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Jersey Number 91
Deonte Anderson
- Position:
- DE
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 260
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School/Previous School:
- Fort Meade Senior HS
Bio
Career Honors
SEC Graduate
2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 28 career games with five starts … Following the 2024 season, Anderson had 58 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, four pass breakups, one QB hurry and one pass breakup ... Changed numbers from 91 to 6 ahead of the 2025 season.
2024 (Redshirt Junior Season)
Played in 11 games with three starts … Recorded 18 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks … Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his season debut ... Toledo (9/14): Recorded one solo tackle ... Florida (9/21): Recorded three tackles, one solo and two assisted ... at Texas (9/28): Had one assisted tackle ... at Georgia (10/12): Recorded one solo tackle ... Had one tackle for loss, first of the season, for a loss of three yards ... Texas A&M (10/19): Had one assisted tackle ... Arkansas (10/26): Made his first start of the season ... Recorded three total tackles, all three were assisted tackles ... Had a half tackle for loss, for a loss of two yards ... UMass (11/2): Recorded four assisted tackles … Had half a tackle for loss for a loss of two yards … Had half a sack ... at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assisted … Had a half tackle for loss ... vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded two assisted tackles.
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)Â
Appeared in 12 games with two starts … Earned 38 tackles, 10 solo and 28 assisted … Had three tackles for loss with a 0.5 sack … Broke up four passes and had one fumble recovery ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Notched a pass breakup … Arizona (9/9): Notched a tackle and a pass breakup … LSU (9/16): Finished with a career-high five tackles including a tackle for loss … at South Carolina (9/23): Made four stops … Western Michigan (10/7): Finished with a career-high five tackles … Forced a fumble … Broke up a pass at the line of scrimmage … at Arkansas (10/21): Made a trio of tackles and broke up a pass … at Auburn (10/28): Tied his career-high with five tackles including a split tackle for loss … Kentucky (11/4): Logged four tackles including a split tackle for loss … at Texas A&M (11/11): Finished with three tackles and a quarterback hurry … Ole Miss (11/23): Recorded a career-high eight tackles including a tackle for loss.
2022 (Redshirt Freshman Season)Â
Appeared in five games, primarily on special teams ... ETSU (11/19): Recorded the first two tackles of his collegiate career.
2021 (True Freshman Season)
Did not see any game action … Earned a redshirt.
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High School
Prepped at Fort Meade Senior High School under head coach Jemalle Cornelius ... Four-star recruit per 247Sports ... Three-star prospect according to Rivals ... Tabbed the No. 203 national prospect per 247Sports ... Rated as a top-40 defensive end prospect by Rivals (No. 40) and 247Sports (No. 14) ... Top-100 recruit in the state of Florida per Rivals (No. 91) and 247Sports (No. 25) ... Named to The Ledger Super 16 as a senior ... Selected for the All-America Bowl ... As a senior, totaled 32 tackles ... Logged seven tackles for loss and two sacks ... Added two forced fumbles and two fumbles recovered ... Committed to MSU on Dec. 16, 2020.
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Personal
Born Deonte Kiyon Anderson on Sept. 19, 2002 … Son of Diana Coleman … Majoring in business administration.
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Social Media
X/Twitter – @DeonteAnderso10
Instagram – d.andersonn21
Career-Highs Entering 2025
Tackles: 8, vs. Ole Miss (11/23/2023)
Tackles for Loss: 1.0, 3x, last at Georgia (10/12/2024)
Sacks: 0.5, 2x, last vs. UMass (11/02/2024)
QB Hurries: 1, at Texas A&M (11/11/2023)
Pass Breakups: 1, 4x, last at Arkansas (10/21/2023)
Forced Fumble: 1, vs. Western Michigan (10/7/2023)
SEC Graduate
2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 28 career games with five starts … Following the 2024 season, Anderson had 58 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, four pass breakups, one QB hurry and one pass breakup ... Changed numbers from 91 to 6 ahead of the 2025 season.
2024 (Redshirt Junior Season)
Played in 11 games with three starts … Recorded 18 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks … Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his season debut ... Toledo (9/14): Recorded one solo tackle ... Florida (9/21): Recorded three tackles, one solo and two assisted ... at Texas (9/28): Had one assisted tackle ... at Georgia (10/12): Recorded one solo tackle ... Had one tackle for loss, first of the season, for a loss of three yards ... Texas A&M (10/19): Had one assisted tackle ... Arkansas (10/26): Made his first start of the season ... Recorded three total tackles, all three were assisted tackles ... Had a half tackle for loss, for a loss of two yards ... UMass (11/2): Recorded four assisted tackles … Had half a tackle for loss for a loss of two yards … Had half a sack ... at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assisted … Had a half tackle for loss ... vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded two assisted tackles.
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)Â
Appeared in 12 games with two starts … Earned 38 tackles, 10 solo and 28 assisted … Had three tackles for loss with a 0.5 sack … Broke up four passes and had one fumble recovery ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Notched a pass breakup … Arizona (9/9): Notched a tackle and a pass breakup … LSU (9/16): Finished with a career-high five tackles including a tackle for loss … at South Carolina (9/23): Made four stops … Western Michigan (10/7): Finished with a career-high five tackles … Forced a fumble … Broke up a pass at the line of scrimmage … at Arkansas (10/21): Made a trio of tackles and broke up a pass … at Auburn (10/28): Tied his career-high with five tackles including a split tackle for loss … Kentucky (11/4): Logged four tackles including a split tackle for loss … at Texas A&M (11/11): Finished with three tackles and a quarterback hurry … Ole Miss (11/23): Recorded a career-high eight tackles including a tackle for loss.
2022 (Redshirt Freshman Season)Â
Appeared in five games, primarily on special teams ... ETSU (11/19): Recorded the first two tackles of his collegiate career.
2021 (True Freshman Season)
Did not see any game action … Earned a redshirt.
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High School
Prepped at Fort Meade Senior High School under head coach Jemalle Cornelius ... Four-star recruit per 247Sports ... Three-star prospect according to Rivals ... Tabbed the No. 203 national prospect per 247Sports ... Rated as a top-40 defensive end prospect by Rivals (No. 40) and 247Sports (No. 14) ... Top-100 recruit in the state of Florida per Rivals (No. 91) and 247Sports (No. 25) ... Named to The Ledger Super 16 as a senior ... Selected for the All-America Bowl ... As a senior, totaled 32 tackles ... Logged seven tackles for loss and two sacks ... Added two forced fumbles and two fumbles recovered ... Committed to MSU on Dec. 16, 2020.
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Personal
Born Deonte Kiyon Anderson on Sept. 19, 2002 … Son of Diana Coleman … Majoring in business administration.
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Social Media
X/Twitter – @DeonteAnderso10
Instagram – d.andersonn21
Career-Highs Entering 2025
Tackles: 8, vs. Ole Miss (11/23/2023)
Tackles for Loss: 1.0, 3x, last at Georgia (10/12/2024)
Sacks: 0.5, 2x, last vs. UMass (11/02/2024)
QB Hurries: 1, at Texas A&M (11/11/2023)
Pass Breakups: 1, 4x, last at Arkansas (10/21/2023)
Forced Fumble: 1, vs. Western Michigan (10/7/2023)
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