Player Career

C.J. Anderson Career Story

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

Player Story

C.J. Anderson story

C.J. Anderson built his college career from 2011 through 2012 as a player from Vallejo, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with California. The clearest part of C.J. Anderson's career was his backfield work: 1,135 rushing yards, 198 carries, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 350 receiving yards across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with California. 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 350 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across California.

The arc is straightforward: C.J. 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

    California

    2011-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201120112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 PostseasonCalifornia9
2011 Regular SeasonCalifornia90
2012 Regular SeasonCalifornia5-4

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Arizona State

Week 13 · W 47-38 · Conference game

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

3

Touchdowns

100 takeover

3 primary-metric impact.

#2

@ Washington State

Week 7 · W 31-17 · Conference game

2

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

2 primary-metric impact.

#3

vs UCLA

Week 6 · W 43-17 · Conference game

2

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

2 primary-metric impact.

#4

vs Southern Utah

Week 2 · W 50-31

1

Touchdowns

50 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

1 primary-metric impact.

#5

@ Stanford

Week 12 · L 28-31 · Conference game

1

Touchdowns

33.3 takeover

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

1 primary-metric impact.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Postseason · California

9 primary output · efficiency · usage

75.7

#2

2011 Regular Season · California

75.7

9 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · California

31.9

5 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games