2019 Football Roster
Adam Anderson
- Position:
- OLB
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Rome, Ga.
- High School:
- Rome
Career Highs
* 7 tackles vs. Florida, 2021
* 6 QB Pressures vs. Auburn, 2020; vs. Cincinnati, 2021 (2020 season)
* 2 TFL vs. Auburn, 2020; vs. Cincinnati, 2021 (2020 season)
* 2 QB Sacks vs. Auburn, 2020; vs. Cincinnati, 2021 (2020 season)
2021: Played in eight games, starting in one, and had 32 total stops...led team in QB sacks through eight games with 5.0 and was second in QB pressures with 15...has had career-high tackles in two mid-season games: six vs. Kentucky, then seven vs. Florida...had five tackles in season opener vs. Clemson, including a QB sack for a 3-yard loss...also had five tackles in win over Arkansas...five QB pressures, four tackles and a sack in win over South Carolina...named one of four game captains for the Florida game...pre-season watch list for the Butkus Award, given annually to the nation's top collegiate linebacker.
2020: Played extensively in all 10 games...tied for second on the team in QB pressures with 24...also second on team in QB sacks with 6.5...career-best two sacks and six QB pressures in win over Auburn...had two sacks, another solo tackle, and a key fumble recovery in Georgia's Peach Bowl win over Cincinnati...had two tackles and was credited with two QB pressures in season opener at Arkansas...assisted on a sack for 5-yard loss and had three QB pressures in win at Kentucky.
2019: Saw action in all 14 games and finished with six tackles and 18 QB pressures (third-best on team)...had two tackles in Sugar Bowl victory over Baylor, one of which was a QB sack for a 4-yard loss...had a second-quarter sack vs. Murray State that resulted in a 14-yard loss and an intentional grounding penalty against the Racers.
2018: Played in all 14 games...playing time increased as season progressed...finished with 16 total stops, including 2.5 for lost yardage, as well as an assisted QB sack...has four QB pressures, two vs. Auburn...also had a QB pressure vs. Vanderbilt...season-high five stops vs. Ga. Tech that included a tackle for loss and a batted-down pass...had a key third-down stop for no gain on Kentucky's first possession of the game.
High School: Rome, coached by John Reid…selected to play in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...247sports.com five-star prospect...ranked as the #1 OLB nationally, #18 overall prospect nationally and the #4 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #40 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked #12 nationally, #2 OLB and #4 in the state...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #56 nationally, #7 OLB and #8 in Georgia...2017 Class 6A Defensive Player of the Year by both the AJC and AP, as well as All-State First-Team defense by both authorities...state DPOY in 2016 by the AJC and Georgia Coaches Association (North)...USA Today 2017 All-USA Georgia First-Team defense...Rome went 15-0 and won the GHSA 5A State title in 2017...2018 Bobby Dodd National Lineman of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Atlanta....63 tackles, 10 sacks, two forced fumbles and an INT as a senior...AJC 2017 Preseason Super 11.
Personal: Full name ADAM O. ANDERSON...major: Housing Management & Policy...recipient of the Davis Family and the Erskine "Erk" Russell Football Scholarships.
