Devin Anderson

Height:
5-9
Weight:
208
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Henderson
High School:
Northern Vance
Major:
Health Fitness Specialist

Has played in 22 career games (no starts), rushing for 303 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 62 attempts … Officially earned place on preseason depth chart as a top reserve, but is expected to battle for starting status during course of junior year … Led all rushers in first spring scrimmage (April 1) with 79 yards on just five carries … Scored on a four-yarder … Picked up eight yards and caught a six-yard pass in limited duty during the second outing (April 7) before wrapping up drills with 40 yards on eight attempts during the Purple-Gold Game on April 22 … Ranks among top 10 percent of program in the bench press, back squat, power clean, vertical jump, 40 time and three-cone drill.

2016: Rushed for 258 yards on 57 carries, an average of 4.5 per attempt … Experienced action off the bench in 11 of 12 games (did not play at Cincinnati) … Established career-highs in rushes (15) and yards (63) against SMU in an American Athletic Conference clash at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium … Accounted for three touchdowns – two rushing, one receiving … Tallied ground scores vs. UCF (one-yarder) and SMU (two-yarder), while pulling in a four-yard TD pass from Philip Nelson in the fourth quarter at South Carolina (which marked first collegiate touchdown) … Overall, came out of the backfield to make nine receptions for 62 yards … Logged personal-bests with a five-catch, 33-yard effort against Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium … Cracked 30-yard rushing milestone on five occasions (63/SMU, 52/NC State, 39/Western Carolina, 35/Navy and 32/Connecticut) … Had at least one carry in all 11 contests and reached five or more attempts four times (15/SMU, 9/Western Carolina, 9/NC State, 7/Navy) … Tallied a long rush of 28 yards during second quarter action against Wolfpack during Pirates’ 33-30 victory … Finished campaign on strong note, averaging 30.0 rushing yards per game in last five outings (compared to an 18.0 ypg clip in the first six tilts) … Also averaged 4.7 yards per carry in final five games … Ran for 226 yards (37.7 ypg) in six home appearances, but only picked up 32 yards (6.4 ypg) in five road outings … In addition to five-catch day at South Carolina, also booked single receptions against WCU (15 yards), NC State (2), Tulsa (7) and Temple (5).

2015: Played in 11 games, primarily as a special teams contributor during first active campaign in ECU program … Experienced additional action in backfield as running back, most notably in AAC tilts against Navy and SMU … In all, averaged 9.0 yards per carry after picking up 45 yards on five attempts … Established a season-high with 32 yards on just two runs vs. Midshipmen (16.0 ypr), with a long of 17 … Set a season-best in carries with three against Mustangs in Dallas two weeks later … Had two six-yard runs and a one-yarder during fourth-quarter action vs. SMU … Made collegiate debut against Towson in the opener, but did not record any statistics … Did not play in season finale vs. Cincinnati.

2014: Earned initial roster position as an invited walk-on … Turned in a noteworthy performance as a reliable scout squad member as a true freshman, but did not experience game-day action (redshirted).

High School: A three-year letterman and all-conference (3-A Big) selection for coach Eric Watkins at Northern Vance High School … A team captain who was a two-way standout as a senior in 2013, racking up 118 tackles as an outside linebacker and rushing for 910 yards and five touchdowns as a running back … Ranked as the state’s No. 9 OLB according to NCRivals.com … Booked 122 stops as a junior and 111 tackles as a sophomore to earn all-league honors each season … Picked up additional letters as a two-year all-conference track standout, competing in the 100 meters, 4x1 and 4x2 relay … Excelled in the classroom as a National Honor Society member.

Personal: Full name is Devin Omar Anderson … Born at Henderson, N.C … Son of Bernard and Nickole Anderson … Has one brother (Dontrel Anderson) … A health fitness specialist major … Enjoys cutting hair and working on cars as hobbies of choice.