National Football Foundation

The only non-FBS recipient of the Campbell Trophy® and a top student-athlete in NCAA Division III, Brandon Roberts established himself as one of the most ferocious tacklers in Washington University in St. Louis annals while carrying a 3.6 GPA in biomedical engineering.
 
A two-time first-team all-conference selection, he starred on three consecutive Bears’ defenses that ranked among the top 20 nationally while setting career school records for tackles (338) and sacks (12.5).

He served as team captain his senior season and twice finished in the top 25 nationally in tackles. He was inducted into the Washington University in St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame in 2016.
 
A regular Dean’s List student, he was a CoSIDA Academic All-America and Academic All-Conference selection in successive seasons. He also was a member of the Golden Key International Honor Society as a junior and received the Ralph Bunche, Washington U. Stanley C. Pace Engineering and Akron Urban League scholarship awards.
 
With a heartfelt desire to leave the world a better place, Roberts participated in a full slate of community service, including Big Brothers and Big Sisters and the Association of Black Students.  
 
An accomplished singer, he joined the Visions Gospel Choir and volunteered with Faith House and the Wound Center at Akron General Hospital in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. Before medical school, he served one year in the NFF’s Play It Smart program as an academic coach at St. Louis’ Vashon High School.
 
Roberts graduated from Case Western Reserve University (OH) School of Medicine in 2008. After seven years at Dayton Children’s Hospital, he currently serves as a pediatric anesthesiologist at Akron Children’s Hospital in Akron, Ohio.