Drake Anderson
Drake Anderson
Wins in space out of the backfield. Across two seasons and three programs, two head coaches: Jedd Fisch and Joe Moorhead. One game to point at: 40 rush yds, 1 receptions against Temple — Week 1, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Akron, 553 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Oscar Rodriguez → Joe Moorhead. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Akron | 40 | 132 | 3.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona | 87 | 385 | 4.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Northwestern | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 139 | 553 | 4.0 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Akron | 17 | 93 | 5.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona | 18 | 95 | 5.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | Northwestern | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 35 | 188 | 5.4 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023
W 24–21
vs Morgan State
27 rush yds (6 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Alan Lamar’s 2021 season.
Matches Alan on
Differs from Alan on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Tre Siggers’s path through Incarnate Word.
Ryan Ingram
Gary Brightwell
Matches Tre on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Davion Ervin-Poindexter's graduate season at Western Kentucky (2023).
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Differs from Davion on
Player DNA
Players who play like Drake Anderson
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2018–2023+267%
Up 267% from first season to most-recent.