Running back, Northwestern, 2025–⁠26

Daniel Anderson

Number
No. 22
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2026)
Freshman
Hometown
Alexander, AR

Daniel Anderson plays running back for Northwestern.

2026 so far

18 rushing yards

Last game: vs. Ball State, W 45–⁠14

Next game: vs. Rutgers, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 14COLO
  2. 4BALL

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Northwestern393.005
2026Northwestern6183.0015
Career9273.0015

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Northwestern22RBYr 1
2026Northwestern22RBFr. (Yr 2)5′11″210

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Northwestern3-0.17––-0.5–
2026Northwestern6-0.26––-1.6–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Northwestern 2 games, 18 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 19vs.ColoradoW 41–⁠7314015
Oct 10vs.Ball StateW 45–⁠143404
2025 Northwestern 2 games, 9 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.Western IllinoisW 42–⁠72905
Oct 4vs.UL MonroeW 42–⁠71000

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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