Adam Anderson (American football)

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Adam Anderson
Position Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1999-10-19) October 19, 1999 (age 25)
Rome, Georgia, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Rome High School

Adam O. Anderson (born October 19, 1999) is an American football linebacker. He previously played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs.

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High school career

Anderson attended Rome High School in Rome, Georgia. As a senior in 2017, he was The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's high school football player of the year after recording 63 tackles, 10 sacks and an interception. [1] He was selected to the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. A five-star recruit, Anderson committed to the University of Georgia to play college football. [2] [3]

College career

As a true freshman at Georgia in 2018, Anderson played in all 14 games and had 16 tackles and 0.5 sacks. [4] As a sophomore in 2019, he again played in all 14 games, recording six tackles and two sacks. [5] As a junior in 2020, he played in all 10 games and finished with 14 tackles and 6.5 sacks. [6] [7] Anderson returned to Georgia for his senior season in 2021 rather than enter the 2021 NFL draft. [8] He finished the 2021 season with 32 tackles and five sacks. [9]

Arrests

On November 10, 2021, Anderson turned himself into police and was charged with felony rape after a 21-year-old woman accused him of raping her by forcing himself upon her while she was asleep in an apartment in Athens, Georgia, on October 29, 2021, which was reported to police the same day. Through his attorney, Anderson denied the accusation. Anderson was indefinitely suspended by the University of Georgia football team after they learned of the accusation on November 2, 2021. He was subsequently released on a $25,000 bond. [10] [11] [12] Anderson was an apparent 2022 first round NFL draft pick before his arrest. [13]

Subsequently, Anderson was charged a second time with felony rape after a previously unreported accusation was made by another 21-year-old woman that he raped her at his apartment near Watkinsville, Georgia, the same fall as the first accusation. Anderson denied this accusation also, and his attorney moved to have a single trial for both charges. [13] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Holcomb, Todd (December 21, 2017). "2017 High school football Player of the Year: Rome's Adam Anderson". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ Paschall, David (October 20, 2017). "Rome High School's Adam Anderson commits to Georgia". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  3. ↑ Weiszer, Marc (January 31, 2018). "Five-star Rome OLB Adam Anderson will step into a position of need at UGA". Online Athens. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Adam Anderson 2018 Stats per Game - NCAAF". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Adam Anderson 2019 Stats per Game - NCAAF". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  6. ↑ Towers, Chip (March 19, 2021). "Bulldogs hope to make a star out of Adam Anderson". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  7. ↑ Weiszer, Marc (March 18, 2021). "Kirby Smart on Nolan Smith and Georgia's OLBs including Adam Anderson's role at STAR". Online Athens. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  8. ↑ Towers, Chip (January 11, 2021). "OLB Adam Anderson confirms return to Georgia". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Adam Anderson 2021 Stats per Game - NCAAF". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  10. ↑ Lucas, Jr, Raymond (August 4, 2022). "Georgia football: Adam Anderson's lawyer files motion to dismiss rape charge against ex-Bulldogs LB". 247Sports . Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  11. ↑ Schlabach, Mark (November 11, 2021). "UGA's Anderson turns self in, charged with rape". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  12. ↑ Emerson, Seth (November 10, 2021). "Georgia linebacker Adam Anderson turns self in, charged with rape following police investigation". The Athletic. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  13. 1 2 Ford, Wayne (May 5, 2023). "Motion filed to consolidate rape charges against former Georgia football player". Athens Banner-Herald . Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  14. ↑ Ford, Wayne (July 5, 2023). "Oconee or Athens? Lawyers argue on where to try former Bulldog Adam Anderson on rape charges". Yahoo! / Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
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