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Jersey Number 56
Jack Anderson
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 320
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Frisco, Texas
- High School:
- Frisco
Bio
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
Returned from injury to start and play in all 10 games as a redshirt junior … closed his Red Raider career with 38 starts, which was tied for the team high at the end of the season … started at right guard in every game of his Red Raider career … part of an offensive line that surrendered 1.60 sacks per game, which ranked 30th nationally and third in the Big 12 … unit also closed the year averaging only 5.40 tackles for a loss per game, which ranked second in the conference … elected to the team captains circle in a vote by his teammates ... AWARDS AND HONORS: All-Big 12 first team selection by the conference coaches, Associated Press and Phil Steele … recognized on the Dave Campbell’s All-Texas second team … selected to participate in the 2021 Reese’s Senior Bowl … preseason candidate for the Outland Trophy and the Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year … Academic All-Big 12 first team honoree for the second-consecutive year ... recognized on the Hampshire Honor Society by the National Football Foundation for work in the classroom ... 2021 NFL DRAFT: elected to forego remaining eligibility to declare for the 2021 NFL Draft ... selected with the 236th pick (7th round) by the Buffalo Bills ... became the fourth Red Raider all-time to be drafted by the Buffalo Bills, joining the likes of cornerback Roland Mitchell (2nd Round, 1987), free safety Stan David (7th Round, 1984) and defensive tackle Leon Lovelace (13th Round, 1969) ... was the first Red Raider offensive lineman to be selected since Le'Raven Clark was picked in the third round of the 2016 draft by the Indianapolis Colts ... marked the sixth Red Raider offensive lineman since 2000 to be drafted, joining Dylan Gandy (4th Round, 2005), E.J. Whitley (7th Round, 2006), Manuel Ramirez (4th Round, 2007), Louis Vasquez (3rd Round, 2009) and Clark.
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Redshirt season … played and started in three games before a shoulder injury ended his season … earned starts at his normal spot at right guard against Montana State, Arizona and Oklahoma … missed the UTEP game due to injury, ending a streak of 26-consecutive starts to that point … AWARDS AND HONORS: Academic All-Big 12 first team selection … was named to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team prior to the season.
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Put together another strong season as Texas Tech’s starting right guard … earned the start in all 12 games of the season at right guard … has now started in all 25 games of his career entering the 2019 season … part of an offensive line that ranked fourth in the Big 12 with only 2.08 sacks allowed per game … line surrendered 25 sacks despite protecting for 535 pass attempts, which led the Big 12 and ranked sixth nationally … Red Raiders ended the season among the top offenses in the country, ranking third in passing yards per game, 12th in total offense and 16th in scoring offense … AWARDS AND HONORS: named to the All-Big 12 second team by the conference coaches and the Associated Press … marked the first time a Red Raider offensive lineman had earned first or second team honors since Le’Raven Clark in 2015 … recognized on the All-Texas offensive team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … recognized on the All-Big 12 first team by Pro Football Focus ... named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team for his work in the classroom.
2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Turned in one of the best seasons among true freshmen in the country ... started and played in all 13 games as part of an All-America type season ... earned the starting spot at right guard early in preseason practices ... part of a Texas Tech offensive line that helped the Red Raiders rank in the top 25 nationally for passing offense (9th), total offense (16th) and scoring offense (23rd) ... offensive line also helped pave the way for 140.9 rushing yards per game, an improvement by nearly 40 yards from 2016 ... AWARDS AND HONORS: named a Freshman All-American by both ESPN and USA Today ... marked the first time a Red Raider had garnered Freshman All-America honors since Davis Webb and Baker Mayfield in 2013 ... marked first time a Tech offensive lineman was recognized as a Freshman All-American since Le’Raven Clark in 2012 ... recognized during the season on both the Big 12 and National Teams of the Week by Pro Football Focus (Oct. 17).
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Frisco High School in Frisco, Texas ... one of the most highly-rated recruits to ever sign with Texas Tech ... helped lead Frisco to an 8-3 record and playoff appearance as a senior … teammates with fellow mid-year signee Dawson Deaton ... helped Frisco rush for an impressive 333 yards per game as a senior in 2016 ... first team All-District selection following junior and senior seasons ... garnered first team All-Area honors in 2016 by the Dallas Morning News ... named a second team High School All-American by MaxPreps ... participated in the Under Armour All-America Game in Orlando, Florida following his senior season ... was nominated for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl as well ... consensus four-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... ranked 42nd nationally on the ESPN 300 list ... listed as the No. 3 offensive guard in the nation by ESPN as well as the eighth-best prospect in the state of Texas ... named the top offensive guard in state of Texas by ESPN ... ranked as the top center in the state of Texas by Scout and the No. 42 overall prospect nationally ... named the No. 4 recruit for the North Texas area by the Dallas Morning News ... had scholarship offers from over 30 schools ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arkansas, Florida State, Georgia, Kansas State, LSU, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Stanford, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA and USC.
PERSONAL
Jack Anderson ... born in Plano, Texas ... son of Mark and Danielle Anderson ... sister, Braden, is a 2016 Texas Tech graduate ... a business major in Texas Tech’s Rawls College of Business.
Returned from injury to start and play in all 10 games as a redshirt junior … closed his Red Raider career with 38 starts, which was tied for the team high at the end of the season … started at right guard in every game of his Red Raider career … part of an offensive line that surrendered 1.60 sacks per game, which ranked 30th nationally and third in the Big 12 … unit also closed the year averaging only 5.40 tackles for a loss per game, which ranked second in the conference … elected to the team captains circle in a vote by his teammates ... AWARDS AND HONORS: All-Big 12 first team selection by the conference coaches, Associated Press and Phil Steele … recognized on the Dave Campbell’s All-Texas second team … selected to participate in the 2021 Reese’s Senior Bowl … preseason candidate for the Outland Trophy and the Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year … Academic All-Big 12 first team honoree for the second-consecutive year ... recognized on the Hampshire Honor Society by the National Football Foundation for work in the classroom ... 2021 NFL DRAFT: elected to forego remaining eligibility to declare for the 2021 NFL Draft ... selected with the 236th pick (7th round) by the Buffalo Bills ... became the fourth Red Raider all-time to be drafted by the Buffalo Bills, joining the likes of cornerback Roland Mitchell (2nd Round, 1987), free safety Stan David (7th Round, 1984) and defensive tackle Leon Lovelace (13th Round, 1969) ... was the first Red Raider offensive lineman to be selected since Le'Raven Clark was picked in the third round of the 2016 draft by the Indianapolis Colts ... marked the sixth Red Raider offensive lineman since 2000 to be drafted, joining Dylan Gandy (4th Round, 2005), E.J. Whitley (7th Round, 2006), Manuel Ramirez (4th Round, 2007), Louis Vasquez (3rd Round, 2009) and Clark.
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Redshirt season … played and started in three games before a shoulder injury ended his season … earned starts at his normal spot at right guard against Montana State, Arizona and Oklahoma … missed the UTEP game due to injury, ending a streak of 26-consecutive starts to that point … AWARDS AND HONORS: Academic All-Big 12 first team selection … was named to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team prior to the season.
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Put together another strong season as Texas Tech’s starting right guard … earned the start in all 12 games of the season at right guard … has now started in all 25 games of his career entering the 2019 season … part of an offensive line that ranked fourth in the Big 12 with only 2.08 sacks allowed per game … line surrendered 25 sacks despite protecting for 535 pass attempts, which led the Big 12 and ranked sixth nationally … Red Raiders ended the season among the top offenses in the country, ranking third in passing yards per game, 12th in total offense and 16th in scoring offense … AWARDS AND HONORS: named to the All-Big 12 second team by the conference coaches and the Associated Press … marked the first time a Red Raider offensive lineman had earned first or second team honors since Le’Raven Clark in 2015 … recognized on the All-Texas offensive team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … recognized on the All-Big 12 first team by Pro Football Focus ... named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team for his work in the classroom.
2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Turned in one of the best seasons among true freshmen in the country ... started and played in all 13 games as part of an All-America type season ... earned the starting spot at right guard early in preseason practices ... part of a Texas Tech offensive line that helped the Red Raiders rank in the top 25 nationally for passing offense (9th), total offense (16th) and scoring offense (23rd) ... offensive line also helped pave the way for 140.9 rushing yards per game, an improvement by nearly 40 yards from 2016 ... AWARDS AND HONORS: named a Freshman All-American by both ESPN and USA Today ... marked the first time a Red Raider had garnered Freshman All-America honors since Davis Webb and Baker Mayfield in 2013 ... marked first time a Tech offensive lineman was recognized as a Freshman All-American since Le’Raven Clark in 2012 ... recognized during the season on both the Big 12 and National Teams of the Week by Pro Football Focus (Oct. 17).
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Frisco High School in Frisco, Texas ... one of the most highly-rated recruits to ever sign with Texas Tech ... helped lead Frisco to an 8-3 record and playoff appearance as a senior … teammates with fellow mid-year signee Dawson Deaton ... helped Frisco rush for an impressive 333 yards per game as a senior in 2016 ... first team All-District selection following junior and senior seasons ... garnered first team All-Area honors in 2016 by the Dallas Morning News ... named a second team High School All-American by MaxPreps ... participated in the Under Armour All-America Game in Orlando, Florida following his senior season ... was nominated for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl as well ... consensus four-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... ranked 42nd nationally on the ESPN 300 list ... listed as the No. 3 offensive guard in the nation by ESPN as well as the eighth-best prospect in the state of Texas ... named the top offensive guard in state of Texas by ESPN ... ranked as the top center in the state of Texas by Scout and the No. 42 overall prospect nationally ... named the No. 4 recruit for the North Texas area by the Dallas Morning News ... had scholarship offers from over 30 schools ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arkansas, Florida State, Georgia, Kansas State, LSU, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Stanford, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA and USC.
PERSONAL
Jack Anderson ... born in Plano, Texas ... son of Mark and Danielle Anderson ... sister, Braden, is a 2016 Texas Tech graduate ... a business major in Texas Tech’s Rawls College of Business.
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