Stephen Anderson
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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, 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013California141258.9020
2014California4666114.4575
2015California4147411.6234
Career1011,26012.5775

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011California89TE
2012California89TE
2013California89TE
2014California89TE
2015California89TE6′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013California150.89––13.3–
2014California660.8592nd (n=496)0.5256.18%
2015California560.6975th (n=465)0.5338.46%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.GramblingW 73–⁠141303
Sep 12vs.San Diego StateW 35–⁠7242034
Sep 19atTexasW 45–⁠44656022
Sep 26atWashingtonW 30–⁠24343020
Oct 3vs.Washington StateW 34–⁠28554017
Oct 10atUtahL 24–⁠30699030
Oct 22atUCLAL 24–⁠40551014
Oct 31vs.USCL 21–⁠2732519
Nov 7atOregonL 28–⁠4432319
Nov 14vs.Oregon StateW 54–⁠241707
Nov 28vs.Arizona StateW 48–⁠46557015
Dec 29 ✦vs.Air ForceW 55–⁠36114014
2014 California 10 games, 46 catches, 661 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 20atArizonaL 45–⁠49243126
Sep 27vs.ColoradoW 59–⁠567136175
Oct 4atWashington StateW 60–⁠59595055
Oct 11vs.WashingtonL 7–⁠3142109
Oct 18vs.UCLAL 34–⁠36465039
Oct 24vs.OregonL 41–⁠59332111
Nov 1atOregon StateW 45–⁠319117032
Nov 13atUSCL 30–⁠38570129
Nov 22vs.StanfordL 17–⁠38552115
Nov 29vs.BYUL 35–⁠42230022
2013 California 8 games, 14 catches, 125 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7vs.Portland StateW 37–⁠30322011
Sep 14vs.Ohio StateL 34–⁠521404
Sep 28atOregonL 16–⁠551808
Oct 5vs.Washington StateL 22–⁠44230020
Oct 26atWashingtonL 17–⁠411303
Nov 2vs.ArizonaL 28–⁠3321307
Nov 9vs.USCL 28–⁠62228016
Nov 16atColoradoL 24–⁠41217011

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2016Combine or pro day 2016
Height6′2⅛″
Weight230 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.64 s
10-yard split1.59 sW
Vertical jump38″
Broad jump9′11″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill6.95 s
20-yard shuttle4.13 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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