Kamron Roberts’ phone keeps lighting up.
The Brandon, Mississippi, cornerback landed two more Power Four offers on Monday, with Florida and Mississippi State jumping into the picture. That bumps Roberts’ total to six P4 offers this month alone after earlier additions from BYU, North Carolina, UCLA and Virginia Tech.
Roberts, a three-star prospect with an 88 rating from 247Sports, said the stretch has felt meaningful for him and the people around him.
"This month has been super exciting and a blessing. I can't thank my coaches and teammates enough because they push me daily," Roberts said.
"I'm grateful for the opportunities and for the coaches who have believed in me. I've worked hard for this with my dad, but I'm staying focused on our high-school season, my team, and continuing to improve daily.
"My ultimate goal is to help my team to a state championship. Picking up offers from UCLA, Florida, MSU, and BYU recently means so much coming from these top programs especially the No. 2 team in the country BYU says a lot of their recruiting department because not a lot of Mississippi kids get opportunities there."
Mississippi State’s offer came Monday afternoon and gave the in-state school a place alongside Ole Miss, Arkansas and Missouri on Roberts’ list of SEC suitors. Ole Miss extended its offer in late 2024.
Starkville is less than two hours from Brandon, and Roberts has already been to a Mississippi State game this season. That connection clearly matters to him.
"Getting an offer from Mississippi State means a lot to me. It's one of the three home-state D-I programs, and I know how much it means to people here," Roberts said. "I'd be proud to represent Mississippi if it was the right fit for me."
He also likes what he has seen from Mississippi State under Jeff Lebby. The Bulldogs are 4-2 and 2-2 in the SEC, and Roberts said he is "interested to see what they can build."
Florida’s offer came later in the day, and from a prestige standpoint, it may be the biggest one yet.
Roberts said the Gators have told him they like the way he plays the ball.
"I've been talking to the DB coach and he said he loves my ball skills and how I track the ball well and finish on the ball," Roberts said. "He also mentioned I have great twitch and COD [change-of-direction]. I'm not afraid to come up and hit, and am high IQ with instincts."
Brandon Harris and Dae'one Wilkins are the Florida assistants working with Roberts the most right now. He said Florida is among the schools he hopes to visit this season, along with UCLA, BYU and UNC.
"They all want me to get to a game," Roberts said. "We're working through the schedule to see which other schools I can visit this season, but I'm running out of room and time.
"But I'm going to show love to the ones that have shown me love early on in my recruitment."
On the field, Roberts has backed up the recruiting buzz with production. The 6-foot, 175-pound defensive back has 10 pass breakups, two interceptions and 33 tackles this season. He has also been a factor against the run with 8.0 tackles for loss.
His athletic background includes baseball, and his brother, Kelvin Roberts Jr., was a fourth-round draft pick by the Baltimore Orioles earlier this year. But Roberts has put more emphasis on football this season, and it is showing.
He said Brandon believes it can make a run at the top.
"I believe we're capable of winning a region title and making a deep playoff run to get to state if we keep working and playing together like we have," Roberts said. "We have so much talent from our QBs, WRs, OL, DL, LBs and secondary.
Not to mention all the coaches we have that have college experience, so we are learning at a high level daily as well. And that's fun because I study the game so much and try to be a student of the game every chance I get."
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