Adam Anderson (American football)

Adam O. Anderson is an American football linebacker for the Georgia Bulldogs.

Adam Anderson
Georgia Bulldogs – No. 19
PositionLinebacker
ClassSenior
MajorHousing Management & Policy
Personal information
Born: (1999-10-19) October 19, 1999
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolRome (Rome, Georgia)
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Anderson attended Rome High School in Rome, Georgia. As a senior in 2017, he was The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's high school football player of the year after recording 63 tackles, 10 sacks and an interception.[1] He was selected to the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. A five-star recruit, Anderson committed to the University of Georgia to play college football.[2][3]

College career

As a true freshman at Georgia in 2018, Anderson played in all 14 games and had 16 tackles 0.5 sacks. As a sophomore in 2019, he again played in all 14 games, recording six tackles and two sacks. As a junior in 2020, he played in all 10 games and finished with 14 tackles and 6.5 sacks.[4][5] Anderson returned to Georgia for his senior season in 2021 rather than enter the 2021 NFL Draft.[6]

Arrest

On November 10, 2021, Anderson turned himself into police and was charged with felony rape after a 21-year-old woman accused him of raping her in an apartment in Athens, Georgia, on October 29, 2021, which was reported to police the same day. Through his attorney, Anderson has denied the accusation. Anderson was indefinitely suspended by the University of Georgia football team after they learned of the accusation on November 2, 2021.[7][8]

References
  1. 2017 High school football Player of the Year: Rome's Adam Anderson
  2. Rome High School's Adam Anderson commits to Georgia
  3. Five-star Rome OLB Adam Anderson will step into a position of need at UGA
  4. Bulldogs hope to make a star out of Adam Anderson
  5. Kirby Smart on Nolan Smith and Georgia's OLBs including Adam Anderson's role at STAR
  6. OLB Adam Anderson confirms return to Georgia
  7. "UGA's Anderson turns self in, charged with rape". ESPN.com. November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  8. Staff, Seth Emerson and The Athletic. "Georgia linebacker Adam Anderson turns self in, charged with rape following police investigation". The Athletic. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
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