Evan Anderson: DL · Florida Atlantic · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Evan Anderson
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches at Florida Atlantic: Willie Taggart and Tom Herman. All-AAC in 2023 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 7 tackles against UTSA, Week 8, 2023.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Roost Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 51 | 20 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 24 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 42 | 13 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Florida Atlantic | 21 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -- |
| Career | 138 | 48 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-20vs Monmouth | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-17vs Ohio | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-48@ Clemson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-23@ Illinois | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-17vs Tulsa | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 56-14@ South Florida | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-36vs UTSA | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 38-16@ Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 42-45@ UAB | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-22vs East Carolina | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 8-24vs No. 17 Tulane | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-24@ Rice | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 51 | 20 | 4.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 |
Week 1 · 2023
W 42-20
vs Monmouth
1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles · 5 solo tackles
Dominant 22-point win at home against Monmouth.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
9%4 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
6%3 hurries51 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Herman
Pass share
53.0%
410 pass / 363 run
Plays / game
64.4
12 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
442 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #36 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida Atlantic, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 38 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Willie Taggart → Tom Herman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
