Senior cornerback on Vanderbilt's 2023 roster.
6′1″ · 195 lb · Andalusia, AL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 1674 nationally · Signed with Vanderbilt
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Vanderbilt's roster.
BJ Anderson
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Six seasons at Vanderbilt, two different head coaches: Derek Mason and Clark Lea. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against Wake Forest, Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Six seasons at Vanderbilt, 76 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Derek Mason → Clark Lea. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road1g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #273 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 32 | 20 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Vanderbilt | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Vanderbilt | 30 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 76 | 50 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 7 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 47–13
vs Alabama A&M
1 TOT
Dominant 34-point win at home against Alabama A&M.
With A. Swann — 194 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 28.1 · 24 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · J. McGowan — 6 rush yds (1 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-28vs Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 1 | W 47-13vs Alabama A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-36@ Wake Forest | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Derrick Bush’s 2021 season.
Matches Derrick on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Latrell McCutchin's graduate season at Houston (2024).
Matches Latrell on
Player DNA