Deonte Anderson
Deonte Anderson
Wins his gap play after play. Four seasons at Mississippi State, three different head coaches: Mike Leach, Greg Knox and Jeff Lebby. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Arizona State, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Leach, Greg Knox, and Jeff Lebby. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 16 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 18 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 38 | 10 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 74 | 16 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
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
2026 Outlook
Mississippi State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Mississippi State
Returning around him
- 2 Mississippi State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (27 in / 40 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Mississippi State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #24 · 2026 recruiting class #23
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 2025 production profile sits closest to Philip Blidi’s 2024 season.
Matches Philip on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyrone Taleni's senior season at USC (2023).
Matches Tyrone on