2023 Football Roster
Joseph Anderson
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 281
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Anadarko, Okla.
- High School:
- Anadarko
TULSA – A four-year letterwinner … a former walk-on athlete … played six seasons due to covid additional year … was put on scholarship immediately following the 2021 Myrtle Beach Bowl … played in 43 career games and had 22 starts … had 80 career tackles, 11 TFL for -41 yards and 5 sacks for -30 yards.
2023 – Started all 12 games … had 20 stops, 2.5 TFL for -7 yards, two PBUs, one fumble recovery and one QB hurry … had season-highs of three stops vs. Charlotte, #20 Tulane and North Texas … also had one TFL for -4 yards and one fumble recovery vs. North Texas … had two stops against NIU, Temple, Rice and UAPB.
2022 – Played in all 12 games and started 10 contests … had 35 stops, 4.5 TFL for -22 yards and 3.5 sacks for -21 yards … made his first career start in the opener at Wyoming and totaled three tackles … had a career-best five tackles and added one sack vs. JAX State … tied career-high five stops against Memphis and #19 Tulane … tallied four stops and one sack for -6 yards vs. SMU.
2021 – Played in all 13 games … had 22 tackles, 3.5 stops for -11 yards, one sack for -6 yards and one fumble recovery … had his first career sack for -6 yards against Arkansas State … totaled a season-best four tackles vs. Houston … was credited with three tackles and two stops for -3 yards at Tulane.
2020 – Played in five games … collected three tackles … had one tackle each against USF, ECU and Mississippi State.
2019 – Saw his first career action in the season finale at East Carolina.
2018 – Was a squad member.
HIGH SCHOOL – Was a four-year letterwinner at Anadarko High School … started three years on defense and two years on offense … played tight end and fullback on offense and linebacker on defense … collected 410 career tackles … was credited with 143 tackles his senior season … high school coach was Kent Jackson.
PERSONAL – Enjoys fishing and hunting … favorite NFL team is the Chicago Bears … Aaron Donald is his favorite NFL player … favorite TV show is “Family Guy” … his favorite musician is Hank Williams, Jr. … his favorite movie is American Sniper … favorite sports movie is Remember the Titans … began playing football at age 8 … a hashtag to describe himself is #motivated … ribeye is his favorite food … parents are Tracy and Ada Anderson … majoring in organizational studies.
