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Player Dossier
2015-2018Oklahoma
Rodney Anderson
RB • 6'1" • 220 lbs • Katy, TX, USA
Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency
Rodney Anderson leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 66.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Oklahoma
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Oklahoma
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player Story
Rodney Anderson built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Katy, TX wearing No. 24, spending time with Oklahoma. The clearest part of Rodney Anderson's career was his backfield work: 1,285...
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- Committed To
- Oklahoma
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 38
- Overall
- No. 211
- NFL Team
- Cincinnati Bengals
Rodney Anderson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Oklahoma. Rodney Anderson leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 66.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,566
- Rushing yards
- 1,285
- Receiving yards
- 281
- Touchdowns
- 21
Quick Answers
Rodney Anderson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oklahoma · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,566
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Oklahoma
- Top game
- TCU
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Katy · Oklahoma
- High school pipeline
- North · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 6 · Pick 38 · Cincinnati Bengals
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Junior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 119 scrimmage yards · RB 417th (top 61%) · Big 12 104th (top 54%) · National 1,308th (top 47%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Oklahoma | 13 | 199 | 201 | -2 | 2 | 73 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 13 | 1,243 | 960 | 283 | 16 | 73 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 2 | 119 | 119 | 0 | 3 | 40.9 |
Related Context
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Rodney Anderson played RB for Oklahoma. Across 4 tracked seasons, Rodney Anderson recorded 1,285 rushing yards, 281 receiving yards, and 21 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Oklahoma.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Oklahoma paired 1,442 primary output with 58 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 58 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Oklahoma
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
110.9
Efficiency
58
Usage
25.3
Consistency
61.8
Best Game by takeover score
TCU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 199. UTEP: 23. Ohio State: 22. Tulane: 8. Iowa State: 8. Texas: 48. Kansas State: 177. Texas Tech: 181. Oklahoma State: 159. TCU: 290. Kansas: 116. West Virginia: 118. TCU: 93
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 27 by 79. UTEP: 5 by 41. Ohio State: 4 by 43.8. Tulane: 4 by 20.8. Iowa State: 2 by 29.2. Texas: 10 by 50. Kansas State: 23 by 80.4. Texas Tech: 24 by 78.6. Oklahoma State: 23 by 61.8. TCU: 28 by 84.2. Kansas: 18 by 56.9. West Virginia: 13 by 87.8. TCU: 24 by 40.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins112.3 · Games = 11 · +8.8 vs Losses
Losses103.5 · Games = 2 · -8.8 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
TCU
Best efficiency game
87.8 vs West Virginia
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/1 | vs Georgia100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 48-54 | 26 | 201 | 7.70 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 7.4 |
| Sat 12/2 | vs TCU | W 41-17 | 24 | 93 | 3.90 | 0 | — | — | 3.9 |
| Sat 11/25 | vs West Virginia100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 59-31 | 13 | 118 | 9.10 | 4 | — | — | 9.1 |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Kansas | W 41-3 | 16 | 77 | 4.80 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 6.4 |
| Sun 11/12 | vs TCU100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 38-20 | 23 | 151 | 6.60 | 2 | 5 | 139 | 10.4 |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Oklahoma State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 62-52 | 21 | 111 | 5.30 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 6.9 |
| Sun 10/29 | vs Texas Tech100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 49-27 | 24 | 181 | 7.50 | 1 | — | — | 7.5 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Kansas State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 42-35 | 19 | 147 | 7.70 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 7.7 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Texas | W 29-24 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 1 | — | — | 4.8 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Iowa State | L 31-38 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Tulane | W 56-14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Ohio State | W 31-16 | 3 | 10 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5.5 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs UTEP | W 56-7 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4.6 |
Player Story
Rodney Anderson story
Rodney Anderson built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Katy, TX wearing No. 24, spending time with Oklahoma. The clearest part of Rodney Anderson's career was his backfield work: 1,285 rushing yards, 200 carries, 16 rushing touchdowns, and 281 receiving yards across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Oklahoma. 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 281 receiving yards and 45 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oklahoma.
The arc is straightforward: Rodney 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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Oklahoma
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 5 | 52.1 | 1.7 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 0 | — | — | -5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Oklahoma | 1,442 | 58 | 25.3 | 1,442 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 1,442 | 58 | 25.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 119 | 66.5 | 9.9 | -1,323 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs TCU
Week 11 · W 38-20 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
290
Scrimmage Yards
94.7 takeover
290 scrimmage yards and 47.5 usage.
#2
vs Georgia
Week 1 · L 48-54 · Postseason
199
Scrimmage Yards
82.5 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
199 scrimmage yards and 39.1 usage.
#3
vs Texas Tech
Week 9 · W 49-27 · Conference game
181
Scrimmage Yards
80.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
181 scrimmage yards and 34.8 usage.
#4
@ Kansas State
Week 8 · W 42-35 · Conference game
177
Scrimmage Yards
78.5 takeover
Win with 177 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
177 scrimmage yards and 32.9 usage.
#5
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 1 · W 63-14
100
Scrimmage Yards
74.9 takeover
Win with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
100 scrimmage yards and 8.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Oklahoma
1,442 primary output · 58 efficiency · 25.3 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Oklahoma
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1,442 primary · 58 efficiency · 25.3 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Oklahoma
40.9
119 primary · 66.5 efficiency · 9.9 usage
Milestones
7
100+ rush yards
5
150+ scrimmage yards
6
2+ TD games
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