Deonte Kiyon Anderson (born September 19, 2002) is an American football defensive end for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Deonte Anderson
Mississippi State Bulldogs – No. 91
PositionDefensive end
ClassJunior
MajorBusiness Administration
Personal information
Born: (2002-09-19) September 19, 2002 (age 22)
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolFort Meade (Fort Meade, Florida)

Early life and high school

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Anderson grew up in Miami, Florida and attended Fort Meade Middle-Senior High School where he lettered in football and basketball. In his high school career, Anderson completed 18 receiving receptions for 206 yards and four touchdowns. Anderson would also complete a total of 43 total tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, an interceptions, a pass breakup and two fumble recoveries.[1] Anderson was a four-star rated recruit and would decide to commit to play college football at Mississippi State University[2] over offers from schools such as East Carolina, FIU, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, South Carolina, UCF, Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech.[3]

College career

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Anderson did not see any game action during his true freshman season in 2021 and was ultimately redshirted.[4]

During the 2022 season, he appeared in five games while primarily on special teams and made his first two assisted tackles of his collegiate career against East Tennessee State.[5][6]

During the 2023 season, he appeared in 12 games and started two of them, finishing the season with 38 total tackles (10 solo and 28 assisted), three tackles for loss for nine yards, 0.5 sacks for four yards, four pass breakups and a forced fumble.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Deonte 's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Coleman, Joel (January 2, 2021). "Bulldogs pick up coveted defensive end Deonte Anderson". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Deonte Anderson, Fort Meade, Edge". 247Sports.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "Deonte Anderson". Mississippi State Bulldogs. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Deonte Anderson 2022 Gamelogs". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  6. ^ Robertson, Steve (August 17, 2023). "Anderson flashing in Mississippi State pre-season camp". 247Sports. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "Deonte Anderson 2023 Gamelogs". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
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