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Player Dossier
2014-2021Houston
Deontay Anderson
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Deontay Anderson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
88
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 8
- Program Path
- Ole Miss • Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Player Story
Deontay Anderson built his college career from 2014 through 2021 as a linebacker from Houston, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Houston and Ole Miss. The clearest part of Deontay Anderson's career was his...
Read the storyDeontay Anderson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Houston. Deontay Anderson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 241
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 19
Quick Answers
Deontay Anderson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · LB
- Career Tackles
- 241
- Tracked sample
- 8 unique seasons · 11 entries · 55 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Houston
- Top game
- Hawai'i
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 63 tackles · LB 216th (top 18%) · American Athletic 27th (top 6%) · National 363rd (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 11 | 32 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Postseason | Houston | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Houston | 13 | 67 | 4 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Houston | 11 | 48 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 55.4 |
| 2020 Postseason | Houston | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Houston | 6 | 17 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Houston | 14 | 9 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 47 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 14 | 54 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 47 |
Related Context
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Deontay Anderson played LB for Ole Miss and Houston. Across 8 tracked seasons, Deontay Anderson recorded 44 receiving yards and 241 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Houston paired 11.5 primary output with 28.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ole Miss, Houston.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Houston
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
25.5
Usage
6.4
Consistency
26.6
Best Game by takeover score
Navy
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 1. Texas Tech: 0. Rice: 0. Grambling: 1. Navy: 3. Tulsa: 1. Tulane: 0. East Carolina: 0. SMU: 0. South Florida: 0. Temple: 0. Memphis: 2. UConn: 1. Cincinnati: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 9 by 47.5. Texas Tech: 2 by 8.3. Rice: 4 by 16.7. Grambling: 3 by 22.5. Navy: 6 by 55. Tulsa: 5 by 30.8. Tulane: 5 by 20.8. East Carolina: 1 by 4.2. SMU: 2 by 8.3. South Florida: 3 by 12.5. Temple: 7 by 29.2. Memphis: 8 by 53.3. UConn: 3 by 22.5. Cincinnati: 5 by 25.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 12 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Navy
Best efficiency game
55 vs Navy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/28 | @ Auburn | W 17-13 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/4 | @ Cincinnati | L 20-35 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | @ UConn | W 45-17 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs MemphisSplash game | W 31-13 | 8 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Temple | W 37-8 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ South Florida | W 54-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs SMU | W 44-37 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs East Carolina | W 31-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/7 | @ Tulane | W 40-22 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/1 | @ Tulsa | W 45-10 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs NavySplash game | W 28-20 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Grambling | W 45-0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Rice | W 44-7 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Texas Tech | L 21-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Deontay Anderson story
Deontay Anderson built his college career from 2014 through 2021 as a linebacker from Houston, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Houston and Ole Miss. The clearest part of Deontay Anderson's career was his defensive production: 241 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 55 career games in the available record. His career also includes 44 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Deontay Anderson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Ole Miss
2014-2017
Opening stop
- 2
Houston
2018-2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172018201820192020202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 2.5 | 14.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | — | — | -2.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Houston | 10 | 30.8 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Houston | 10 | 30.8 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Houston | 11.5 | 28.6 | 4.8 | 1.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Houston | 5 | 26.4 | 4.9 | -6.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Houston | 5 | 26.4 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Houston | 9.5 | 25.5 | 6.4 | 4.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 9.5 | 25.5 | 6.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Hawai'i
Week 1 · L 14-28 · Postseason
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Navy
Week 4 · W 28-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
vs Memphis
Week 12 · W 31-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Temple
Week 11 · L 49-59 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Cincinnati
Week 7 · L 23-38 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Houston
11.5 primary output · 28.6 efficiency · 4.8 usage
55.4
#2
2018 Postseason · Houston
48.9
10 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 4.9 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Houston
48.9
10 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 4.9 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
8
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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