Ryder Anderson

Illinois

Sep 20 (Sat)

7:30 p.m.

Position:
DL
Ht./Wt.:
6-6 / 266
Year:
Graduate +
Hometown:
Katy, Texas
High School:
Katy
Prev School:
Ole Miss

Anderson joined the Hoosiers as a transfer from Ole Miss on Jan. 12, 2021. He played in 37 games (14 starts) for the Rebels. Anderson collected 99 tackles, 38 solo, 6.5 sacks, 15 for loss, 17 quarterback hurries, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one pass breakup, and one blocked punt. He earned his degree in integrated marketing communications in 2020.

2021 Honors: Honorable-mention All-Big Ten (coaches) ... earned the team’s Chris Dal Sasso Award (Outstanding Lineman).

2021 (Graduate): Led Indiana’s defensive linemen with 48 tackles, 28 solos, 3.5 sacks (21 yards), and 8.5 for loss (30 yards) ... forced one fumble and added four quarterback hurries ... started all 12 games at end ... posted a team-high-tying seven stops at No. 18 Iowa (9/4) with one sack and two tackles for loss ... tied for the team-high with eight stops at No. 8 Cincinnati (9/18) ... tallied career-highs with seven solos, two sacks, and 2.5 TFLs ... tied for the team-high with eight tackles at No. 4 Penn State (10/2) ... made five stops at No. 9 Michigan (11/6) with two QBHs.

2020 (Senior): Totaled 43 tackles, 18 solo, 2.5 sacks, seven for loss, six quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery, and one pass breakup ... led the team in hurries, finished second in TFLs, and tied for third in sacks ... started nine times (8 at DE, 1 at DT) and played in all 10 games ... started at tackle and carded a career-high three QBHs in the season opener against No. 5 Florida (9/26) ... made four stops, one for loss, with the fumble recovery in the win at Kentucky (10/3) ... posted a career-high 13 tackles, two for loss, with one sack and one quarterback hurry at Arkansas (10/17) ... compiled five stops and 1.5 tackles for loss in the victory at Vanderbilt (10/31) ... recorded one sack with three stops in the South Carolina win (11/14) ... added six tackles and one QBH at LSU (12/19) ... finished the year with two TFLs, one sack, and three stops in the Outback Bowl victory vs. Indiana (1/2) ... named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring of 2020.

2019 (Junior): Posted 14 tackles, two sacks, 2.5 for loss, and three quarterback hurries in the first five games (4 starts) at end ... suffered a season-ending leg injury at No. 2 Alabama (9/28) ... made six stops, five solo, with a half-sack and one QBH at Memphis ... totaled four tackles, one TFL, and a half-sack in the Arkansas win (9/7) ... recorded one sack and one hurry in the Southeastern Louisiana victory (9/14) ... named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2018 (Sophomore): Collected 33 tackles, one sack, four for loss, one forced fumble, and three quarterback hurries ... appeared in all 12 games with a pair of starts ... compiled five stops, four solo, with one QBH in the Southern Illinois win (9/8) ... made four tackles, one for loss, in the Kent State victory (9/22) ... forced one fumble with one sack and four stops in the Louisiana-Monroe win (10/6) ... totaled three tackles in his first career start at Vanderbilt (11/17) ... delivered nine stops against No. 22 Mississippi State (11/22).

2017 (Freshman): Played in 10 games ... totaled nine tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1.5 for loss, five quarterback hurries, and one blocked punt ... made his collegiate debut in the South Alabama win (9/2) ... blocked the punt and added a QBH in the UT Martin victory (9/9) ... credited with four stops with a half-TFL in the Vanderbilt win (10/14) ... posted three hurries in the Louisiana victory (11/11) ... tallied one sack and three tackles in the win at No. 16 Mississippi State (11/23) ... enrolled in spring classes and participated in practice.

Prep/Personal: Played defensive end, outside linebacker, and tight end at Katy High School ... team went 55-6 over his career, including a 10-3 record as a senior and a perfect 16-0 state championship season his junior year ... ranked the No. 25 defensive end nationally by ESPN ... parents are Jobie and Rod Anderson ... brother, Rodney, was a running back for the Cincinnati Bengals (2019) and at the University of Oklahoma (2015-18) ... uncle, Mark, was a seven-year NFL veteran at defensive end and at the University of Alabama (2002-05) ... born on Oct. 15, 1998.