Drake Anderson

#21 · RB · Jr. · Akron5′9″ · 200 lb · Chandler, AZ

Drake Anderson: RB · Akron · #21.

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Drake Anderson

RB · Akron · Jr · #21

Wins in space out of the backfield. The five seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Pat Fitzgerald, Jedd Fisch and Joe Moorhead. One game to point at: 40 rushing yards and 1 reception against Temple — Week 1, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.

Fans

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

Akron in the news

Former Akron assistant Chuck Amato dies at 80Akron Beacon Journal Oct 20

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	Akron	40	132	3.3	1	15
2021	Arizona	87	385	4.4	1	71
2020	Northwestern	62	256	4.1	2	41
2019	Northwestern	154	633	4.1	3	31
2018	Northwestern	12	36	3.0	0	11
Career		355	1,442	4.1	7	71

Season	Team
2023	Akron	17	93	5.5	1	15
2021	Arizona	18	95	5.3	0	13
2020	Northwestern	4	28	7.0	0	21
2019	Northwestern	6	28	4.7	0	9
2018	Northwestern	--	--	--	--	--
Career		45	244	5.4	1	21

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 21-24@ Temple	7	40	5.7	0	15	Season-high 40 yds
Wk 2	W 24-21vs Morgan State	6	27	4.5	0	15
Wk 3	L 3-35@ Kentucky	3	9	3.0	0	5
Wk 4	L 27-29@ Indiana	4	15	3.8	0	8
Wk 5	L 10-13vs Buffalo	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 6	L 14-55vs Northern Illinois	5	10	2.0	0	4
Wk 7	L 10-17@ Central Michigan	2	2	1.0	0	3
Wk 8	L 14-41@ Bowling Green	9	25	2.8	1	7
Wk 10	W 31-27vs Kent State	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Wk 12	L 27-30@ Eastern Michigan	1	2	2.0	0	2
Wk 13	L 14-25vs Ohio	2	4	2.0	0	3
Total		40	132	3.3	1	15

Signature game

Week 8 · 2023

L 14-41

at Bowling Green

25 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 10 yds

With J. Undercuffler — 234 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · QBR 11.3 · D. Jackson — 22 rush yds (1 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · Buffalo · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.79Irons to Anderson: a 1-yard touchdown pass.
Week 8 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.22Drake Anderson run for 4 yds for a TD (Noah Perez KICK)
Week 13 · Ohio · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.09Jeff Undercuffler Jr. pass complete to Drake Anderson for 13 yds to the AKR 43 for a
Week 6 · Northern Illinois · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.04Tahj Bullock pass complete to Drake Anderson for 15 yds to the AKR 24 for a
Week 4 · Indiana · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA −1.01Drake Anderson run for no gain to the IU 33
Week 8 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA −0.98Drake Anderson run for no gain to the AKR 44

4 more plays

Week 7 · Central Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.92Drake Anderson run for 1 yd to the AKR 40
Week 4 · Indiana · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.80Drake Anderson run for 8 yds to the AKR 28
Week 1 · Temple · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +0.72Drake Anderson run for 10 yds to the TEM 27 for a
Week 8 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA −0.71Drake Anderson run for 2 yds to the AKR 39

Rushing profile

Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security

How he gets his yards, and how often it works

40 car · 132 yds · 1 TD

36 of 40 carries matched to play-by-play

Success rate

22%36 carries

Stuffed

0 or fewer yds

8%of carries

3 carries

Grind

1–3 yds

56%of carries

20 carries

Chunk

4–9 yds

31%of carries

11 carries

Explosive

10+ yds

6%of carries

2 carries

3.3 yds/carry on 40 carries · 6% explosive (10+ yds) · 22% success rate.

Teams and coaches

2018Northwestern9-5HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced

2019Northwestern3-9HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy

2020Northwestern7-2HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Arizona1-11HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced

2023Akron2-10HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 33 (#281 of 310). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2023 season

33Below cohort / limited sample #281 of 310 · 2023?

7 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: carries (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#94 / 327 · 70th pct

Rec yards#140 / 327 · 57th pct

Rush TDs#271 / 333 · 11th pct

Long run#320 / 333 · 4th pct

Yards / carry#320 / 333 · 3rd pct

3.3

Rush yards#331 / 333 · 1st pct

132

Carries#331 / 333 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2023, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home5g	7.8	1.6	0.0
Road6g	15.5	3.1	0.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	14.7	3.3	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	7.2	1.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Joe Moorhead

Pass share

55.5%

423 pass / 339 run

Plays / game

63.5

12 games

Team sack rate

9.8%

410 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

40 carries and 17 catches in 11 games

Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

33 · #281 of 310 RBs · 2023

Three-star recruit. Now #281 at the position.

Drake Anderson

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Style of play

Fans

Akron in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Rushing profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

40 carries and 17 catches in 11 games

Six seasons, three schools

Moves

2018

2021 11 games