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Player Dossier
2020-2022Alabama
Will Anderson Jr.
LB • 6'4" • 243 lbs • Hampton, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Will Anderson Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
76
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
99
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: LSU
Player Story
Will Anderson Jr. built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a linebacker from Hampton, GA wearing No. 31, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Will Anderson Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 3
- Overall
- No. 3
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Will Anderson Jr., LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Alabama. Will Anderson Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 202
- TFL
- 57.5
- Sacks
- 32.5
- QB hurries
- 29
- Passes defended
- 4
- Touchdowns
- 2
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Will Anderson Jr. Alabama Highlights
2022 · Alabama · Player Highlight
Will Anderson Jr. college highlights at Alabama.
- Season
- 2022
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Will Anderson Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Alabama · LB
- Career Tackles
- 202
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Alabama
- Top game
- LSU
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Dutchtown · Alabama
- High school pipeline
- Dutchtown · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 1 · Pick 3 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Junior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 51 tackles · LB 272nd (top 22%) · SEC 62nd (top 11%) · National 556th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Alabama | 12 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Alabama | 12 | 41 | 8.5 | 5 | 8 | - | 0 | 48.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Alabama | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 82.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Alabama | 15 | 91 | 30 | 15.5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 82.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Alabama | 12 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 66 |
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Will Anderson Jr. played LB for Alabama. Across 3 tracked seasons, Will Anderson Jr. recorded 202 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Alabama paired 61.5 primary output with 62.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 62.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: LSU
Win with 8.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 93.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Alabama
Games
15
Havoc Plays / G
4.1
Efficiency
62.7
Usage
17.4
Consistency
67.8
Best Game by takeover score
LSU
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 1. Cincinnati: 4. Miami: 2. Mercer: 1. Florida: 3. Southern Miss: 5. Ole Miss: 5.5. Texas A&M: 0. Mississippi State: 9. Tennessee: 4. LSU: 8.5. New Mexico State: 4. Arkansas: 6.5. Auburn: 4. Georgia: 4
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 4 by 26.7. Cincinnati: 6 by 65. Miami: 9 by 57.5. Mercer: 3 by 22.5. Florida: 7 by 59.2. Southern Miss: 5 by 70.8. Ole Miss: 9 by 87.5. Texas A&M: 6 by 25. Mississippi State: 6 by 75. Tennessee: 8 by 73.3. LSU: 12 by 100. New Mexico State: 2 by 48.3. Arkansas: 11 by 95.8. Auburn: 7 by 69.2. Georgia: 6 by 65
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins4.7 · Games = 13 · +4.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -4.2 vs Wins
Game Log
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15 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
LSU
Best efficiency game
100 vs LSU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/11 | vs Georgia | L 18-33 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 12/31 | vs Cincinnati2+ sacks · Splash game | W 27-6 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/4 | vs GeorgiaSplash game | W 41-24 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | @ AuburnSplash game | W 24-22 | 7 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Arkansas10+ tackles · Splash game | W 42-35 | 11 | 7 | — | 3.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs New Mexico State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 59-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs LSU10+ tackles · Splash game | W 20-14 | 12 | 8 | — | 4 | 1.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Tennessee2+ sacks · Splash game | W 52-24 | 8 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Mississippi State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 49-9 | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/10 | @ Texas A&M | L 38-41 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Ole MissSplash game | W 42-21 | 9 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Southern MissSplash game | W 63-14 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ FloridaSplash game | W 31-29 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Mercer | W 48-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ MiamiSplash game | W 44-13 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Will Anderson Jr. story
Will Anderson Jr. built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a linebacker from Hampton, GA wearing No. 31, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Will Anderson Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 202 tackles, 57.5 tackles for loss, 32.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Alabama. 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 Will Anderson Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama.
The arc is straightforward: Will Anderson Jr. 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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Alabama
2020-2022
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Alabama | 21.5 | 35.3 | 9.6 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Alabama | 21.5 | 35.3 | 9.6 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Alabama | 61.5 | 62.7 | 17.4 | 40 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Alabama | 61.5 | 62.7 | 17.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Alabama | 41 | 46.4 | 13.9 | -20.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs LSU
Week 10 · W 20-14 · Conference game
Win with 8.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
8.5
Havoc Plays
98.1 takeover
8.5 disruption/tackle impact with 98.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Mississippi State
Week 7 · W 49-9 · Conference game
9
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
9 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Arkansas
Week 12 · W 42-35 · Conference game
6.5
Havoc Plays
89.3 takeover
Win with 6.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.3 takeover score.
#4
@ LSU
Week 14 · W 55-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
87.4 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 87.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Auburn
Week 13 · W 42-13 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Alabama
61.5 primary output · 62.7 efficiency · 17.4 usage
82.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Alabama
82.6
61.5 primary · 62.7 efficiency · 17.4 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Alabama
66
41 primary · 46.4 efficiency · 13.9 usage
Milestones
21
Impact games
28
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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