Drake Anderson

Position:
RB
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
5-9
Weight:
200
Hometown:
Chandler, Ariz.
High School:
Chandler

PRIOR TO AKRON: Two-year member of Arizona football squad...did not make an appearance during the 2022 season...played in 11 games and made three starts as a freshman in 2021 where he was Arizona’s leading rusher with 410 yards on 87 carries...in his Wildcat debut vs. BYU, he had eight carries for 35 yards and six receptions for 28 yards...carried the ball 12 times for 72 yards vs. Northern Arizona...toted the ball 21 times for 67 yards at Oregon, where he scored his first touchdown in an Arizona uniform...had 92 rushing yards on just eight carries at Washington State where he set up a scoring drive with his 71-yard rush...played three seasons at Northwestern collecting 228 carries, 926 yards and five touchdowns while also catching 10 passes for 56 yards...member of 2020 Doak Walker Award Watch List...career best game came versus UNLC in 2019 season with 26 attempts for 141 yards and a touchdown...2020 season-best mark was 103 yards on just 10 carries with a touchdown against Maryland (10-24-2020)...Northwestern’s leading rusher in 2019...helped guide Chandler to 6A Arizona State Championship in senior season of high school, amassing 2,009 yards and 37 touchdowns on the ground...6A All-Conference First Team and Conference Offensive Player of the Year.

PERSONAL: Majoring in sports studies...son of Damien and Elizabeth Anderson.