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| No. 58 – Orlando Pirates | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive end |
| Roster status | Active |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 19, 2002 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Fort Meade (Fort Meade, Florida) |
| College | Mississippi State (2021–2025) |
| NFL draft | 2026 (undrafted) |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Deonte Kiyon Anderson (born September 19, 2002) is an American football defensive end for the Orlando Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Early life
[edit]Anderson grew up in Miami, Florida and attended Fort Meade Middle-Senior High School where he lettered in football and basketball. In his high school football career, Anderson completed 18 receiving receptions for 206 yards and four touchdowns. Anderson would also complete a total of 43 total tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, an interceptions, a pass breakup and two fumble recoveries.[1] Anderson was a four-star rated recruit and would decide to commit to play college football at Mississippi State University[2] over offers from schools such as East Carolina, FIU, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, South Carolina, UCF, Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech.[3]
College career
[edit]Anderson did not see any game action during his true freshman season in 2021 and was ultimately redshirted.[4]
During the 2022 season, he appeared in five games while primarily on special teams and made his first two assisted tackles of his collegiate career against East Tennessee State.[5][6]
During the 2023 season, he appeared in 12 games and started two of them, finishing the season with 38 total tackles (10 solo and 28 assisted), three tackles for loss for nine yards, 0.5 sacks for four yards, four pass breakups and a forced fumble.[7]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 260 lb (118 kg) | 32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) | 8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 6 ft 7+7⁄8 in (2.03 m) | 4.87 s | 1.71 s | 2.75 s | 4.53 s | 7.56 s | 31 in (0.79 m) | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) | 14 reps |
| All values from Pro Day[8] | ||||||||||||
On May 23, 2026, Anderson signed to play with the Orlando Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL).[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Deonte 's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ↑ Coleman, Joel (January 2, 2021). "Bulldogs pick up coveted defensive end Deonte Anderson". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Deonte Anderson, Fort Meade, Edge". 247Sports.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Deonte Anderson". Mississippi State Bulldogs. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Deonte Anderson 2022 Gamelogs". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ↑ Robertson, Steve (August 17, 2023). "Anderson flashing in Mississippi State pre-season camp". 247Sports. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Deonte Anderson 2023 Gamelogs". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Deonte Anderson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ↑ Moninghoff, Mick (May 23, 2026). "Pirates Add DL Deonte Anderson". orlandopirates.com. Retrieved June 14, 2026.