Eddie Anderson
Anderson taking a handoff during a game. | |||||||||||||
No. 20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||||
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Running back | |||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Date of birth: December 19, 1992 (age 28) | |||||||||||||
Place of birth: Manchester, Missouri | |||||||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: Parkway South High School, Manchester, MO | |||||||||||||
College: Missouri Tigers | |||||||||||||
NFL Draft: 2017 / Round: 5 / Pick: 192 | |||||||||||||
Debuted in 2017 for the New York Jets | |||||||||||||
Career history
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Roster status: Active | |||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||||
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Eddie Anderson (born December 19, 1992), is an American football runningback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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College career
Anderson was a 3-year full time starter, though he did receive starts at the end of his freshman season as well.
College statistics
Year | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Rating | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | TD | Int | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
2013 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 664 | 6.71 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 1 | ||
2014 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 792 | 5.14 | 11 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 1 | ||
2015 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 713 | 5.84 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2016 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 1,441 | 5.81 | 21 | 13 | 197 | 15.15 | 3 | ||
Totals | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 623 | 3,610 | 5.79 | 45 | 22 | 313 | 14.23 | 5 |
Professional career
Pre-draft
Anderson was invited to the combine but was generally ranked around the seventh to tenth best runningback available.
Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | Shuttle | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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5 ft 10 in | 173 lb | 4.63 s | 30 in | 23 reps | ||||
Draft
Anderson was selected with the 192nd overall pick of the 2017 NFLHC Draft by the New York Jets, a fifth round compensatory pick.
2017 Season
Anderson backed up star RB O.J. Carano. He made one start in Week 17 once the Jets had locked up their playoff position.
2018 Season
Anderson started one game in the absence of Carano, but performed very poorly and was benched in favor of Marvin Washington.