Safety, Toledo, 2017–21
Tycen Anderson
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Toledo, OH
- Born
- Jun 13, 1999
Tycen Anderson played safety at Toledo (2017–21). The Cincinnati Bengals took Anderson in round 5, No. 166 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12tackles, career hightwice; last at Buffalo, 2019Team titles: MAC champions, 2017
Defense
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Toledo | 1 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Toledo | 1 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Toledo | 1 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Toledo | 1 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Toledo | 1 | S | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 205 |
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.
Game by game
2021 Toledo 10 games, 44 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | at Ball State | W 22–12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Massachusetts | W 45–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Northern Illinois | L 20–22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Central Michigan | L 23–26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Western Michigan | W 34–15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 49–52 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Bowling Green | W 49–17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | at Ohio | W 35–23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Akron | W 49–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. Middle Tennessee | L 24–31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Toledo 6 games, 34 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | vs.Bowling Green | W 38–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atWestern Michigan | L 38–41 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atEastern Michigan | W 45–28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Ball State | L 24–27 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atNorthern Illinois | W 41–24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | vs.Central Michigan | W 24–23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 Toledo 12 games, 84 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Kentucky | L 24–38 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Murray State | W 45–0 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Colorado State | W 41–35 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. BYU | W 28–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Western Michigan | W 31–24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | atBowling Green | L 7–20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atBall State | L 14–52 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Eastern Michigan | W 37–34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Kent State | W 35–33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Northern Illinois | L 28–31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | at Buffalo | L 30–49 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | atCentral Michigan | L 7–49 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Toledo 13 games, 45 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. VMI | W 66–3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Miami | L 24–49 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Nevada | W 63–44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Fresno State | L 27–49 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Bowling Green | W 52–36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | atEastern Michigan | L 26–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Buffalo | L 17–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | atWestern Michigan | W 51–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Ball State | W 45–13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | atNorthern Illinois | L 15–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | atKent State | W 56–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Central Michigan | W 51–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. Florida International | L 32–35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Toledo 10 games, 26 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Elon | W 47–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Eastern Michigan | W 20–15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atCentral Michigan | W 30–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Akron | W 48–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atBall State | W 58–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 8 | atOhio | L 10–38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | atBowling Green | W 66–37 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Western Michigan | W 37–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs.Akron | W 45–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. App State | L 0–34 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–20).
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅞″ | |
| Weight | 209 lb | |
| Arm length | 33″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 78⅞″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.36 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.50 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ | |
| Bench press | 12 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.64 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.28 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). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 29 games with a stat; latest team: Denver Broncos.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Denver Broncos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 29 | 44 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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