2015 Football Roster

48 Kevin Anderson

  • Position Outside Linebacker
  • Class Sixth Year
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 244
  • Hometown Palo Alto, Calif.
  • High School Palo Alto
  • Major Civil Engineering

Biography

As a Fifth-Year Senior (2015) Game-by-Game Statistics
• All-Pac-12 honorable mention
• Phil Steele All-Pac-12 third team
• Team captain
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
• Bednarik Award watch list
• Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list
• Phil Steele All-Pac-12 preseason fourth team
• Athlon All-Pac-12 preseason fourth team
• 10 games played
• 40 tackles (8.5 tackles for loss)
• 2.0 sacks
• Eight tackles (1.5 tackles for loss) at Northwestern
• Seven tackles (1.0 tackle for loss) vs. UCF
• Five tackles at USC
• Three tackles, 1.0 sack at Washington State
• FIve tackles (2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack) at Colorado
• Six tackles (2.5 tackles for loss), one fumble recovery vs. Oregon
• Two tackles (0.5 tackles for loss) vs. Notre Dame
• Two tackles vs. USC (Pac-12 Championship Game)

As a Senior (2014) • Game-by-Game Statistics
• All-Pac-12 honorable mention
• 52 tackles (32 solo)
• 11.5 tackles for loss
• 5.5 sacks
• Four tackles vs. UC Davis
• Eight tackles (1.0 tackle for loss) vs. USC
• Four tackles, one fumble recovery vs. Army
• Seven tackles (five solo, 0.5 sack, 1.5 tackles for loss) at Washington
• Four tackles, 2.0 sacks at Notre Dame
• Team-high 10 tackles (4.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack) at Arizona State
• Three tackles, 1.0 sack vs. Oregon State
• Four tackles at Oregon
• Two tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss vs. Utah
• Three tackles at UCLA
• Two tackles, 0.5 sack vs. Maryland

As a Junior (2013) • Game-by-Game Statistics
• 14 games played
• 26 tackles (6.5 for loss), 1.5 sacks, one interception
• Stanford's co-Defensive Player of the Game at Oregon State (Oct. 26)
• Three tackles at Army
• Three tackles at Washington State
• Two tackles (one for loss) and one pass breakup against UCLA
• Five tackles (three solo), 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks for 15 yards at Oregon State
• Three tackles, 0.5 sack vs. Oregon
• Two tackles (1.0 for loss) vs. Notre Dame
• Two tackles vs. Arizona State in Pac-12 Championship Game
• Two tackles (1.0 for loss) vs. Michigan State in Rose Bowl
     • 40-yard interception returned for touchdown

As a Sophomore (2012) • Game-by-Game Statistics

• 14 games played as pass-rushing outside linebacker and on special teams
• Two tackles vs. Duke and at Colorado
• First career tackle for loss, forced fumble and 19-yard sack at Colorado
• Solo sack at UCLA

As a Freshman (2011) • Game-by-Game Statistics
• Did not see action
• Recipient of Greg Piers Team Award for outstanding scout team contributions

The Anderson File
• Graduated from Palo Alto (Calif.) and played under head coach Earl Hansen
• Nation’s 41st-best defensive end prospect by Scout
• Two varsity football letters
• 110 tackles (22 for loss) with 11.5 sacks as a senior
• 2010 first team all-state by ESPN and Scout
• Led Palo Alto to 2010 CIF Division I State Bowl title with 15-13 win over Centennial
• 2010 Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Lineman of the Year
• 2010 Palo Alto Daily News Defensive Player of the Year
• 2010 San Jose Mercury News All-Santa Clara County
• Lettered in track and field, throwing the shot put and discus
• Born at Stanford Hospital
• Full name is Kevin James Anderson
• Son of Peter and Anne Anderson
• Two brothers, Michael and Jack
     • Michael played football at Yale
     • Jack plays football at Dartmouth
• Earned undergraduate degree in civil engineering
• Earned master’s degree in sustainable design and construction

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 48

    2011Freshman

    Defensive End
    0 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2012Sophomore

    Outside Linebacker
    6'4" 245 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2013Junior

    Outside Linebacker
    6'4" 244 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2014Senior

    Outside Linebacker
    6'4" 245 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2015Sixth Year

    Outside Linebacker
    6'4" 244 lbs
    48