NFL legacy who enters 2024 credited with six tackles in 45 defensive snaps over 13 games.
2023: Played in all 13 games, serving as a key special teamer and recording six tackles and 45 defensive snaps … one of six Clemson true freshmen to appear in all 13 games (Khalil Barnes, Tyler Brown, Shelton Lewis, T.J. Parker and Avieon Terrell) … All-ACC Academic Team selection … made collegiate debut at Duke on special teams … contributed three tackles vs. Florida Atlantic … added two tackles vs. Georgia Tech … made one tackle at South Carolina.
Before Clemson: Helped Mill Creek to a state championship with a 70-35 victory on Dec. 10 … guided 2022 team to a 14-1 record … recorded 56 tackles in 2022, including four sacks, four passes broken up, an interception, a blocked kick and two forced fumbles … scored two touchdowns, one via reception and one on a fumble return … had 12 receptions for 172 yards as a tight end … as a junior in 2021, helped his team to the state quarterfinals while posting 78 tackles for an 11-2 team with four sacks, including one that resulted in a safety … recorded seven total tackles for loss, five passes broken up and two interceptions that year … named first-team 7A All-State as a junior … posted 36 tackles as a sophomore in 2020 with three tackles for loss and three passes broken up … played for Josh Lovelady … ranked as the No. 130 overall player in the nation by ESPN.com, which also listed him as the No. 9 player in Georgia and the 12th-best linebacker in the nation … rated as the nation’s No. 145 overall player by On3 … listed as the No. 174 overall player in the nation by PrepStar … consensus four-star player.
Personal: Committed to Clemson on June 13, 2022 … born Dec. 20, 2004 and signed with Clemson one day after his 18th birthday … son of former NFL running back Jamal Anderson, who lettered at the University of Utah in 1992 and 1993 … his father played eight NFL seasons for the Falcons as a running back, recording four 1,000-yard seasons and earning first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors in 1998 when he had 1,846 rushing yards and helped the Falcons to a berth in Super Bowl XXXIII … third in the NFL in MVP voting in 1998 … his sister, Mia, is a member of the University of Georgia track team who competes in throwing events … enrolled at Clemson in January 2023 … pre-business major … completed a microinternship at Adobe in spring 2023.
Note: Tackle stats in the bio above reflect statistics from coaches film review. Tackle stats in the table below reflect those as awarded by gameday stat crews.

*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide