C. J. Anderson

C. J. Anderson

C.J. Anderson

Anderson in 2014
No. 22 Denver Broncos
Position: Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1991-02-10) February 10, 1991
Place of birth: Vallejo, California
Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight: 224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school: Vallejo (CA) Bethel
College: California
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015
Rushing yards: 1,607
Rushing average: 4.8
Rushing TDs: 13
Player stats at NFL.com

Cortrelle Javon "C.J." Anderson (born February 10, 1991) is an American football running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears, and was signed by the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2013.

Early years

Anderson attended Jesse M. Bethel High School in Vallejo, California, where he rushed for nearly 4,000 yards during his prep career as he led his squad to four consecutive playoff appearances, including a spot in the Sac-Joaquin Section title game as a junior in 2007, when he was named the Vallejo Times Herald Athlete of the Year. He was a two-time Vallejo Times Herald MVP and first-team selection, while also picking up first-team All-Solano County Athletic Conference honors in both his junior and senior campaigns. He posted 1,297 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns on the ground and completed 44-of-91 passes for 785 yards and 11 scores as a junior. As a senior, he moved to running back after playing quarterback in an option offensive during his junior campaign and rushed for 1,623 yards and 23 touchdowns on the ground, while also contributing with 2 interceptions on defense. He became the first Bethel player to sign with and play for a Pac-12 school.[1] Anderson also participated in track, posting bests of 12.11 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 24.35 seconds in the 200-meter dash.[2]

College career

He was selected to the first-team All-American, All-State and All-NorCal Conference teams while at Laney College in Oakland, California. He then went on to play at UC Berkeley.[1] In his first year at Cal as a junior in 2011, Anderson had 72 carries for 345 yards and 8 TDs on the ground and 7 receptions for 186 yards and one TD through the air. As a senior for the Golden Bears in 2012, he produced 126 carries for 790 yards and 4 TDs plus 15 catches for 164 yards and a TD. [3]

Professional career

2013 season

Anderson signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent on April 27.[4] Anderson was injured during Denver's preseason. The Broncos reached Super Bowl XLVIII in Anderson's rookie season, but lost 43-8 to the Seattle Seahawks. Anderson had a reception for 14 yards and 2 carries for 9 yards as he got the ball the last 3 times of the game.

2014 season

On November 9, Anderson scored his first career touchdown on a 51-yard screen pass from Peyton Manning in a 41-17 rout of the Oakland Raiders.

Anderson had breakout games against the Dolphins and the Chiefs, running for over 150 yards each time, the first Denver Broncos running back to do so since 2004. Anderson was ultimately named to his first Pro Bowl at the end of the season in place of the injured Le'Veon Bell.[5]

2015 season

On December 2, 2015, after a 30-24 win against the New England Patriots in Week 12, Anderson was awarded as the AFC Offensive Player of the Week. Anderson compiled 113 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns, including the game-winning score.[6] The Broncos finished the season 12-4 and Anderson had 720 yards with 5 touchdowns. The Broncos earned the #1 seed in the AFC. In the first playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Anderson had 15 carries for 72 yards and the game winning touchdown. The Broncos won 23-16. In the AFC Championship game against the Patriots, Anderson had 16 carries for 72 yards. The Broncos won 20-18 to advance to Super Bowl 50 where they beat the Carolina Panthers 24-10. In Super Bowl 50, Anderson totaled 100 yards of offense on 27 touches (23 carries and 4 receptions), one of his carries being a two-yard touchdown run with less than three minutes left, expanding the lead to twelve points and effectively icing the game for the Broncos.

2016 season

After the 2015 season, Anderson became a restricted free agent, and signed a four-year, $18 million offer sheet with the Miami Dolphins on March 10, 2016.[7] However, on March 15, the Broncos matched the Dolphins' offer, keeping Anderson in Denver for the next four seasons.[8]

Career statistics

Rushing

Year Team Games Played Attempts Yards Yards per Attempt Longest Rush Touchdowns First Downs Fumbles Fumbles Lost
2013 DEN 5 7 38 5.4 11 0 3 0 0
2014 DEN 15 179 849 4.7 27 8 47 0 0
2015 DEN 15 152 720 4.7 48 5 33 2 2
Total Total 35 338 1,607 4.8 48 13 83 2 2

Receiving

Year Team Games Played Rec Targets Yards Yards per Rec Long Touchdowns First Downs Fumbles Fumbles Lost
2013 DEN 5 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0
2014 DEN 15 34 44 324 9.5 51 2 13 1 0
2015 DEN 15 25 36 183 7.3 27 0 6 0 0
Total Total 35 59 80 507 8.6 51 2 19 1 0

References

  1. 1 2 "California Golden Bears Profile". calbears.com.
  2. ↑ https://www.trackingfootball.com/players/c-j-anderson-16603/
  3. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/cj-anderson-1.html/
  4. ↑ Lerentee McCray, C.J. Anderson are undrafted Broncos bonus babies
  5. ↑ http://www.milehighreport.com/2014/11/30/7311771/broncos-chiefs-final-score
  6. ↑ "C.J. Anderson named AFC's Offensive Player of the Week". 9News. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  7. ↑ Brinson, Will (March 10, 2016). "Dolphins sign RB C.J. Anderson to four-year, $18 million offer sheet". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  8. ↑ Legwold, Jeff (March 15, 2016). "Broncos match Dolphins' offer sheet to C.J. Anderson". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016.

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