60 in 60: #30 BYU’s Chase Roberts (Wide Receiver)
Jul 21, 2023, 2:18 PM
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SALT LAKE CITY – The countdown for Hans & Scotty’s 60 in 60 is on. Coming in at #30 is BYU’s Chase Roberts (WR).
BYU’s Chase Roberts
Roberts is a sophomore wide receiver from Highland, Utah.
Coming in at #30… @chase_roberts11 of @BYUfootball #60in60 @975hans@ScottyGZone #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/7yW2tvwP6T
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) July 21, 2023
Coming out of American Fork High School, Roberts was a three-star prospect. He recorded 3,709 receiving yards and 40 touchdowns and even posted back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons.
Roberts was named Region MVP, an academic all-region selection, and played in the 2019 Under Armour All-America Game.
Roberts redshirted in 2021. In his freshman season, he played in 11 games and started in three. He posted 22 receptions for 357 yards and three touchdowns.
Roberts is the sixth Cougar freshman to record 100 receiving yards and a touchdown in the same game. Against Baylor on September 10, he had 122 yards, a touchdown reception, and a touchdown pass to QB Jaren Hall.
#BYU‘s coaches have been talking about Chase Roberts all offseason. This TD catch vs #Baylor to end the first half backs up the hype.
🎥: @mykal36 #BUvsBYU l #BYUFootball l @KSLSports pic.twitter.com/fLNB1zSsjj
— Sam Farnsworth (@Samsworth_KSL) September 11, 2022
Roberts also became the second Cougar freshman to record 100+ receiving yards and a touchdown against an AP Top 10 team.
Roberts’s father, Kyle, played football for BYU in the early 1990s.
About the 60 in 60
Every summer Hans and Scotty reveal the best college football players in the state of Utah in their annual 60 in 60 as voted on by the media.
In 2023, for the second year in a row, the 60 in 60 included one vote based on a fan ballot.
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