Jarion Anderson

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
5-9
Weight:
179
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Texarkana, Texas
High School:
Texas

TULSA – A two-year letterwinner … has played in 22 career games … 2018 – Played in all 12 games … caught 28 passes for 288 yards and one TD … returned 11 punts for 139 yards and a 12.6 average … had a career-long 55-yard return against Tulane … 2017 – Did not play … 2016 – Played in 10 games … saw most of his playing time on special teams as a punt returner … returned seven punts for 22 yards and had one kickoff return for six yards … 2015 – Was one of several true freshmen to sit out the 2015 season due to red-shirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL – Was a three-year letterwinner and starter at Texas High School … started three seasons at receiver and his junior season at cornerback as well … totaled 645 yards for a 15.7 average and nine TDs his senior season … earned first-team all-district and all-area both his junior and senior seasons … compiled 540 yards and five touchdowns on 30 receptions his junior season … caught 20 passes for 340 yards and two TDs as a sophomore … high school coach was Barry Norton.

PERSONAL – Favorite sports movie is Longest Yard … one word he uses to describe himself is “genuine” … favorite NFL player is Antonio Brown, and his favorite professional athlete is Lebron James … has met NFL players Andre Johnson, Arian Foster and RG III … his brother, Joe Jr., played two seasons with the Chicago Bears … parents are Joe Anderson Sr. and Audrey Anderson … a media studies major … born October 1, 1996.