Darius Anderson: RB · TCU · #6.
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Darius Anderson
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Four seasons in the TCU backfield to date. On tape: 179 rushing yards and 13 receiving yards against Purdue, Week 3, 2019.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
31.9% of carries overall (151/474) → 20.5% of Q4-with-lead carries (16/78) — 81.2% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (10.5%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-13@ Purdue | 16 | 179 | 11.2 | 2 | 37 | Season-high 179 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 38-41vs SMU | 19 | 161 | 8.5 | 2 | 77 | 161-yard day |
| Wk 5 | W 51-14vs Kansas | 18 | 115 | 6.4 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-49@ Iowa State | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ Kansas State | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-27vs No. 15 Texas | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-34@ Oklahoma State | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-29vs No. 11 Baylor | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-31@ Texas Tech | 19 | 87 | 4.6 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-28@ No. 8 Oklahoma | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-20vs West Virginia | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 151 | 823 | 5.5 | 6 | 77 |
Week 4 · 2019
L 38-41
vs SMU
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
42%151 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.5 yds/carry on 151 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 42% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Gary Patterson — 29-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 65.5 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 71.7 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 106 | 7.1 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 41.6 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gary Patterson
Pass share
43.7%
393 pass / 507 run
Plays / game
75.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
151 carries and 22 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at TCU, 2,418 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Ruffin McNeill, Doug Martin and Gary Patterson.
