2008 Football Roster
Roster
Damein Anderson
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Hazlehurst, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Hazlehurst HS
- Career & Game-By-Game Statistics
CAREER:
Has played in 33 games in the secondary and on special teams . . . Earned five starts at cornerback during his sophomore season . . . Picked off one pass against Vanderbilt a year ago . . . Has made 34 tackles, including two for loss (minus 21 yards) and eight pass deflections during his career . . . Also credited with two kickoff returns (38 yards) . . . Came to MSU after a standout high school career as a quarterback and defensive back . . . Selected to play in the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Classic.
2010:
Played in 11 games and recorded 12 total tackles, seeing action mainly on special teams . . . Missed a pair of games due to a knee injury . . . Posted four tackles in the season opener against Memphis . . . Matched that tackle output against Houston in week six . . . Credited with three pass breakups, one forced fumble and a pair of fumble recoveries . . . Recorded one tackle in each of the last three games of the regular season after returning from the injured list.
2009:
Saw playing time in 11 games during his sophomore season . . . Missed only the Arkansas game due to injury . . . Credited with 16 total tackles on the year . . . Returned one kickoff for 23 yards . . . Earned first career start in the season opener against Jackson State . . . Recorded four total tackles with a tackle for loss against the Tigers . . . Earned the 16-yard tackle for loss on a failed punt attempt . . . Posted four tackles with a pass breakup at Auburn . . . Intercepted his first career pass at Vanderbilt, returning it four yards . . . Also tallied three tackles against Vandy . . . Recorded two tackles against LSU . . . Posted a pair of stops with a quarterback hurry against Houston . . . Recorded one tackle against Florida . . . Finished the season with a two-tackle game in the Egg Bowl victory.
2008:
Played in all but one game (11 of 12) as a redshirt freshman . . . Saw action in all but the Week 11 win over Arkansas . . . Made six tackles, including one tackle for loss (minus 5 yards) and a pass deflection on the year . . . Also returned one kickoff (15 yards) . . . Saw the first action of his redshirt freshman season at Louisiana Tech in the season opener . . . Registered a pair of tackles and had a 15-yard kickoff return in Ruston . . . Added a pass deflection one week later in the Bulldogs’ home-opening win over Southeastern Louisiana . . . Had one hit in State’s SEC opener vs. Auburn . . . Added another hit one week later at Georgia Tech, a 5-yard tackle for loss . . . Made one more stop in Week 7 at Tennessee . . . Finished the season with one hit at Ole Miss.
2007:
Redshirted his true freshman season.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Selected to play in the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Classic . . . Listed as the No. 52 cornerback prospect in the country by ESPN.com . . . Rated the No. 24 prospect in the state of Mississippi, regardless of position, by SuperPrep Recruiting Magazine in its season-ending All-America issue, the second-best cornerback on the list . . . Ranked among the top 25 players in the state of Mississippi by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger following his senior season, one of the top two defensive backs in the state . . . Earned first-team, all-state mention in Class 3A by the Mississippi Association of Coaches at free safety . . . Credited with running a 4.5 in the 40-yard dash by both the Scout.com and Rivals.com recruiting web sites . . . Helped lead head coach Vernon Perry’s Hazlehurst High team to a two-year mark of 24-3 during his junior and senior campaigns . . . Hazlehurst was 10-3 during his senior campaign after posting a 14-0 record and the 2005 Class 3A state championship one year prior . . . Went both ways for the Indians, playing quarterback on offense and cornerback on defense . . . Accounted for 1,080 total yards as the team’s QB, passing for 553 yards, rushing for 527 yards, and scoring 15 touchdowns . . . Also helped pace a defense that held eight of its opponents scoreless . . . Rushed nine times for 111 yards and a touchdown in the title game . . . Committed to MSU in March 2006.
PERSONAL:
Born Damein Fitzgerald Anderson, 11-7-88, in Hazlehurst, Miss... . Son of Mr. Ronnie Anderson and Ms. Vanessa Jones.
