A rookie fifth-round pick of the Bengals, Anderson adds speed and athleticism to both the secondary and special teams units for Cincinnati ... He ran a 4.36 40-yard dash at the NFL Draft Combine and recorded 237 tackles (134 solo) during a five-year career at Toledo (2017-21) ... Earned All-Mid-American Conference honors in his final two seasons, including first-team distinction as a senior in 2021, when he also served as a team captain ... One of two players from a MAC school on the current Bengals roster alongside fellow rookie Jack Sorenson (Miami of Ohio).
Career transactions: Selected by Cincinnati in fifth round of 2022 NFL Draft (166th overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 5-19-22. Defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo says: "In today's NFL, we're going to play to a bunch of great receivers as we all know. There's speed everywhere. Especially in the back end, those guys are going to get out of position some just by the nature of their jobs, and if they can't get back into the play then they're going to struggle. He has the make-up and recovery speed and that's what we're looking for."
College highlights: Spent five seasons (2017-21) at Toledo, using an extra year of eligibility granted to student-athletes due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Played in 55 career games (27 starts), and recorded 237 tackles (134 solo), including nine TFLs, with 19 pass breakups, two INTs, two sacks and one FF ... Also utilized extensively on special teams as a gunner ... Named to the Academic All-MAC Team in four consecutive seasons (2018-21) ... 2021—Played in 10 games (eight starts) as a fifth-year senior and earned All-MAC
First Team honors ... Registered 44 tackles (26 solo), with two for losses, two pass breakups, one sack and one FF ... Had a season-high 10 tackles, one TFL and a FF on Nov. 16 at Ohio ... Served as a team captain ... Selected to play in the Reese's Senior Bowl. 2020—Started all six games in shortened season ... Ranked second on the team with 34 tackles (16 solo), adding four PBUs, one TFL and one sack ... Named second-team All-MAC ... totaled 11 tackles on Nov. 28 vs. Ball State ... Team captain ... Named Academic All-MAC and CoSIDA Academic All-District. 2019—Started all 12 games, ranking second on the team with a career-high 84 tackles (41 solo) ... Had 3.5 TFLs and five PBUs ... Logged eight tackles (five solo), including one for a
loss in season opener on Aug. 31 at Kentucky ... Registered a career-high 12 tackles on Sept. 21 at Colorado State, and again on Nov. 20 at Buffalo ... Academic All-MAC selection and nominee for Academic All-America. 2018—Played in all 13 games, making one start at free safety ... Had 44 tackles (31 solo), four PBUs and one INT ... opened the season with five solo tackles and an INT on Sept. 1 vs. Virginia Military Institute ... Tallied six tackles and a PBU on Nov. 7 at Northern Illinois ... Named Academic All-MAC. 2017—Played in all 14 games as a true freshman, totaling 31 tackles (20 solo), four PBUs and one INT ... Grabbed first career INT to go with six tackles on Nov. 8 at Ohio ... Had five tackles, with 1.5 for losses, in Dollar General Bowl vs. Appalachian State.
High school: Attended St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo, Ohio ... Recorded 14 INTs in three seasons ... Had five INTs, 40 tackles and six blocked kicks as a senior in 2016, earning first-team all-state honors ... Also competed in basketball and track & field, finishing third in Ohio in the long jump as a junior.
Personal: Hometown is Toledo, Ohio ... Professional sales major at Toledo .. First name is pronounced "TIE-senn."
