| 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 | |||||
| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
| High school: | Mount Olive (Mount Olive Township, New Jersey) | ||||
| College: | Holy Cross (2018–2022) | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2023: undrafted | ||||
| Career history | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Liam Anderson (born April 30, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football for the Holy Cross Crusaders. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2023.
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 of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent. [4] [5] Anderson was released during final roster cuts, but he signed to the team's 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] He was waived/injured on August 8. [18] After reverting to injured reserve, he was waived by the Colts with an injury settlement on August 14. [19]