Linebacker, Virginia Tech, to 2005

James Anderson

Born
Sep 26, 1983

James Anderson played linebacker at Virginia Tech (to 2005). The Carolina Panthers took Anderson in round 3, No. 88 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft.

Team titles: ACC champions, 2004

Defense

SeasonTeamInt
2004Virginia Tech1
2005Virginia Tech2
On file (2004–⁠05)3

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). Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTklTFLSacksIntPBUFFHur
2005134141828.532412

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.

Game by game

2005 Virginia Tech 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Oct 20atMarylandW 28–⁠91
Jan 2 ✦vs.LouisvilleW 35–⁠241
2004 Virginia Tech 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Nov 18vs.MarylandW 55–⁠61

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2006
Height6′2¾″
Weight229 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9¾″
40-yard dash4.64 s
10-yard split1.57 sW
Vertical jump41″
Broad jump10′1″
3-cone drill6.67 s
20-yard shuttle4.07 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

10 seasons, 102 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2006Carolina Panthers111820
2007Carolina Panthers71700
2008Carolina Panthers3200
2009Carolina Panthers135510
2010Carolina Panthers161133.51
2011Carolina Panthers161361.52
2012Carolina Panthers127300
2013Chicago Bears169740
2014Tennessee Titans5600
2015New Orleans Saints31600
NFL career102533123

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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