Player Dossier

2006-2009

Central Michigan

Bryan Anderson

WR • 6'5" • Rockford, MI, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Bryan Anderson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

40%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

85

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · Central Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Central Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky

Player Story

Bryan Anderson built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Rockford, MI wearing No. 7, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Bryan Anderson's career was his receiving...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2003 · Rating 0.7667

St. Xavier · Cincinnati, OH

Committed To
South Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2003

Bryan Anderson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · Central Michigan. Bryan Anderson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
3,648
Receptions
290
Touchdowns
28

Quick Answers

Bryan Anderson quick answers

Latest team and position
Central Michigan · WR
Career Receiving Yards
3,648
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 54 games
Best season
2007 Postseason · Central Michigan
Top game
Kentucky
Recruit profile
2-star · St. Xavier · South Carolina
High school pipeline
Rockford · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 7 · Class 2009
2009 Receiving yards rank
784 receiving yards · WR 66th (top 9%) · Mid-American 8th (top 5%) · National 70th (top 5%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2006 PostseasonCentral Michigan14651073.1
2006 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan1467816573.1
2007 PostseasonCentral Michigan147129380.2
2007 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan14831,003780.2
2008 PostseasonCentral Michigan12430076
2008 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan1259835676
2009 PostseasonCentral Michigan14784165
2009 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan1457700665

Related Context

Bryan Anderson played WR for Central Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Bryan Anderson recorded 14 rushing yards, 3,648 receiving yards, and 28 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2007 with Central Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2007 Postseason

Central Michigan paired 1,132 primary output with 78 efficiency.

Supporting note

2007 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 78 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2007 Postseason · Central Michigan

Games

14

Receiving Yards / G

80.9

Efficiency

78

Usage

25.4

Consistency

58

Best Game by takeover score

Ball State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 129. Kansas: 62. Toledo: 36. Purdue: 101. North Dakota State: 67. Northern Illinois: 30. Ball State: 154. Army: 38. Clemson: 26. Kent State: 142. Western Michigan: 120. Eastern Michigan: 62. Akron: 131. Miami (OH): 34

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 7 by 100. Kansas: 7 by 59. Toledo: 3 by 80. Purdue: 10 by 67.3. North Dakota State: 7 by 63.8. Northern Illinois: 3 by 66.7. Ball State: 10 by 100. Army: 4 by 63.3. Clemson: 2 by 86.7. Kent State: 10 by 94.7. Western Michigan: 7 by 100. Eastern Michigan: 6 by 68.9. Akron: 9 by 97. Miami (OH): 5 by 45.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins85.6 · Games = 8 · +11.1 vs Losses
Losses74.5 · Games = 6 · -11.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Ball State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Purdue

Result
Thu 12/27vs Purdue100 receiving yards · 2+ TDL 48-51712918.418.40349
Sat 12/1vs Miami (OH)W 35-105346.86.80012
Fri 11/23@ Akron100 receiving yards · High volumeW 35-32913114.614.60145
Sat 11/17vs Eastern MichiganL 45-4866210.310.30014
Wed 11/7@ Western Michigan100 receiving yardsW 34-31712017.117.10039
Sat 10/27@ Kent State100 receiving yards · High volumeW 41-321014214.214.20133
Sat 10/20@ ClemsonL 14-702261313016
Sat 10/13vs ArmyW 47-234389.59.50111
Sat 10/6@ Ball State100 receiving yards · High volumeW 58-381015415.415.40239
Sat 9/29vs Northern IllinoisW 35-103301010016
Sat 9/22vs North Dakota StateL 14-447679.69.60021
Sat 9/15@ Purdue100 receiving yards · High volumeL 22-451010110.110.10028
Sat 9/8vs ToledoW 52-313361212113
Sat 9/1@ KansasL 7-527628.98.90118

Player Story

Bryan Anderson story

Bryan Anderson built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Rockford, MI wearing No. 7, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Bryan Anderson's career was his receiving role: 290 catches, 3,648 receiving yards, 28 touchdowns, and 14 rushing yards across 54 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2007 with Central Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 14 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 54 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Central Michigan.

The arc is straightforward: Bryan Anderson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Central Michigan

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20062006200720072008200820092009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 PostseasonCentral Michigan86767.825.8
2006 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan86767.825.80
2007 PostseasonCentral Michigan1,1327825.4265
2007 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan1,1327825.40
2008 PostseasonCentral Michigan8658322.1-267
2008 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan8658322.10
2009 PostseasonCentral Michigan78469.819.5-81
2009 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan78469.819.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Kentucky

Week 5 · L 36-45

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

137

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

137 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Ball State

Week 6 · W 58-38 · Conference game

154

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

154 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Temple

Week 7 · W 24-14 · Conference game

149

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

149 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Western Michigan

Week 7 · W 34-23 · Conference game

133

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

133 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Eastern Michigan

Week 4 · W 24-17 · Conference game

125

Receiving Yards

96.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

125 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2007 Postseason · Central Michigan

1,132 primary output · 78 efficiency · 25.4 usage

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#2

2007 Regular Season · Central Michigan

80.2

1,132 primary · 78 efficiency · 25.4 usage

#3

2008 Postseason · Central Michigan

76

865 primary · 83 efficiency · 22.1 usage

Milestones

13

100+ receiving yards

12

8+ catch outings

4

2+ TD games