Amad Anderson

#15 · WR · Sr. · Temple5′11″ · 165 lb · Staten Island, NY · Curtis

Amad Anderson: WR · Temple · #15.

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Amad Anderson

WR · Temple · Sr · #15

Beats you over the top. Played for three head coaches across six seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 169 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Memphis — Week 13, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Temple in the news

Charlotte snaps FBS-high 15-game losing streakOct 19

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	Temple	37	647	17.5	3	75
2022	Temple	38	479	12.6	4	40
2021	Temple	24	283	11.8	2	53
2020	Purdue	5	19	3.8	0	5
2019	Purdue	31	343	11.1	3	54
2018	Purdue	--	--	--	--	--
Career		135	1,771	13.1	12	75

Season	Team
2023	Temple	2	−6	--	18
2022	Temple	4	−4	23	41
2021	Temple	1	−9	327	38
2020	Purdue	1	8	--	--
2019	Purdue	--	--	21	7
2018	Purdue	1	8	--	--
Career		9	−3	371	104

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 24-21vs Akron	4	65	16.3	0	28
Wk 2	L 7-36@ Rutgers	2	36	18.0	0	28
Wk 3	W 41-9vs Norfolk State	5	79	15.8	0	39
Wk 4	L 7-41vs No. 20 Miami	10	117	11.7	0	46
Wk 5	L 26-48@ Tulsa	4	75	18.8	1	39
Wk 7	L 14-45@ North Texas	2	22	11.0	0	11
Wk 8	L 0-55vs SMU	1	3	3.0	0	3
Wk 10	W 32-18vs Navy	2	81	40.5	0	74
Wk 11	L 23-27@ South Florida	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 13	L 21-45vs Memphis	7	169	24.1	2	75	Season-high 169 yds
Total		37	647	17.5	3	75

Signature game

Week 13 · 2023

L 21-45

vs Memphis

7 rec · 169 yds · 2 TD

With E. Warner — 330 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 31.3 · D. Hubbard — 95 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · 3 rec · 20 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Memphis · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +6.30E.J. Warner pass complete to Amad Anderson Jr. for 75 yds for a TD (Camden Price KICK)
Week 3 · Norfolk State · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.78E.J. Warner pass complete to Amad Anderson Jr. for 39 yds to the NORF 44 for a
Week 4 · Miami · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.29E.J. Warner pass complete to Amad Anderson Jr. for 46 yds to the MIA 29 for a
Week 5 · Tulsa · 4th and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.87Amad Anderson Jr. 3 Yd pass from E.J. Warner
Week 13 · Memphis · 2nd and 17 · Q2 · EPA +2.55E.J. Warner pass complete to Amad Anderson Jr. for 32 yds to the MEM 10 for a
Week 13 · Memphis · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.29E.J. Warner pass complete to Amad Anderson Jr. for 29 yds for a TD (E.J. Warner pass to Dante Wright for Two-Point Conversion)

4 more plays

Week 13 · Memphis · 4th and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.28E.J. Warner pass complete to Amad Anderson Jr. for 8 yds to the MEM 29 for a
Week 1 · Akron · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.23E.J. Warner pass complete to Amad Anderson Jr. for 20 yds to the AKR 43 for a
Week 4 · Miami · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.02E.J. Warner pass complete to Amad Anderson Jr. for 15 yds to the TEM 40 for a
Week 13 · Memphis · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +1.94E.J. Warner pass complete to Amad Anderson Jr. for 16 yds to the MEM 35 for a

Teams and coaches

2018Purdue6-7HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning

2019Purdue4-8HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning

2020Purdue2-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-heavy

2021Temple3-9HC: Rod Carey · Balanced, slow tempo

2022Temple3-9HC: Stan Drayton · Pass-leaning

2023Temple3-9HC: Stan Drayton · Pass-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 55 (#168 of 497). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2023 season

55Rotational starter #168 of 497 · 2023?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: explosive rate (87th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (87th percentile). Concern: rush yards (5th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#81 / 639 · 87th pct

23.3%

Yards / catch#82 / 639 · 87th pct

16.3

EPA / target#181 / 639 · 72nd pct

0.95

Catch rate#347 / 639 · 46th pct

81.4%

TD rate#366 / 639 · 43rd pct

4.7%

Box-score rates (8)

Yards / catch#65 / 566 · 88th pct

17.5

Long catch#63 / 566 · 88th pct

Rec yards#129 / 566 · 77th pct

647

Receptions#214 / 566 · 62nd pct

Rec TDs#204 / 566 · 59th pct

Rush TDs#54 / 294 · 41st pct

Fumbles lost#203 / 227 · 6th pct

Rush yards#278 / 294 · 5th pct

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Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2023. 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

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	4.8	85.7	18.6	0.3
Road4g	2.0	33.2	15.9	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.5	65.7	15.3	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	2.5	63.2	22.5	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Stan Drayton

Pass share

61.1%

508 pass / 324 run

Plays / game

69.3

12 games

Team sack rate

3.3%

521 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

37 catches and 2 carries in 10 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

55 · #168 of 497 WRs · 2023

Three-star recruit. Now #168 at the position.

Amad Anderson

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Style of play

Fans

Temple in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

37 catches and 2 carries in 10 games

Six seasons, two schools

Moves

2018

2021 11 games