SMU wide receiver Reggie Roberson Jr. saw his season come to a halt on Oct. 24 during the Mustangs' matchup against Houston. Roberson went down with a foot injury and hasn't returned to the lineup since.
That's the bad news. The good news is that fans should expect the junior back next season. He announced on social media that he will return to SMU for a senior season rather than test the pro waters.
"In the past couple of weeks, it has come to my attention that I am able to forgo my senior year and enter the NFL draft. I want to thank Coach [Sonny] Dykes for giving me the opportunity to come to SMU and play the game I love in my hometown, in front of my family and friends," Roberson tweeted.
"He [Dykes] gave me an opportunity to get a degree from this prestigious institution, and that's always been a lifetime goal for me to achieve."
Roberson caught 43 passes for 803 yards and six touchdowns and made up a dynamic 1-2 punch at wide receiver, along with James Proche, for quarterback Shane Buechele to connect with. Roberson averaged better than 100 receiving yards per game and averaged almost 19 yards per catch. He had a season-best 11 catches for 180 yards in SMU's opener at Arkansas State on Aug. 31.
"There is a lot of unfinished business that I left on the field that I need to care of next season," Roberson tweeted.
Dykes, in meeting with the media on Sunday, said Roberson was scheduled to meet with a doctor on Monday for further evaluation of his foot. With the Mustangs playing in the Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 21, Dykes wasn't certain that Roberson would be ready to play against FAU.
"If [the bowl] was a later, I'd feel pretty certain he would probably play in the bowl game," Dykes said of Roberson. "Now that it's an early one, it's probably up in the air."
If Roberson's unable to play Dec. 21, he'll have the rest of the offseason to fully heal and be ready for what's expected to be a promising 2020 season. Roberson was on the Biletnikoff Award watch list at the beginning of the year, and he was a preseason all-American Athletic Conference first-team selection.
He'll be the senior leader of a wide receiver tandem that also will include Rashee Rice, Tyler Page, Judah Bell, Calvin Wiggins and Keke Burns, among others.
That's the bad news. The good news is that fans should expect the junior back next season. He announced on social media that he will return to SMU for a senior season rather than test the pro waters.
"In the past couple of weeks, it has come to my attention that I am able to forgo my senior year and enter the NFL draft. I want to thank Coach [Sonny] Dykes for giving me the opportunity to come to SMU and play the game I love in my hometown, in front of my family and friends," Roberson tweeted.
"He [Dykes] gave me an opportunity to get a degree from this prestigious institution, and that's always been a lifetime goal for me to achieve."
Roberson caught 43 passes for 803 yards and six touchdowns and made up a dynamic 1-2 punch at wide receiver, along with James Proche, for quarterback Shane Buechele to connect with. Roberson averaged better than 100 receiving yards per game and averaged almost 19 yards per catch. He had a season-best 11 catches for 180 yards in SMU's opener at Arkansas State on Aug. 31.
"There is a lot of unfinished business that I left on the field that I need to care of next season," Roberson tweeted.
Dykes, in meeting with the media on Sunday, said Roberson was scheduled to meet with a doctor on Monday for further evaluation of his foot. With the Mustangs playing in the Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 21, Dykes wasn't certain that Roberson would be ready to play against FAU.
"If [the bowl] was a later, I'd feel pretty certain he would probably play in the bowl game," Dykes said of Roberson. "Now that it's an early one, it's probably up in the air."
If Roberson's unable to play Dec. 21, he'll have the rest of the offseason to fully heal and be ready for what's expected to be a promising 2020 season. Roberson was on the Biletnikoff Award watch list at the beginning of the year, and he was a preseason all-American Athletic Conference first-team selection.
He'll be the senior leader of a wide receiver tandem that also will include Rashee Rice, Tyler Page, Judah Bell, Calvin Wiggins and Keke Burns, among others.
