 All-Sun Belt (Honorable Mention)
2021 (Junior): Earned All-Sun Belt honors after finishing second on the Troy squad with 65 tackles … added four tackles for loss, a pair of interceptions and a pass break up … Returned an interception for a touchdown in Troy’s victory over South Alabama in the “Battle for the Belt” … Added his second interception against App State … Recorded four or more tackles in 11-of-12 games; had a season-best nine stops at South Carolina and at Georgia State … Missed just six tackles in 581 total snaps playing three different defensive positions – Mike, Will, Spear … Credited with a tackle for loss in five different games and had half a sack at Coastal Carolina
2020 (Junior): Led all linebackers nationally (min. 315 snaps) with just two missed tackles all season; missed just two of 60 total opportunities per Pro Football Focus … Named to the All-Sun Belt Team as an honorable mention selection … Added four pass break ups to his 60 tackles on the year … Posted double-digit tackle games against Eastern Kentucky (11) and App State (10) … Finished the season with multiple tackles in 10-of-11 games – missed majority of BYU game with injury … Played both Troy’s weakside linebacker and spear positions … Second-highest graded linebacker in the country and sixth-best overall per PFF with a 90.2 tackle grade – highest in the Group of Five
2019 (Sophomore): Started six games at weakside linebacker and played in all 12 games … Finished fifth on the team with 51 tackles to go along with 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks … Recorded a season-high eight tackles in Troy’s win at Texas State … Had multiple stops in all 12 games and finished with five or more in five different games … Had five tackles and 1.5 sacks against Georgia Southern … Ranked third on the team in causing pressure per Pro Football Focus and finished the year with 15 total pressures with four hits on the quarterback … Charged with just six missed tackles, tied for the fewest on the team among players with at least 500 snaps
2018 (Freshman): Played a considerable role on special teams and as a reserve linebacker … Saw action in 11 games and finished the season with 11 total tackles … Forced a fumble and recorded a season-high four tackles against Georgia State … Registered three quarterback hurries on the season and a pass break up
High School: Recorded 130 tackles, five sacks, 12 tackles for loss, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries for Thompson High School … Named first team All-Shelby County … Selected to represent Alabama in the 2017 Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game … Rated as the 61st best player in the state and one of the top 125 outside linebackers in the country as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports … Ranked as the 34th best overall player in Alabama and a three-star recruit by Rivals.com … Led the Warriors from an 0-10 season his freshman year to a 12-1 season during his senior year … Won two state championships in wrestling and set a school record in the shot put
Personal: Full name is Kenneth Joseph Robertson, Jr. … Born Oct. 30, 1999, in Chicago, Ill. … Son of Berni Dalcour and Ken Robertson, Sr. … Has one brother, Kodie … First cousin of Tracy Porter, former Saints player that sealed New Orleans’ first Super Bowl win with a pick-six of Peyton Manning ... Graduated with degree in history in spring 2022; focusing on post-baccalaureate studies
Troy vs. UAB (Full Highlights)
Monday, December 15
Players Postgame Press Conference (UAB)
Sunday, December 14
Scott Cross Postgame Press Conference (UAB)
Sunday, December 14
Troy vs. Oakwood (Full Highlights)
Wednesday, December 10








































































































































