Running back, UCF, 2017–⁠20

Otis Anderson

Number
No. 2
Height
5′11″
Weight
174 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Jacksonville, FL
Born
Nov 12, 1998
Died
Nov 29, 2021

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Otis Anderson played running back at UCF (2017–⁠20).

Career highs

205rushing yards, career highat Temple, 20192rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. SMU, 20187catches, career highvs. East Carolina, 2017

Team titles: National champions, 2017; American champions, 2017 and 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017UCF694947.2465
2018UCF512755.4430
2019UCF1137266.4554
2020UCF1256875.5449
Career3582,1826.11765

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017UCF3035111.7341
2018UCF1623014.4357
2019UCF3136511.8358
2020UCF14795.6012
Career911,02511.3958

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2018UCF–––151780
2019UCF2230212771
2020UCF–––3230
Career2230394781

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017UCF2RBFr.
2018UCF2RBSo.
2019UCF2RBJr.
2020UCF2RBSr.5′11″174

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2017UCF1090.3696th (n=287)0.1239.713%0.22
2018UCF820.2682nd (n=300)0.1521.39%0.16
2019UCF1540.3495th (n=287)0.1352.515%0.22
2020UCF1390.1861st (n=212)0.1424.918%0.24

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 UCF 9 games, 687 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 19atGeorgia TechW 49–⁠21188813210
Sep 26atEast CarolinaW 51–⁠287220–––
Oct 3vs.TulsaL 26–⁠3417841480
Oct 17atMemphisL 49–⁠5018700–––
Oct 24vs.TulaneW 51–⁠34114602160
Oct 31atHoustonW 44–⁠211617011110
Nov 14vs.TempleW 38–⁠1310831–––
Nov 21vs.CincinnatiL 33–⁠36125102120
Dec 22 ✦vs.BYUL 23–⁠49167302110
2019 UCF 13 games, 726 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.Florida A&MW 62–⁠043703391
Sep 7atFlorida AtlanticW 48–⁠146751130
Sep 14vs.StanfordW 45–⁠2710311180
Sep 21atPittsburghL 34–⁠356370–––
Sep 28vs.UConnW 56–⁠213302370
Oct 4atCincinnatiL 24–⁠27124503200
Oct 19vs.East CarolinaW 41–⁠28188002180
Oct 26atTempleW 63–⁠21172051–––
Nov 2vs.HoustonW 44–⁠2963004370
Nov 8atTulsaL 31–⁠34176612171
Nov 23atTulaneW 34–⁠3144913720
Nov 29vs.South FloridaW 34–⁠71705450
Dec 23 ✦vs.MarshallW 48–⁠2596105691
2018 UCF 12 games, 275 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atUConnW 56–⁠174231151
Sep 8vs.South Carolina StateW 38–⁠08421290
Sep 21vs.Florida AtlanticW 56–⁠364150160
Sep 29vs.PittsburghW 45–⁠14–––4291
Oct 6vs.SMUW 48–⁠2067421130
Oct 13atMemphisW 31–⁠303301230
Oct 20atEast CarolinaW 37–⁠107270180
Nov 1vs.TempleW 52–⁠4021201570
Nov 10vs.NavyW 35–⁠2473802210
Nov 17vs.CincinnatiW 38–⁠13220150
Dec 1vs.MemphisW 56–⁠4151601541
Jan 1 ✦vs.LSUL 32–⁠403230–––
2017 UCF 12 games, 494 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Florida InternationalW 61–⁠17–––3310
Sep 23atMarylandW 38–⁠102450150
Sep 30vs.MemphisW 40–⁠135460120
Oct 7atCincinnatiW 51–⁠2321002420
Oct 14vs.East CarolinaW 63–⁠21–––7760
Oct 21atNavyW 31–⁠2195612470
Nov 4atSMUW 31–⁠241140190
Nov 11vs.UConnW 49–⁠2498421370
Nov 18atTempleW 45–⁠1955802181
Nov 24vs.South FloridaW 49–⁠42103005491
Dec 2vs.MemphisW 62–⁠551511313180
Jan 1 ✦vs.AuburnW 34–⁠27113802171

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height5′7½″
Weight179 lb
Arm length31⅛″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.65 s
10-yard split1.64 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump9′5″
Bench press11 reps
3-cone drill7.04 s
20-yard shuttle4.42 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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