2021 Football Roster
Roster
Deontay Anderson
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Manvel HS
- Prev School:
- Ole Miss
• 2019 Athlon Sports Preseason American Athletic Conference Third Team
• 2018 Athlon Sports Preseason American Athletic Conference Fourth Team
• 2016 Second Team Freshman All-SEC (Athlon)
2021: Appeared in 14 games at linebacker after switching from safety in the spring ... finished second on the team with 63 total tackles ... recorded a season-high two quarterback hits with six tackles and a tackle for loss against Navy (Sept. 25) ... had his lone fumble recovery with a 23-yard return against East Carolina (Oct. 23) ... was all over the field against Memphis with a season-high eight tackles and another season-high in tackles for loss with two (Nov. 19) … finished his college career tying his season-high for tackles with eight and recorded a quarterback hit in a Birmingham Bowl victory over Auburn (Dec. 28).
2020: Started six games ... recorded 26 tackles (14 solo), 1.0 tackle for loss and three pass break-ups ... had one tackle in season opener against Tulane (Oct. 8) ... logged nine tackles vs. UCF (Oct. 31) ... added four tackles at Cincinnati (Nov. 7) ... finished with one tackle and two pass break-ups against USF (Nov. 14) ... started at SAM linebacker at Memphis (Dec. 12), recording two tackles ... started at linebacker and matched season high with nine tackles against Hawaii in the New Mexico Bowl (Dec. 24).
2019: Started 11 games ... made 48 tackles (38 solo) and had 1.5 tackles for loss with a team-high nine pass break-ups ... finished with five tackles at No. 4/4 Oklahoma (Sept. 1)... recorded one tackle in win vs. Prairie View A&M (Sept. 7)... totaled four tackles and three pass breakups vs. Washington State in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff (Sept. 13)... posted four tackles, one forced fumble and one pass breakup at Tulane (Sept. 19)... had three tackles in win at North Texas (Sept. 28)... led team with nine tackles, including 1.5 for loss, vs. No. 25 Cincinnati (Oct. 12)... recorded four tackles and one QB hurry in win at UConn (Oct. 19)... totaled five tackles and three pass breakups vs. SMU (Oct. 24)... finished with four tackles and one pass breakup at UCF (Nov. 2)... posted five tackles and one pass breakup in win at Tulsa (Nov. 23)... had four tackles in season finale vs. Navy (Nov. 30).
2018: Started all 13 games at safety ... finished the year fourth on team with 72 tackles ... made Houston debut with eight tackles and one pass breakup in win at Rice ... had five tackles, including 2.0 for loss, in win against Arizona ... had nine tackles at Texas Tech ... had five tackles, two pass breakups, one interception and one forced fumble in win against Tulsa ... had three tackles in win at ECU ... had eight tackles in win at Navy ... had two tackles and one pass breakup in win over No. 21/20 USF ... had six tackles at SMU ... had 12 tackles, including 1.5 for loss, against Temple ... had four tackles in win over Tulane ... had four tackles, including a half tackle for loss, at Memphis ... had five tackles vs. Army in Armed Forces Bowl.
2017 (AT Ole Miss): Did not see action and was redshirted.2016 (At Ole Miss): Freshman All-SEC second team (Athlon) ... True freshman saw action in every game with one start at Rover safety ... Also played on special teams ... Finished with 32 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and an INT on the year ... Earned first letter ... vs. #4 Florida State (9/5/16): Made his college debut as a backup Rover and on special teams, recording two tackles (one solo) ... vs. Wofford (9/10/16): Collected seven tackles (one solo) with 0.5 TFL ... vs. #1 Alabama (9/17/16): Made two tackles (one solo) ... vs. #11 Georgia (9/24/16): Posted four tackles (three solo) with a TFL ... vs. Memphis (10/1/16): Made one tackle ... at #23 LSU (10/22/16): Made two tackles (one solo) ... vs. #15 Auburn (10/29/16): Made two solo stops ... vs. Georgia Southern (11/5/16): Tallied three tackles (one solo) ... at #8 Texas A&M (11/12/16): Made three tackles (two solo) and snagged his first career interception that sealed the Rebels’ dramatic come-from-behind win in the final seconds of the contest ... at Vanderbilt (11/19/16): Made three tackles (two solo) ... vs. Mississippi State (11/26/16): Made first career start (Rover) and tallied three solo stops ... Member of the 2016 signing class.
High School: An Under Armour All-America selection ... A consensus 4-star recruit ... Rated the nation’s No. 1 safety by ESPN and ranked No. 41 in the ESPN300 ... Rated by Scout as the No. 4 safety and No. 2 recruit out of the state of Texas ... Rated by Rivals as the No. 3 safety and No. 10 recruit out of the state of Texas ... Ranked by 247Sports as the No. 2 safety and No. 8 recruit out of the state of Texas ... 2015 Nike Opening Finalist ... Had 40 tackles (32 solo) his senior year ... Tabbed first team All-State by USA Today and second team by the Associated Press ... Coached in high school by Kirk Martin ... High school teammate of fellow Rebel D’Vaughn Pennamon ... Won the Texas 6A state championship in the 200-meter dash with a time of 20.99 his junior year.
Personal: Son of Michael and Hava Anderson ... Born: Nov. 11, 1997 ... Father played with the USFL’s Houston Gamblers ... Uncle Greg “Cadillac” Anderson played 11 years in the NBA ... Has an obsession with fruit snacks ... Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts.CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 12, Temple (11/10/18)
Tackles for Loss: 2, Arizona (9/8/18)
PBU: 3, 2x, last SMU (10/24/19)
Interceptions: 1, Tulsa (10/2/18)
Fumbles forced: 1, 2x, last at Tulane (9/19/19)
