NEED TO KNOW:

• Acquired: Signed by EDM 03/11/24
• CFL experience (Elks): 1 (1)
• College: Tulane University (2019-22)
• Highlights:
  • Named West Division All-CFL (2024) & All-CFL (2024)
  • 2024 CFL’s Most Outstanding Rookie
  • Led CFL in total tackles in 2024 (116)
  • T-1 in CFL for defensive tackles in 2024 (111)
  • Recorded first CFL sack on July 14, 2024 vs. OTT
  • Recorded first CFL interception on Sept. 7 vs. CGY
• College:
  • He was a big part of Tulane’s historic comeback win over USC in the 87th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic in January of 2023.
  • Won the AAC championship and was named to the All-AAC Second Team in 2022. 

YEAR-BY-YEAR:

• 2024: (Edmonton) Anderson recorded one of the best rookie seasons in recent memory, leading the CFL in total tackles (116), tied for first for defensive tackles (111), while being named All-CFL and the league’s Most Outstanding Rookie. His 111 tackles by a rookie are the second-most by a first-year player in the history of CFL. (Barrin Simpson holds the record with 115 defensive tackles back in 2021).
• 2023: (New Orleans Saints) Played in three preseason games, registering four tackles and one pass deflection.