James Anderson stats

Last played for the New Orleans Saints, 2015

Linebacker · #42

Age 43 · 6' 2"

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James Anderson played 10 NFL seasons, 2006 to 2015.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
123
TOT
577
SOLO
420
AST
157
SACK
12.0
INT
3
PD
22
FF
5

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2006CAR16211832.0022
2007CAR10171430.0000
2008CAR83300.0000
2009CAR166547181.0011
2010CAR16130101293.5152
2011CAR1614598471.5290
2012CAR127339340.0020
2013CHI1610285174.0030
2014TEN75410.0000
2015NO6161150.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Per game

Career regular season

GP
123
TOT
4.7
SOLO
3.4
AST
1.3
SACK
0.1
INT
0.0
PD
0.2
FF
0.0

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2006CAR161.31.10.20.10.00.10.1
2007CAR101.71.40.30.00.00.00.0
2008CAR80.40.400.00.00.00.0
2009CAR164.12.91.10.10.00.10.1
2010CAR168.16.31.80.20.10.30.1
2011CAR169.16.12.90.10.10.60.0
2012CAR126.13.32.80.00.00.20.0
2013CHI166.45.31.10.30.00.20.0
2014TEN70.70.60.10.00.00.00.0
2015NO62.71.80.80.00.00.00.0

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Bio

Age
43 yearsSep 26, 1983
Height
6' 2"
Debut
2006
Birthplace
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Draft
2006Rd 3, Pk 88
College
Virginia Tech

Latest performance

James Anderson

Jan 03 · @ ATL · W 20-17

TOT
0
SOLO
0
AST
0
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0

2006 NFL combine

OLB, 6'3", 229 lb · Virginia Tech

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.59s76th
Vertical jump41"97th
Broad jump10' 1"69th
3-cone drill6.67s99th
20-yard shuttle4.07s93rd

Percentile: the share of OLBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2006 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Sun, Jan 03atATLW 20-170000
Mon, Dec 21vsDETL 35-271100
Sun, Dec 13atTBW 24-174300
Sun, Dec 06vsCARL 41-3811700
Sun, Nov 29atHOUL 24-60000
Sun, Nov 15atWSHL 47-140000

What were James Anderson's career stats?

James Anderson played 10 seasons for the Panthers, the Bears, the Titans and the Saints. He recorded 577 tackles, 12 sacks and 3 interceptions. His best season was 2011: 145 tackles and 1.5 sacks.

League leaderboards and awards

10 seasons, 2006 to 2015

James Anderson finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

James Anderson college stats

James Anderson played 2 seasons at Virginia Tech Hokies (2004 to 2005): 127 tackles, 5 sacks and 3 interceptions.

defensive

James Anderson's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2004Virginia Tech Hokies4921280211140
2005Virginia Tech Hokies7837410312391

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

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Playoff games

James Anderson played 3 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 1 won, 2 lost.

James Anderson's line in each playoff game
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2014DETW 24-2000.00
2014GBL 26-2100.00
2008ARIL 33-1300.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.