David Anderson
David Anderson
Wins his gap play after play. Three seasons at Duke, two different head coaches: Trooper Taylor and Manny Diaz. The receipt: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Virginia — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Duke, 25 tackles — drafted at #251 overall by Houston.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Trooper Taylor → Manny Diaz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
HoustonEntering 21st NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Daniel Lyons’s 2024 season.
Matches Daniel on
Differs from Daniel on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tavion Gadson's sophomore season at Kentucky (2025).
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Background
2026: Returning defensive tackle ... two-time Academic All-ACC selection (2024-25) … in 30 career games, has registered 26 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, one fumble recovery, one PBU and two QB pressures ... recorded 2+ tackles in eight games, including a career-best four versus Ole Miss in the TaxS...