Running back, UConn, 2002–06
Deon Anderson
- Born
- Jan 27, 1983, in Providence, Rhode Island
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Deon Anderson played running back at UConn (2002–06). The Dallas Cowboys took Anderson in round 6, No. 195 overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Receiving
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Game by game
2006 UConn 10 games, 14 catches, 101 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Rhode Island | W 52–7 | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Wake Forest | L 13–24 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| Sep 23 | at Indiana | W 14–7 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Navy | L 17–41 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Oct 7 | at South Florida | L 16–38 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Army | W 21–7 | – | – | – | – | 39 |
| Oct 20 | vs. West Virginia | L 11–37 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Oct 29 | at Rutgers | L 13–24 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 46–45 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 18 | at Syracuse | L 14–20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
2004 UConn 10 games, 14 catches, 133 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Murray State | W 52–14 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 17 | at Boston College | L 7–27 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Sep 25 | vs.Army | W 40–3 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Oct 13 | vs.West Virginia | L 19–31 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Temple | W 45–31 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Oct 30 | atSyracuse | L 30–42 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | at Georgia Tech | L 10–30 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. Buffalo | W 29–0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 37 | 33 |
| Nov 25 | atRutgers | W 41–35 | – | – | – | – | 48 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Toledo | W 39–10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2007 | Combine or pro day 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′10¾″ | |
| Weight | 243 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.73 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ | |
| Bench press | 23 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.27 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.43 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 24 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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