Nick Anderson: LB · Tulane · #1.
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Nick Anderson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the Tulane linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 14 tackles against Houston — Week 5, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
101 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-10vs Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Alcorn State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 17-10@ Kansas State | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-27vs Southern Miss | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-24@ Houston | 14 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 24-9vs East Carolina | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-31@ South Florida | 7 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-28vs Memphis | 11 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-13@ Tulsa | 13 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-38vs No. 22 UCF | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 59-24vs SMU | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-24@ No. 21 Cincinnati | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-28vs No. 22 UCF | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 101 | 57 | 6.0 | 2.0 | — | 3 |
Week 8 · 2022
W 38-28
vs Memphis
1 tackle for loss · 11 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Edged out Memphis at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
101tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%6 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
3%3 pass breakups101 tackles · 6 for loss · 2 sacks.
4 seasons under Willie Fritz — 27-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 10.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Pass share
41.0%
377 pass / 543 run
Plays / game
65.7
14 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
413 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
101 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Tulane, 271 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Willie Fritz.
