Player Career

Zayne Anderson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Zayne Anderson story

Zayne Anderson built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a linebacker from Stansbury Park, UT wearing No. 23, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Zayne Anderson's career was his defensive production: 159 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 6 passes defended across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with BYU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Zayne Anderson's production has multiple signals. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across BYU.

The arc is straightforward: Zayne 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    BYU

    2016-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201620172018201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonBYU06.51.2
2016 Regular SeasonBYU06.51.20
2017 Regular SeasonBYU424.54.84
2018 Regular SeasonBYU34512.1-1
2019 Regular SeasonBYU1.528.47.8-1.5
2020 PostseasonBYU217.42.70.5
2020 Regular SeasonBYU217.42.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Wisconsin

Week 3 · W 24-21

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

88.6 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.

#2

vs Utah

Week 1 · L 12-30

1.5

Havoc Plays

81.4 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.4 takeover score.

#3

vs California

Week 2 · L 18-21

1

Havoc Plays

70 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.

#4

vs Portland State

Week 1 · W 20-6

2

Havoc Plays

65.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.

#5

@ UNLV

Week 11 · W 31-21

1

Havoc Plays

58.9 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · BYU

3 primary output · 45 efficiency · 12.1 usage

64.7

#2

2019 Regular Season · BYU

45.2

1.5 primary · 28.4 efficiency · 7.8 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · BYU

43.2

4 primary · 24.5 efficiency · 4.8 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

2

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games