
Tight end, California, 2011–15
Stephen Anderson
- Number
- No. 89
- Height
- 6′3″
- Hometown
- San Jose, CA
- Born
- Jan 30, 1993, in San Jose, California
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Stephen Anderson played tight end at California (2011–15).
Career highs
9catches, career highat Oregon State, 2014136receiving yards, career highvs. Colorado, 2014Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | California | 14 | 125 | 8.9 | 0 | 20 |
| 2014 | California | 46 | 661 | 14.4 | 5 | 75 |
| 2015 | California | 41 | 474 | 11.6 | 2 | 34 |
| Career | 101 | 1,260 | 12.5 | 7 | 75 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | California | 89 | TE | |
| 2012 | California | 89 | TE | |
| 2013 | California | 89 | TE | |
| 2014 | California | 89 | TE | |
| 2015 | California | 89 | TE | 6′3″ |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | California | 15 | 0.89 | – | – | 13.3 | – |
| 2014 | California | 66 | 0.85 | 92nd (n=496) | 0.52 | 56.1 | 8% |
| 2015 | California | 56 | 0.69 | 75th (n=465) | 0.53 | 38.4 | 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
2015 California 12 games, 41 catches, 474 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 73–14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 35–7 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 34 |
| Sep 19 | at | W 45–44 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 22 |
| Sep 26 | at | W 30–24 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 20 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 34–28 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 24–30 | 6 | 99 | 0 | 30 |
| Oct 22 | at | L 24–40 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 21–27 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 7 | at | L 28–44 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 54–24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 48–46 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 15 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 55–36 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
2014 California 10 games, 46 catches, 661 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at | L 45–49 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 26 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 59–56 | 7 | 136 | 1 | 75 |
| Oct 4 | at | W 60–59 | 5 | 95 | 0 | 55 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | L 7–31 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | L 34–36 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 39 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | L 41–59 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 11 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 45–31 | 9 | 117 | 0 | 32 |
| Nov 13 | at | L 30–38 | 5 | 70 | 1 | 29 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | L 17–38 | 5 | 52 | 1 | 15 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | L 35–42 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 22 |
2013 California 8 games, 14 catches, 125 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 37–30 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 34–52 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 16–55 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 22–44 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 20 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 17–41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 28–33 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 28–62 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 24–41 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 11 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2016 | Combine or pro day 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅛″ | |
| Weight | 230 lb | |
| Arm length | 32″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.64 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 38″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ | |
| Bench press | 16 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.95 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.13 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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