#10

Ryder Anderson

Senior defensive lineman for Ole Miss. 2021: 3.5 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, 48 tackles.

DL · Ole Miss · Sr. · #10

6′6″ · 266 lb · Katy, TX

CFB Index 31 · #279 of 370 edge rushersLow confidenceOle Miss 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WDE recruit

No. 1255 nationally · Signed with Ole Miss

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Ole Miss. 2021: 3.5 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, 48 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ole Miss in 2017.
Transferred from Ole Miss to Indiana in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Indiana, 10 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20175 games

Signed with Ole Miss3-star out of Katy

202111 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1255 national

CFB

College

Ole Miss

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017–2019

Matt Luke

Ole Miss

2020–2021

Lane Kiffin

Ole Miss

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Luke → Lane Kiffin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Ole Miss6-6HC: Matt Luke · Balanced

2018Ole Miss5-7HC: Matt Luke · Balanced

2019Ole Miss4-8HC: Matt Luke · Run-heavy

2020Ole Miss5-5HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Indiana10-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

31Below cohort / limited sample #279 of 370?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (92nd percentile). Strength: qb hurries (90th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#212 / 2743 · 92nd pct

8.5

QB hurries#213 / 2743 · 90th pct

Sacks#280 / 2743 · 89th pct

3.5

Tackles#647 / 2743 · 76th pct

Solo tackles#677 / 2743 · 75th pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	4.0	0.8	0.5	0.0
Road6g	4.7	0.8	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.2	1.2	0.6	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	3.4	0.3	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pete Golding

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

31 · #279 of 370 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #279 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Ole Miss	48	28	8.5	3.5	--	--	--
2020	Ole Miss	42	18	7.0	2.5	1	--	--
2019	Ole Miss	14	8	2.5	2.0	--	--	--
2018	Ole Miss	33	9	4.0	1.0	--	--	--
2017	Ole Miss	9	3	1.5	1.5	--	--	--
Career		146	66	23.5	10.5	1	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 6-34@ Iowa	7	5	2.0	1.0	—
Wk 2	W 56-14vs Idaho	4	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 24-38vs Cincinnati	8	7	2.5	2.0	—	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 4	W 33-31@ Western Kentucky	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 0-24@ Penn State	8	4	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 15-20vs Michigan State	2	0	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 9	L 35-38@ Maryland	4	3	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 7-29@ Michigan	5	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 3-38vs Rutgers	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 14-35vs Minnesota	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 7-44@ Purdue	2	1	0.5	0.0	—
Total		48	28	8.5	3.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Ryder Anderson

20175 games

202111 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Impact starter

Career stats

Game log

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