Player Dossier

2019-2023

Bowling Green

Darren Anders

LB • 6'0" • 225 lbs • North Olmsted, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Darren Anders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.3 disruption score.

Usage / Role

15%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

14

Developing production for a linebacker

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

19

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Bowling Green

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Bowling Green
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Akron

Player Story

Darren Anders built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from North Olmsted, OH wearing No. 23, spending time with Bowling Green. The clearest part of Darren Anders' career was his defensive...

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Darren Anders, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Bowling Green. Darren Anders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.3 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
353
TFL
29
Sacks
10
QB hurries
4
Passes defended
9
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Darren Anders quick answers

Latest team and position
Bowling Green · LB
Career Tackles
353
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 48 games
Best season
2021 Regular Season · Bowling Green
Top game
Akron
Latest roster
No. 23 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank
85 tackles · LB 81st (top 7%) · Mid-American 10th (top 2%) · National 111th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonBowling Green6202.51--031.9
2020 Regular SeasonBowling Green5554.50-1062.3
2021 Regular SeasonBowling Green121249.5312276.6
2022 Regular SeasonBowling Green126921.524034.5
2023 PostseasonBowling Green132-0--069.3
2023 Regular SeasonBowling Green138310.54.512069.3

Related Context

Darren Anders played LB for Bowling Green. Across 5 tracked seasons, Darren Anders recorded 353 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Bowling Green.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Bowling Green paired 16.5 primary output with 55.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 40.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Akron

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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2023 Postseason · Bowling Green

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.4

Efficiency

40.3

Usage

13.6

Consistency

36.9

Best Game by takeover score

Akron

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 0. Liberty: 0. Eastern Illinois: 1. Michigan: 2. Ohio: 0.5. Georgia Tech: 2. Miami (OH): 2. Buffalo: 0. Akron: 6. Ball State: 0.5. Kent State: 1. Toledo: 2. Western Michigan: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 2 by 8.3. Liberty: 6 by 25. Eastern Illinois: 6 by 35. Michigan: 7 by 49.2. Ohio: 5 by 25.8. Georgia Tech: 5 by 40.8. Miami (OH): 6 by 45. Buffalo: 5 by 20.8. Akron: 6 by 75. Ball State: 10 by 46.7. Kent State: 9 by 47.5. Toledo: 11 by 65.8. Western Michigan: 7 by 39.2

Split Comparison

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

Wins1.6 · Games = 7 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 6 · -0.6 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Akron

Best efficiency game

75 vs Akron

Result
Tue 12/26@ MinnesotaL 24-3021000
Wed 11/22@ Western MichiganW 34-1076001
Wed 11/15vs Toledo10+ tackles · Splash gameL 31-32115200
Thu 11/9@ Kent StateW 49-19930.500.500
Wed 11/1vs Ball State10+ tacklesW 24-211030.5000
Sat 10/21vs Akron2+ sacks · Splash gameW 41-1465320
Sat 10/14@ BuffaloW 24-1455000
Sat 10/7@ Miami (OH)Splash gameL 0-2764110
Sat 9/30@ Georgia TechSplash gameW 38-2753200
Sat 9/23vs OhioL 7-38510.5000
Sat 9/16@ MichiganSplash gameL 6-3174110
Sat 9/9vs Eastern IllinoisW 38-1560001
Sat 9/2@ LibertyL 24-3463000

Player Story

Darren Anders story

Darren Anders built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from North Olmsted, OH wearing No. 23, spending time with Bowling Green. The clearest part of Darren Anders' career was his defensive production: 353 tackles, 29 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, and 1 interception across 48 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Darren Anders' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Bowling Green

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonBowling Green3.519.76.9
2020 Regular SeasonBowling Green5.554.316.22
2021 Regular SeasonBowling Green16.555.413.511
2022 Regular SeasonBowling Green9.531.95.1-7
2023 PostseasonBowling Green1840.313.68.5
2023 Regular SeasonBowling Green1840.313.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Akron

Week 8 · W 41-14 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

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Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

6 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

#2

@ Ohio

Week 13 · L 10-52 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

90 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.

#3

vs Miami (OH)

Week 7 · W 17-13 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

89.7 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.

#4

vs South Alabama

Week 2 · L 19-22

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Havoc Plays

87.8 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.

#5

vs Akron

Week 6 · L 20-35 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

83.3 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Bowling Green

16.5 primary output · 55.4 efficiency · 13.5 usage

76.6

#2

2023 Postseason · Bowling Green

69.3

18 primary · 40.3 efficiency · 13.6 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Bowling Green

69.3

18 primary · 40.3 efficiency · 13.6 usage

Milestones

17

Impact games

16

Splash games

13

10+ tackle games