| No. 47 – Indianapolis Colts | |||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | April 30, 2000 Flanders, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Mount Olive (Mount Olive Township, New Jersey) | ||||
| College: | Holy Cross (2018–2022) | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2023 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Liam Anderson (born April 30, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Holy Cross.
Raised in the Flanders section of Mount Olive Township, New Jersey, Anderson attended Mount Olive High School where he threw for 3,220 yards and rushed for another 1,686 yards totaling 52 total touchdowns. Anderson committed to play college football for the Holy Cross Crusaders. [1]
In Anderson's five years at Holy Cross, he notched 232 tackles, 14.5 sacks, and six interceptions. [2]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+7⁄8 in (1.90 m) | 226 lb (103 kg) | 29+1⁄4 in (0.74 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.55 s | 4.35 s | 7.12 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) | 20 reps | |||
| All values from Pro Day [3] | ||||||||||||
After not being selected in the 2023 NFL draft, Anderson signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent. [4] [5] Anderson was released during final roster cuts, but he signed to the teams practice squad one day later. [6] [7] On December 30, 2023, ahead of the Colts week 17 matchup, Anderson was elevated to the active roster. [8] [9] One day later, Anderson made his NFL Debut in week seventeen versus the Las Vegas Raiders, where he played eight total snaps. [10]
On January 8, 2024, Anderson signed a reserve/future contract with the Colts. [11] He was waived on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad. [12] [13] He was promoted to the active roster on November 16. [14] He was waived on November 30 and re-signed to the practice squad four days later. [15] [16] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 6, 2025. [17]