Anderson in 2014
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No. 22 Denver Broncos | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth: | February 10, 1991 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Vallejo, California | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Vallejo (CA) Bethel | ||||||||||||||
College: | California | ||||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Rushing yards: | 2,044 |
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Rushing average: | 4.6 |
Rushing touchdowns: | 17 |
Receptions: | 75 |
Receiving yards: | 635 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 3 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Cortrelle Javon "C. J." Anderson (born February 10, 1991) is an American football running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He scored the last touchdown of Super Bowl 50 as the Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers by a score of 24-10. He played college football at California and was signed by the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
Anderson attended Jesse M. Bethel High School in Vallejo, California, where he rushed for nearly 4,000 yards during his prep career as he led his squad to four consecutive playoff appearances, including a spot in the Sac-Joaquin Section title game as a junior in 2007, when he was named the Vallejo Times-Herald Athlete of the Year. He was a two-time Vallejo Times Herald MVP and first-team selection, while also picking up first-team All-Solano County Athletic Conference honors in both his junior and senior campaigns. He posted 1,297 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns on the ground and completed 44-of-91 passes for 785 yards and 11 scores as a junior. As a senior, he moved to running back after playing quarterback in an option offensive during his junior campaign and rushed for 1,623 yards and 23 touchdowns on the ground, while also contributing with 2 interceptions on defense. He became the first Bethel player to sign with and play for a Pac-12 school. Anderson also participated in track, posting bests of 12.11 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 24.35 seconds in the 200-meter dash.