One of the greatest running backs in school history … Finished his career ranked fifth on W&M’s all-time rushing list (3,082) … Ranks tied for fourth all-time in rushing touchdowns (34) and seventh in all-purpose yards (3,596) … One of just two players in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons (Alvin Porch) … One of just four Tribe players to post multiple 1,000-yard seasons (Porch, Jonathan Grimes, Derek Fitzgerald) … Rushed for 2,495 during his final two campaigns, earning all-conference honors both seasons …
SENIOR YEAR (2016)
Team captain … All-CAA Second Team selection … VaSID All-State Second Team selection ... Ranked 10th nationally in rushing yards per game (107.7) … Finished the season with 1,077 rushing yards despite totaling just 89 yards on the ground through the first four games … Led the CAA with 129.2 rushing yards per game in conference play … All nine of his rushing touchdowns came against league opponents … Posted at least one rushing touchdown in seven of eight conference games … Ranked fifth in the CAA in all-purpose yards per game (121.7) … Rushed for more than 100 yards in six of the final seven games, including a stretch of four straight midway through the year … The impressive stretch marked the second time in his career in which he recorded at least four consecutive 100-yard efforts, as he established a school record with seven straight such performances as a junior … Capped off his tremendous career on in the Senior Day victory against No. 7 Richmond with the third-best rushing performance in school history, totaling 219 rushing yards on a school-record 42 carries with two touchdowns … Also hauled in four catches for 42 yards in the victory against the Spiders en route to garnering Capital Cup Most Valuable Player distinction … Rushed for 168 yards on 25 carries with a touchdown at New Hampshire … Totaled 149 rushing yards on 31 carries with a touchdown the following week at No. 7/6 James Madison … Posted 151 rushing yards on 22 carries with two scores against Maine … Also tallied four receptions for 36 yards versus the Black Bears … Registered 140 yards on 27 carries with a touchdown at Towson … Recorded 115 yards on 27 carries with a touchdown in the win against Delaware … STATS Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Award Watch List … Preseason All-America Second Team selection by both STATS and HERO Sports … CFPA National Performer of the Year Watch List … Preseason All-CAA …
JUNIOR YEAR (2015)
All-CAA first-team selection … Honored as a STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year Finalist … Chosen to the VaSID All-State First Team … ECAC All-Star first-team selection … Two-time CAA Offensive Player of the Week … Finished the season with 1,418 rushing yards on 240 carries with 16 touchdowns … Rushing touchdown total ranked seventh nationally and second on W&M’s single-season list … Rushing yardage ranked ninth nationally and second on W&M’s single-season list … Averaged 109.1 rushing yards per game, which ranked 10th nationally and second in the CAA … Ranked sixth in the CAA in all-purpose yards per game (115.2) … Rushed for more than 100 yards in seven games, including a stretch of six in a row … Also scored at least one rushing touchdown in six consecutive contests … Tallied five multi-touchdown games … Posted touchdown runs of 71, 69 and 59 yards, as well as a rush of 71 yards that did not go for a score … Averaged 5.9 yards per carry … Entered the season as the back-up behind first-team all-conference running back Mikal Abdul-Saboor before taking over the starting duties in the Week 4 loss at Delaware … Posted a pair of 191-yard rushing efforts, coming in wins against Stony Brook and Hampton, which marked the ninth-best single-game rushing totals in school history … Also scored a pair of touchdowns versus the Seawolves … Totaled 174 rushing yards on 27 carries with two touchdowns in the victory against No. 19/20 New Hampshire … Impressive effort marked the 20th-best single-game rushing effort in school history … Recorded 149 rushing yards on 23 carries with three touchdowns in the triumph at No. 14/16 Villanova … Registered 138 rushing yards on 30 carries with three touchdowns in the win versus No. 9 James Madison … Also hauled in four catches for 34 yards against the Dukes … Rushed for 137 yards on 24 carries with two touchdowns in the NCAA Playoff victory against Duquesne … Totaled 101 rushing yards on 23 carries in the loss at Delaware …
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2014)
Saw action in 12 games and earned one start … Ranked second on the team in rushing yards (314) and rushing touchdowns (five) … Averaged 4.8 yards per carry … Totaled 10 catches for 127 yards with a touchdown … Averaged 17.5 yards per punt return, including a blocked punt return for a touchdown at James Madison … Honored as the CAA Special Teams Player of the Week twice, following the overtime win at Stony Brook and at JMU … Recorded a pair of fumble recoveries and a forced fumble at SB … His blocked punt return for a touchdown at JMU marked the first time a Tribe player had accomplished the feat since Sean McDermott did so at Rhode Island in 1996 … Earned his first career start in the win against Lafayette and scored a pair of touchdowns (one rushing / one receiving) … Posted a pair of touchdown runs in the win at Hampton … Rushed for 75 yards on just eight carries, including a career-long 42-yard run, with a touchdown against No. 5/4 Villanova … Posted a 23-yard touchdown scamper in the win at Towson … Hauled in a career-long 37-yard reception in the victory against Norfolk State …
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN YEAR (2013)
Appeared in all 12 games and ranked third on the team with 273 rushing yards … Also totaled four touchdowns and averaged 4.1 yards per carry … Hauled in two receptions for 13 yards … Honored as the CAA Rookie of the Week after rushing for a career-high 97 yards with two touchdowns in the win against Hampton … Rushed for 53 yards with a touchdown at No. 14/17 Maine … Also rushed for a touchdown in the win at Lafayette … Rattled off a career-long 37-yard run in the win against Penn … Rushed for 31 yards and hauled in two receptions for 13 yards at West Virginia … Honored as the W&M QB Club Rookie of the Year ...
FRESHMAN YEAR (2012)
Redshirted ... Honored as the W&M QB Club Scout Team Offensive Player of the Year ...
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner as a running back, wide receiver and kick/punt returner for head coach Kyle Simmons at Westfield High School ... Honored as the 2011 VirginiaPreps.com Northern Region Offensive Player of the Year after rushing for 1,770 yards on 249 carries and 30 touchdowns ... Set a single-game school record with 312 rushing yards ... Earned first-team all-district and first team all-region distinction as a senior ... Also garnered second-team All-Met honors ... Selected as the 2011 first-team All-Concord District Kick Returner of the Year ... Earned first-team all-district honors and second-team all-region accolades as a junior ... Named second-team all-district in 2009 ... Three-year letterwinner as a sprinter on the track team ... Garnered first-team all-region and all-district honors in track in 2010 and 2011 ...
PERSONAL
Son of Tommy and Veronique Anderson ... Mother attended William and Mary Law School ... Brother, Jordan, played football at James Madison ... Majoring in kinesiology ... Enjoys watching TV and playing outdoor sports.
