Robby Anderson

Robby Anderson
refer to caption
Anderson with the Jets in 2017.
No. 11 – New York Jets
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1993-05-09) May 9, 1993
Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: South Plantation
(Plantation, Florida)
College: Temple
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Receptions: 116
Receiving yards: 1,759
Receiving touchdowns: 12
Player stats at NFL.com

Robert Steven Anderson[1] (born May 9, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He played college football at Temple. Anderson was signed by the Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

Early years

Anderson attended and played high school football at South Plantation High School.[2]

College career

Anderson committed to Temple University to play college football for the Temple Owls over offers from other schools including Illinois, Indiana, and Marshall.[3] After redshirting his first year in Philadelphia, Anderson saw time on special teams during his redshirt-freshman season and practiced primarily as a defensive back. Following Matt Rhule's hiring as Temple's head coach, Anderson switched to wide receiver in 2013 and caught 44 passes for 791 receiving yards and nine touchdowns.[4] In the 2013 season, Anderson set a Temple school-record for receiving yards in a game with 239 against SMU.[5][6] Anderson missed the 2014 season, however, due to academic eligibility issues.[7] Anderson spent the 2014 taking classes at a community college in Florida. Anderson returned to Temple for his senior season in 2015 season and had 70 catches for 939 yards.[8] Anderson's reception and yardage totals were the second most ever by a Temple player in school history. Anderson was selected to the Eastern College Athletic Conference All-Conference team and Third Team All-Conference team by Phil Steele in recognition of his senior season. Following his senior season, Anderson was selected to play in the 2016 East–West Shrine Game.[9]

College statistics

Year Team G Receiving Rushing
RecYardsAvgTDAttYardsAvgTD
2013Temple 104479118.092-4-2.00
2015Temple 147093913.474153.80
Career241141,73015.2166111.80

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m)		 187 lb
(85 kg)		 4.36 s 1.59 s 2.56 s 4.27 s 7.07 s 36 1⁄2 in
(0.93 m)		 10 ft 8 in
(3.25 m)		 8 reps
All values from Temple's Pro Day[10]

2016: Rookie year

Despite running a 4.36-second 40-yard dash at Temple's pro day, Anderson went undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft. On May 5, 2016, Anderson signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent.[11] Anderson entered training camp competing against Jalin Marshall, Chandler Worthy, Jeremy Ross, and Charone Peake to be the Jets' fifth wide receiver.[12] He went on to lead all players in the 2016 pre-season in receiving yards with 264, and also had 13 catches and three touchdowns, which helped him earn a spot on the Jets' final 53-man roster and become their fifth wide receiver entering the regular season, behind Brandon Marshall, Eric Decker, Quincy Enunwa, and Jalin Marshall.[13]

He made his professional regular season debut in the New York Jets' season-opening 23-22 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.[14] On September 25, 2016, Anderson made his first career reception on a 26-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick and finished the 24-3 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs with a total of two receptions for 34 receiving yards.[15] The next game, Anderson was named the Jets' starting slot receiver against the Seattle Seahawks and finished the 27-17 loss with two catches for 12 receiving yards.[16] Following Eric Decker's season-ending injury on October 12, 2016, Anderson became Jets' starting slot receiver.[17] On December 5, 2016, he made four receptions for 61 yards and caught his first career touchdown on a 40-yard pass from Bryce Petty. The New York Jets went on to lose to the Indianapolis Colts 41-10.[18] The following week, Anderson had a season-high six catches and 99 receiving yards in a 23-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.[19] In a Week 15 matchup against the Miami Dolphins, he led the Jets with 80 receiving yards, made four receptions, and caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from Petty as the Jets lost by a score of 34-13.[20]

He finished his rookie season with 42 receptions, 587 receiving yards, and two touchdowns in 16 games and eight starts.[21]

2017

Anderson started his second season with six receptions for 50 receiving yards combined over his first two games, a 21–12 loss to the Buffalo Bills and a 45–20 loss to the Oakland Raiders.[22][23] In Week 3, a 20–6 victory over the Miami Dolphins, he had three receptions for 95 receiving yards and his first receiving touchdown of the season.[24] During Week 7, in the second divisional game against the Miami Dolphins, Anderson was held to 35 receiving yards on three catches.[25] Prior to the final play in the fourth quarter, Anderson threw his helmet in rage, frustrated that he wasn't getting enough targets, which drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.[26] On October 27, Anderson was fined $12,154. During Week 8 against the Atlanta Falcons, Anderson performed far better as he posted his first career game with over 100 receiving yards. He had 106 receiving yards on six catches, including one touchdown and a one-handed catch for 32 yards in a 25-20 loss.[27][28] During Week 12 against the Carolina Panthers, Anderson highlighted big plays, including a 54-yard touchdown and a 33-yard touchdown, extending his touchdown streak to five games, leading all NFL wide receivers. He finished with 146 receiving yards but the Jets lost 35-27.[29][30] During Week 13 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Anderson finished with 107 receiving yards as the Jets won 38-31.[31] Over the final four games of the regular season, he combined for 14 receptions for 120 receiving yards.[32] Overall, he finished his second professional season with 63 receptions for 941 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns.[33]

2018

During Week 5 against the Denver Broncos, Anderson highlighted two big plays with touchdowns 76 yards and 35 yards respectively. He finished the game with 123 receiving yards on only 3 receptions as the Jets won 34-16.

Career statistics

Year Team G Receiving
RecYardsAvgLongTD
2016NYJ 164258714.0522
2017NYJ 166394114.969T7
Career321051,52814.669T9

[34]

Personal life

Born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Anderson was raised in nearby Teaneck.[35], Anderson moved to South Florida as a child.[35] He chose to raise money for Above .500 Inc. foundation during #MyCauseMyCleats.

On May 8, 2017, Anderson was arrested in Miami, Florida for resisting with violence. Anderson had an altercation with security at a Miami music festival, and was told to leave. Anderson is scheduled to appear in court on March 19, 2018 related to the May 2017 incident.[36]

On January 19, 2018, Anderson was arrested at 2:15 A.M. in Sunrise, Florida. Nine charges have been filed against Anderson, according to police records: resisting an officer/obstruction without violence; felony harm to a public servant or family; felony fleeing/eluding while lights/siren active; reckless driving; failure to drive in a single lane; two counts of disobeying/avoiding a red light; speeding; and turning without a signal.[37] On April 3, 2018, the felony charges were dismissed.[38][39] On June 20, 2018, Anderson pleaded no contest to five charges for traffic violations and received six months probation.[40]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". rostermon.com.
  2. ↑ "After Stops and Starts in College, a Rookie Receiver Latches on With the Jets". The New York Times. 2016-11-26. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  3. ↑ "Rivals.com". n.rivals.com.
  4. ↑ "Robby Anderson 2013 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  5. ↑ "Temple at SMU Box Score, October 26, 2013". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  6. ↑ Bump, Lary. "Temple builds 21 point lead but falls to SMU". Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Robby Anderson: Excellent pro day". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  8. ↑ "Robby Anderson 2015 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  9. ↑ "Robby Anderson - 2015 Football Roster - Temple University Athletics". owlsports.com.
  10. ↑ "Robby Anderson, DS #19 WR, Temple: 2016 NFL Draft". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Jets Sign 13 Undrafted Free Agents". newyorkjets.com. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Ourlads.com: New York Jets' Depth Chart: 08/31/2016". ourlads.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Ourlads.com: New York Jets' Depth Chart: 09/29/16". ourlads.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Cincinnati Bengals at New York Jets - September 11th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  15. ↑ "NFL Game Center: Week 3-2016: New York Jets @ Kansas City Chiefs". nfl.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets - October 2nd, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  17. ↑ "With Eric Decker out, Robby Anderson can step up for Jets". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  18. ↑ "NFL Game Center: Week 13-2016: Indianapolis Colts @ New York Jets". NFL.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  19. ↑ "New York Jets at San Francisco 49ers - December 11th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  20. ↑ "NFL Player Profile: Robby Anderson". NFL.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Robby Anderson 2016 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  22. ↑ "New York Jets at Buffalo Bills - September 10th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  23. ↑ "New York Jets at Oakland Raiders - September 17th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  24. ↑ "Miami Dolphins at New York Jets - September 24th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  25. ↑ "New York Jets at Miami Dolphins - October 22nd, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  26. ↑ "Robby Anderson's frustration boils over with helmet spike at end of Jets loss". NY Daily News. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Jets WR Robby Anderson has TD, career-high 104 yards". Newsday. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  28. ↑ "Atlanta Falcons at New York Jets - October 29th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  29. ↑ "Robby Anderson, WR, New York Jets". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  30. ↑ "Carolina Panthers at New York Jets - November 26th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  31. ↑ "Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets - December 3rd, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  32. ↑ "Robby Anderson 2017 Game Log - Weeks 13–16". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  33. ↑ "Robby Anderson 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  34. ↑ "Robby Anderson Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  35. 1 2 Vasquez, Andy. "Jets: Rookie Anderson getting a shot", The Record (Bergen County), October 2, 2016. Accessed October 2, 2016. "Five months ago, Robby Anderson was an undrafted free agent just hoping for a spot on an NFL roster.... But there will be no wide-eyed walk into MetLife Stadium this morning for the 23-year-old Teaneck native."
  36. ↑ https://heavy.com/sports/2018/01/robby-anderson-arrested-jail-charges-mugshot/
  37. ↑ "Robby Anderson arrested on nine charges in Florida". NY Daily News. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  38. ↑ "Felony charges against Robby Anderson dismissed". NFL. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  39. ↑ "Robby Anderson no longer facing felony charge". NFL. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  40. ↑ "The Star Ledger. June 20, 2018. pg. 34". p. 34. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.