Calvin Anderson (American football)

Calvin Lee Anderson (born March 25, 1996) is an American football offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas and Rice.

For the American politician, see Cal Anderson.
Calvin Anderson
No. 76 – Denver Broncos
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1996-03-25) March 25, 1996
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school:Westlake (TX)
College:Texas
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Games played:16
Games started:2
Player stats at NFL.com

High school career

Anderson attended Georgetown High School for the first three seasons of his high school career, before transferring to Westlake High School for his senior season. A undersized lineman for most of his high school career, he committed to Rice as a junior and remained committed to them despite offers from Power 5 schools Texas Tech and Kansas State.[1][2]

College career

Rice

After redshirting his freshman year, Anderson was a three-year starter at Rice where he started in 36 consecutive games.[3] He also garnered Conference USA All-Conference Honorable Mentions in 2016 and 2017.[4][5] After narrowing his choices down to Michigan, Texas, Oklahoma, and Auburn, Anderson announced that he would transfer to Texas for the 2018 season.[6]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft, Anderson signed with the New England Patriots.[7][8] He was waived by the Patriots on May 13, 2019 and claimed by the New York Jets.[9][10] He was waived by the Jets at the end of the preseason and added to the Jets practice squad.[11]

Denver Broncos

Anderson was signed by the Denver Broncos from the New York Jets practice squad on October 1, 2019.[12]

Personal life

Born in Philadelphia and raised in Austin, Texas, Anderson's father played college football at Army and was a military flight surgeon who also obtained a Master of Business Administration, became an ordained minister, and served as a physician before retiring as a full-bird colonel in 2019.[13] Anderson has gained notoriety for having the ability to solve a Rubik's Cube different ways, such as behind his back or blindfolded.[14] He was also named a brand ambassador for Rubik's Cube in 2019, representing the company at international events in the offseason.[15] A mathematical economic analysis major at Rice, Anderson once made a PowerPoint presentation to his parents to get them to invest in Nintendo.[16]

References
  1. "Texas and Michigan lead for Rice graduate transfer OT Calvin Anderson". SBNation. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. "Highly Coveted Rice Transfer Calvin Anderson Has His Top Five, With Texas, Michigan in the Lead". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. "Rice graduate transfer Calvin Anderson a key piece for Texas offensive line". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. "FB: 2016 All-Conference Teams". Conference USA. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. "FB: 2017 All-Conference Awards". Conference USA. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  6. "Michigan grad transfer target Anderson heading to Texas". The Detroit News. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. "Here's the Patriots' list of undrafted free agents". Boston.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  8. "Get to know the Patriots undrafted rookie free agents". Official website of the New England Patriots. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  9. "Patriots Sign WR Dontrelle Inman and OL Jared Veldheer". Official website of the New England Patriots. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  10. "Jets Add WR Xavier Ubosi, T Calvin Anderson". Official Site of the New York Jets. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  11. "Jets practice squad: 8 players added to 11-man roster". NJ.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  12. "Broncos sign Jeremiah Attaochu and Calvin Anderson, place Bradley Chubb on injured reserve, waive Keishawn Bierria". Denver Broncos. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  13. "The 53rd guy on the Broncos' roster is kind of a genius: Meet Calvin Anderson". The Athletic. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  14. "Rubik's Rookie: Jets' Calvin Anderson has puzzling talent". USA Today. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  15. "The puzzling talent of Broncos' tackle Calvin Anderson". 9News. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  16. "How OL Calvin Anderson went from Rice to Texas". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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