Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 20-48vs UConn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
#21
Sammy Anderson
Senior defensive back on Southern Miss's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Dayton, OH
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 543 nationally · Signed with Cincinnati
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive back on Southern Miss's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2020.
Sammy Anderson
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Luke Fickell, Scott Satterfield and Blake Anderson. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against UConn, Week 3, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2020
- Signed with Cincinnati3-star out of Trotwood-Madison
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
2 coaches2021–2023
Southern Miss
Coaching transition mid-career: Will Hall → Blake Anderson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 14 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 17 | 13 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Cincinnati13-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning
2022Cincinnati9-4HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced
2023Cincinnati3-9HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning
2026Southern Miss1-2HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
52.7%
127 pass / 114 run
Plays / game
80.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
121 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
S
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Nic Jones’s 2021 season.
91%match
NFL Rd 7
Matches Nic on
Height
Weight
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Nic Jones's sophomore season at Ball State (2021).
96%match
All-MACNFL Rd 7
Matches Nic on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Sammy Anderson
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- #24Josh Battle34 tackles · 2025
- #1Champ Lewis16 tackles · 2025
- #3Jyaire Brown7 tackles · 2025
- #21Sammy Anderson1 game · 2026
24 more on the roster · Southern Miss team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology