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Tulane University Athletics

2022 Football Roster

1 Nick Anderson

  • Height
    5-11
  • Weight
    230
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Vicksburg, Miss.
  • Highschool
    Jones County JC/Vicksburg

Biography

2021: Appeared and started in nine games… Third on the roster in total tackles with 56… Tallied 7.5 tackles for a loss of 55 yards… Named Phil Steele All-American Athletic Conference Fourth Team… Registered eight tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss for a total of seven yards at Oklahoma (Sept. 4)… Totaled five tackles against Morgan State in Birmingham, Ala. (Sept. 11)... Recorded three tackles, 1.0 tackles for a loss of two-yard and a forced fumble at Ole Miss (Sept. 18)… Had a season-high 11 tackles at SMU (Oct. 21)… Registered five tackles, 1.0 tackles for a loss of 10 yards and 1.0 sacks for a loss of 10 yards versus Cincinnati (Oct. 30)… Made five tackles, 2.0 tackles for a loss of 18 yards and 1.0 sacks for a loss of 11 yards at UCF (Nov. 6)… Tallied nine tackles, 1.0 tackles for a loss of four yards, 1.0 sacks for a loss of four yards and one fumble recovery versus Tulsa (Nov. 13)… Recorded four tackles, 1.0 tackles for a loss of 10 yards and 1.0 sacks for a loss of 10 yards versus USF (Nov. 19)… Totaled six tackles and 2.0 tackles for a loss of four yards at Memphis (Nov. 27).

2020: Appeared in all 12 games this season, starting in one…Named to the American Athletic Conference weekly honor roll on one occasion (Nov. 2)…Finished second on the team with 79 total tackles, also adding 10.5 tackles for a loss of 35 yards and 3.5 sacks for a loss of 19 yards…Opened the season with eight tackles at South Alabama, adding 1.5 tackles for a loss of nine yards and one sack for a loss of seven yards…Totaled four tackles and one tackle for a loss of one yard at home against Navy (Sept. 19)…Made eight tackles and one tackle for a loss of one yard at Southern Miss (Sept. 26)…Added three tackles at Houston (Oct. 8)…Recorded four tackles and one tackle for a loss of one yard against SMU (Oct. 16)…Made seven tackles and one sack for a loss of four yards at UCF (Oct. 24)…Recorded a season-high 14 tackles against Temple, adding 2.5 tackles for a loss of seven yards and one sack for a loss of two yards (Oct. 31)…Totaled eight tackles and 0.5 tackles for a loss of two yards at ECU (Nov. 7)...Made six tackles against Army (Nov. 14)…Notched 11 tackles, one tackle for a loss of eight yards and 0.5 sacks for a loss of six yards at Tulsa (Nov. 19)…Wrapped up the regular season with six tackles and one tackle for a loss of two yards against Memphis (Dec. 5)... Added nine tackles against Nevada in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Dec. 22).

2019: Appeared in all of Tulane’s games, starting one…Recorded two solo tackles against No. 10 Auburn (Sept. 7)…Logged two solo tackles in win over MSU (Sept. 14)...Made three tackles, including a sack against Houston (Sept. 19)…Registered three tackles against UConn (Oct. 12)…Picked up three tackles at Memphis (Oct. 18)…Posted two tackles at SMU (Nov. 30)...Logged a career-high five total tackles and one tackle for loss at the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl against Southern Miss. (Jan. 4).

Prior to Tulane: Rated a two-star prospect by 247Sports.com and the No. 41 player in the state of Mississippi out of high school...Spent last season at Jones County Junior College playing for the Bobcats...Led Jones with 74 tackles on the season including 58 solo and 16 assisted...His 58 solo tackles ranked 11 in the country and his 74 total tackles was 43rd in the country...Honorable Mention NCJAA All-American...Averaged 6.2 tackles per game...Had two sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss during the year...Forced one fumble...Helped Jones to the MACJC championship game and a Mississippi Bowl win over Eastern Arizona. 

Personal: Major is homeland security studies...Joined Tulane after just one semester in junior college...Mother once kept him out of football when he got a B+ in a class...Graduated third in his high school class.

Anderson’s Career Defensive Statistics
Year        GP-GS    UT-AT-TT    TFL-Yd    Sks-Yd    FF    FR    PBU    Int-Yd    Bk
2019        
13-1        19-7-26        2.0-3        1.0-2        0        0        1        0-0        0
2020        12-1        56-32-88    10.5-35      3.5-19      0        0        0        0-0        0        
Career     25-2      75-39-114   12.5-38       4.5-21      0        0        1        0-0        0

Anderson’s         Career Highs
Tackles               
 14 vs. Temple, 10/31/20
Sacks                   1, 4x, vs. Temple, 10/31/20
Tackles for loss   2.5 vs. Temple, 10/31/20

NICK'S NOLA STORY 
How do you define what it means to be NOLA Built?
Being able to represent the wonderful city of New Orleans and it's one-of-a-kind culture 

What drew you to New Orleans?
The family atmosphere 

Favorite spot to hang out in New Orleans?
The Fly

What was your first impression of New Orleans?
The food

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 40

    2019Sophomore

    Linebacker
    5'10" 230 lbs
    40
  • 40

    2020Junior

    Linebacker
    5'11" 230 lbs
    40
  • 1

    2021Junior

    Linebacker
    5'10" 225 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2022Senior

    LB
    5'11" 230 lbs
    1