Desmond Anderson: CB · Middle Tennessee · #25.
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Desmond Anderson
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Arrived as a two-star recruit; five seasons of production at Middle Tennessee since. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against North Texas — Week 8, 2019.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Middle Tennessee | 38 | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2018 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2015 | Middle Tennessee | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 42 | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-40@ No. 7 Michigan | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-26vs Tennessee State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 18-41vs Duke | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-48@ No. 14 Iowa | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-13vs Marshall | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-28@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 30-33@ North Texas | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 50-17vs Florida International | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-34@ Charlotte | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-31vs Rice | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
38tackles this season38 tackles · 2 pass breakups.
5 seasons under Rick Stockstill — 34-31 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rick Stockstill
Pass share
47.5%
365 pass / 403 run
Plays / game
64.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
399 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Middle Tennessee, 42 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 38 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Rick Stockstill.
