(Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
Height: 6′ 3¾” (47th percentile) Weight: 253 (23rd)
40-Yard Dash: 4.6 (89th)
10-Yard Split: 1.61 (73rd)
Bench Press: N/A
Vertical Jump: N/A
Broad Jump: N/A
3-Cone Drill: N/A
20-Yard Shuttle: N/A
Wingspan: N/A
Arm Length: 33⅞” (63rd)
Hand Size: 9⅞” (50th)
Bio: A consensus four-star prospect out of Dutchtown High in Hampton, Georgia, Anderson chose the Crimson Tide over Auburn, LSU and Tennessee among his nearly 40 offers and got to work early, winning the starting job at Jack linebacker on a defense that doesn’t usually allow freshmen to do such things. Anderson leaves Alabama as the school’s second most productive player in terms of sacks behind only Pro Football Hall of Famer Derrick Thomas.
Over three seasons in Nick Saban’s defense, Anderson totaled 37 sacks, 36 quarterback hits, 134 quarterback hurries, 112 tackles, 109 stops, and one forced fumble. He also allowed an opponent passer rating of 64.4 and had an interception on 13 targets. Anderson had 1,802 snaps outside the tackles, 339 over the tackles, 26 in the B-gaps, 18 in the box, 13 in the slot, and one in the A-gaps.
Stat to Know: Anderson’s 2022 Pressure Share Rate (the percentage of a team’s individual pressures made by the defender) of 25% leads all players on this list.
Strengths: Anderson is so prolific as a bringer of sacks and pressures because he has so many different ways to get to the quarterback. His speed-to-power stuff is probably the primary tool in the box. Once he gears up to full gear and gets that long arm out, you, Mr. Offensive Tackle, are about to have a bad rep.
When he’s zapping you right off the line with his footwork, Anderson almost looks like a receiver in his fakes; he’ll set you up either inside or outside, and then work for the kill with impressive acceleration to the pocket.
Anderson has a natural and practiced ability to jump multiple gaps in conjunction with other linemen, which should make him NFL-ready in any defensive line where stunts and games are the order of the day.
Weaknesses: Anderson’s goose-egg against Tennessee right tackle Darnell Wright will obviously be discussed in NFL buildings, and Wright’s scouting combine breakdown of how he held Anderson at bay was quite revealing.
“During the week, I was just breaking him down, and I picked up on some things I might be able to do on each play,” Wright said. “Pretty standard, like an inside-out set. I knew I could take it very simple. When…
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