Scotty Anderson

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Scotty Anderson
No. 88
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1979-11-24) November 24, 1979 (age 44)
Jonesboro, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: Jonesboro-Hodge (LA)
College: Grambling St.
NFL draft: 2001  / Round: 5 / Pick: 148
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:54
Receiving yards:858
Receiving TDs:4
Player stats at PFR

Scotty Anderson (born November 24, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football for Grambling State University.

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High school years

Anderson attended Jonesboro-Hodge High School in Louisiana and was a letterman in football.

College career

As a wide receiver for the Grambling Tigers, Anderson had a total of 69 receptions for 1146 yards and 10 touchdowns his senior season. Anderson holds the Grambling State career record with 195 receptions for 3,334 yards and 35 touchdowns. Anderson, A three-year starter, he became the only player in school history to gain over 1,000 yards receiving in a season twice (1999–2000). He was an All-American first-team selection by the Associated Press, The Sports Network , Sports Xchange and Sheridan Broadcasting Network & Black College Sports as a senior.

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Anderson was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 2001 NFL Draft in the fifth round. [1] He then spent 2001-2003 with them. His career totals in 34 games are 54 receptions for 858 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Arizona Cardinals

Anderson signed a contract with the Arizona Cardinals on August 24, 2004. He was waived by the team on August 26.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On January 5, 2005 he signed a Reserve/Future contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was waived by the team on May 4, 2005.

AFL

He played for the Grand Rapids Rampage in the AFL in the 2007 season.

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high
YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSTgtRecYdsAvgLngTD
2001 DET 94341221117.6691
2002 DET 164562532212.9341
2003 DET 90311732519.1722
3481215485815.9724

Family

His two brothers played in the NFL. His brother Anthony was a safety with the San Diego Chargers (1987), and Stevie was a wide receiver with the New York Jets (1994) and the Arizona Cardinals (1995–96).

See also

Notes

  1. "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

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