Aaron Anderson

#1 · WR · Jr. · LSU5′8″ · 188 lb · New Orleans, LA · Edna Karr

Aaron Anderson is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at LSU.

Anderson moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches at LSU: Brian Kelly and Frank Wilson. First career honor, 2025: All-SEC. On tape: 99 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Clemson, Week 1, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Malik WashingtonNorthwestern · 2021 · 82% season match
Roderic BurnsNorth Texas · 2020 · 74% season match
Mookie CooperMissouri · 2023 · 74% season match
Mario WilliamsTulane · 2024 · 67% season match
Gavin FreemanOklahoma · 2023 · 64% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	LSU	33	398	12.1	0	39
2024	LSU	61	875	14.3	5	76
2023	LSU	12	60	5.0	0	14
Career		106	1,333	12.6	5	76

Season	Team
2025	LSU	1	2	--	--
2024	LSU	--	--	153	--
2023	LSU	--	--	39	−3
Career		1	2	192	−3

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 17-10@ No. 4 Clemson	6	99	16.5	39	Season-high 99 yds
Wk 2	W 23-7vs Louisiana Tech	8	73	9.1	23
Wk 3	W 20-10vs Florida	4	75	18.8	31
Wk 4	W 56-10vs SE Louisiana	3	46	15.3	25
Wk 5	L 19-24@ No. 13 Ole Miss	2	12	6.0	7
Wk 8	L 24-31@ No. 17 Vanderbilt	1	18	18.0	18
Wk 9	L 25-49vs No. 3 Texas A&M	5	59	11.8	22
Wk 11	L 9-20@ No. 4 Alabama	4	16	4.0	9
Total		33	398	12.1	39

Signature game

Week 1 · 2025

W 17-10

at Clemson

6 rec · 99 yds

A close one, won by 7 on the road.

With G. Chadwick — 41.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20 · G. Nussmeier — 232 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR -1.0

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Clemson · 1st and 20 · Q3 · EPA +3.84Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Aaron Anderson for 39 yds to the CLEM 40 for a
Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +3.34Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Aaron Anderson for 21 yds to the LT 30 for a
Week 3 · Florida · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.24Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Aaron Anderson for 23 yds to the FLA 31 for a
Week 9 · Texas A&M · 3rd and 18 · Q2 · EPA +2.78Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Aaron Anderson for 10 yds to the LSU 27 for a Texas A&M Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Solomon Williams) to the LSU 42 for a
Week 4 · SE Louisiana · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.60Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Aaron Anderson for 11 yds to the SELA 34 for a
Week 1 · Clemson · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +2.36Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Aaron Anderson for 13 yds to the CLEM 36 for a Clemson Penalty, Roughing Passer (T.J. Parker) to the CLEM 21 for a

4 more plays

Week 4 · SE Louisiana · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.24Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Aaron Anderson for 25 yds to the SELA 49 for a
Week 3 · Florida · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.20Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Aaron Anderson for 14 yds to the LSU 47 for a
Week 3 · Florida · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.07Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Aaron Anderson for 31 yds to the LSU 40 for a
Week 8 · Vanderbilt · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.99Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Aaron Anderson for 18 yds to the LSU 38 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

33 rec · 398 yds · 0 TD

33 of 33 receptions matched to play-by-play

6 of 50 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

5013% of team targets

Catch rate

66%33 of 50 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

33% of targets (2)

100%catch rate

Air -1.5 · YAC 4.5 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

33% of targets (2)

100%catch rate

Air 4.5 · YAC 0.5 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

33% of targets (2)

0%catch rate

Air 15.0 avg

66% catch rate on 50 targets · 13% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

30%14 of his 47 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2023LSU10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

2024LSU9-4HC: Brian Kelly · Pass-leaning

2025LSU7-6HC: Brian Kelly and Frank Wilson · Balanced, slow tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 43 (#286 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

43Rotational starter #286 of 485 · 2025?

Fading12 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: epa / target (86th percentile). Concern: td rate (18th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#110 / 798 · 86th pct

0.69

Explosive rate#171 / 798 · 79th pct

14.9%

Yards / catch#302 / 798 · 62nd pct

12.6

Catch rate#398 / 798 · 50th pct

68.1%

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#247 / 558 · 55th pct

Rec yards#288 / 558 · 48th pct

398

Yards / catch#333 / 558 · 40th pct

12.1

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Long catch#393 / 558 · 29th pct

Rush yards#218 / 287 · 23rd pct

Rec TDs#482 / 558 · 7th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

25th → 86th percentile

Explosive rate

56th → 79th percentile

Catch rate

9th → 50th percentile

TD rate

33rd → 18th percentile

Yards / catch

65th → 62nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	5.0	63.2	13.8	0.0
Road4g	3.2	36.2	11.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.6	61.0	13.1	0.0
Weeks 8+3g	3.3	31.0	11.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Frank Wilson

Pass share

55.0%

443 pass / 363 run

Plays / game

62.0

13 games

Team sack rate

5.4%

462 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

43 · #286 of 485 WRs · 2025

Former four-star. Now #286 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot to repeat All-SEC

Based on 2025: #39 of 58 SEC WRs

How the All-SEC base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).

Aaron Anderson

Style of play

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Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Receiving profile

Situational

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Four seasons, two schools

Moves

2022

2023 6 games

2025 8 games