Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2009New Mexico State
Marcus Anderson
WR • 5'8" • Austin, TX, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Marcus Anderson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
70
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
51
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · New Mexico State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- New Mexico State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Player Story
Marcus Anderson built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Austin, TX wearing No. 10, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Marcus Anderson's career was his receiving...
Read the storyMarcus Anderson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Marcus Anderson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 825
- Receptions
- 72
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Marcus Anderson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 825
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · New Mexico State
- Top game
- Fresno State
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Class 2009
- 2009 Receiving yards rank
- 208 receiving yards · WR 397th (top 50%) · Western Athletic 37th (top 34%) · National 530th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 12 | 50 | 617 | 9 | 69.7 |
| 2009 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 11 | 22 | 208 | 1 | 53.9 |
Related Context
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Marcus Anderson played WR for New Mexico State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Marcus Anderson recorded 24 rushing yards, 825 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with New Mexico State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
New Mexico State paired 617 primary output with 70.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 70.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2009 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · New Mexico State
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
51.4
Efficiency
70.9
Usage
14.7
Consistency
58.9
Best Game by takeover score
Hawai'i
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 32. UTEP: 70. New Mexico: 121. Alcorn State: 32. Nevada: 82. San José State: 19. Idaho: 65. Boise State: 12. Hawai'i: 91. Fresno State: 4. Louisiana Tech: 66. Utah State: 23
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 2 by 100. UTEP: 5 by 93.3. New Mexico: 4 by 100. Alcorn State: 1 by 100. Nevada: 6 by 91.1. San José State: 2 by 63.3. Idaho: 9 by 48.1. Boise State: 2 by 40. Hawai'i: 7 by 86.7. Fresno State: 1 by 26.7. Louisiana Tech: 7 by 62.9. Utah State: 4 by 38.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins61.3 · Games = 3 · +13.2 vs Losses
Losses48.1 · Games = 9 · -13.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Hawai'i
Best efficiency game
100 vs Alcorn State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Utah State | L 2-47 | — | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 5.80 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 31-35 | — | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Fresno State | L 17-24 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Hawai'i | L 30-42 | — | 7 | 91 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Boise State | L 0-49 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ IdahoHigh volume | L 14-20 | — | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 7.20 | 0 | 33 |
| Sun 10/19 | vs San José State | L 14-31 | — | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Nevada | W 48-45 | — | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 1 | 37 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Alcorn State | W 45-10 | — | 1 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 32 |
| Sun 9/28 | vs New Mexico100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | L 24-35 | — | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 30.30 | 2 | 79 |
| Sun 9/21 | @ UTEP2+ TD | W 34-33 | — | 5 | 70 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 36 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Nebraska | L 7-38 | — | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 18 |
Player Story
Marcus Anderson story
Marcus Anderson built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Austin, TX wearing No. 10, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Marcus Anderson's career was his receiving role: 72 catches, 825 receiving yards, 10 touchdowns, and 24 rushing yards across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with New Mexico State. 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 24 rushing yards and 318 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across New Mexico State.
The arc is straightforward: Marcus 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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New Mexico State
2008-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 617 | 70.9 | 14.7 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 208 | 56.3 | 20.1 | -409 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Fresno State
Week 8 · L 3-34 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
33
Receiving Yards
87.1 takeover
33 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Hawai'i
Week 11 · L 30-42 · Conference game
91
Receiving Yards
86.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
91 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.
#3
vs New Mexico
Week 5 · L 24-35
121
Receiving Yards
85.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
121 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Idaho
Week 1 · L 6-21 · Conference game
50
Receiving Yards
81.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
50 receiving yards with a 83.3 efficiency score.
#5
@ Nevada
Week 7 · W 48-45 · Conference game
82
Receiving Yards
76.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
82 receiving yards with a 91.1 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · New Mexico State
617 primary output · 70.9 efficiency · 14.7 usage
69.7
#2
2009 Regular Season · New Mexico State
53.9
208 primary · 56.3 efficiency · 20.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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