Player Dossier

2023-2024

Memphis

Mario Anderson

RB • 5'9" • 208 lbs • Summerville, SC, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Mario Anderson leans workhorse runner traits and 57.5 efficiency.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

85

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Memphis

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
2
Program Path
South Carolina • Memphis
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas

Player Story

Mario Anderson built his college career from 2023 through 2024 as a running back from Summerville, SC wearing No. 2, spending time with Memphis and South Carolina. The clearest part of Mario Anderson's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8681

Paetow · Katy, TX

Committed To
Memphis
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Mario Anderson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Memphis. Mario Anderson leans workhorse runner traits and 57.5 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,534
Rushing yards
2,069
Receiving yards
465
Touchdowns
25

Quick Answers

Mario Anderson quick answers

Latest team and position
Memphis · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,534
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 24 games
Best season
2024 Postseason · Memphis
Top game
North Texas
Recruit profile
3-star · Paetow · Memphis
High school pipeline
Paetow · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 2 · Senior
2024 Scrimmage yards rank
1,674 scrimmage yards · RB 8th (top 2%) · American Athletic 1st (top 1%) · National 8th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2023 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina11860707153464.1
2024 PostseasonMemphis13927022282.7
2024 Regular SeasonMemphis131,5821,2922901982.7

Related Context

Mario Anderson played RB for South Carolina and Memphis. Across 2 tracked seasons, Mario Anderson recorded 2,069 rushing yards, 465 receiving yards, and 25 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Memphis.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Memphis paired 1,674 primary output with 57.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 57.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 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 South Carolina, Memphis.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: North Texas

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2024 Postseason · Memphis

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

128.8

Efficiency

57.5

Usage

38.2

Consistency

73.3

Best Game by takeover score

North Texas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 92. North Alabama: 50. Troy: 148. Florida State: 70. Navy: 134. Middle Tennessee: 161. South Florida: 33. North Texas: 210. Charlotte: 166. UTSA: 88. Rice: 175. UAB: 174. Tulane: 173

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 23 by 42.4. North Alabama: 11 by 47.7. Troy: 21 by 75.3. Florida State: 18 by 30.5. Navy: 22 by 68.4. Middle Tennessee: 24 by 68.9. South Florida: 10 by 32.5. North Texas: 27 by 82.4. Charlotte: 35 by 47.3. UTSA: 19 by 46.9. Rice: 26 by 64. UAB: 26 by 67.1. Tulane: 26 by 73.8

Split Comparison

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

Wins132 · Games = 11 · +21 vs Losses
Losses111 · Games = 2 · -21 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

North Texas

Best efficiency game

82.4 vs North Texas

Result
Wed 12/18@ West Virginia2+ TDW 42-3717704.1016224
Fri 11/29@ Tulane100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 34-24241777.4012-46.7
Sun 11/17vs UAB100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 53-18221386.3014366.7
Sat 11/9vs Rice100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 27-20251445.8011316.7
Sat 11/2@ UTSA2+ TDL 36-4412534.4017354.6
Sat 10/26vs Charlotte100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 33-28321414.4013254.7
Sat 10/19vs North Texas100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 52-44221838.3045277.8
Sat 10/12@ South FloridaW 21-3618304153.3
Sat 9/28vs Middle Tennessee100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 24-7181186.6016436.7
Sat 9/21@ Navy100 rush yards · 2+ TDL 44-56171176.9035176.1
Sat 9/14@ Florida StateW 20-1214322.3004383.9
Sat 9/7vs Troy100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 38-17171257.4024237.0
Sat 8/31vs North Alabama2+ TDW 40-010464.602144.5

Player Story

Mario Anderson story

Mario Anderson built his college career from 2023 through 2024 as a running back from Summerville, SC wearing No. 2, spending time with Memphis and South Carolina. The clearest part of Mario Anderson's career was his backfield work: 2,069 rushing yards, 379 carries, 21 rushing touchdowns, and 465 receiving yards across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Memphis. 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 465 receiving yards and 14 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Memphis and South Carolina.

The arc is straightforward: Mario 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

    South Carolina

    2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Memphis

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina86053.627.9
2024 PostseasonMemphis1,67457.538.2814
2024 Regular SeasonMemphis1,67457.538.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs North Texas

Week 8 · W 52-44 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

210

Scrimmage Yards

94.1 takeover

210 scrimmage yards and 48.2 usage.

#2

@ Tulane

Week 14 · W 34-24 · Conference game

173

Scrimmage Yards

85.4 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

173 scrimmage yards and 38.2 usage.

#3

vs Florida

Week 7 · L 39-41 · Conference game

121

Scrimmage Yards

84.5 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

121 scrimmage yards and 39.3 usage.

#4

vs UAB

Week 12 · W 53-18 · Conference game

174

Scrimmage Yards

83.3 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

174 scrimmage yards and 41.3 usage.

#5

vs Rice

Week 11 · W 27-20 · Conference game

175

Scrimmage Yards

82.4 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

175 scrimmage yards and 47.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · Memphis

1,674 primary output · 57.5 efficiency · 38.2 usage

82.7

#2

2024 Regular Season · Memphis

82.7

1,674 primary · 57.5 efficiency · 38.2 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · South Carolina

64.1

860 primary · 53.6 efficiency · 27.9 usage

Milestones

10

100+ rush yards

6

150+ scrimmage yards

6

2+ TD games