Mario Anderson Jr.

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-9
Weight:
208
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Summerville, S.C.
High School:
Stratford HS
Prev School:
South Carolina

Honors

• Honorable Mention All-America (Phil Steele)
• First Team All-AAC
• Doak Walker Award candidate
• Second-Team Preseason All-AAC (Phil Steele)

2024 (Senior)

• Named First Team All-AAC running back and received Honorable Mention All-America honors from Phil Steele.
• Doak Walker Award candidate
• Member of the 11-2 Tigers who defeated West Virginia in the Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl
• Rushed for 1,362 yards to rank 11th nationally
• Totaled 1,674 scrimmage yards to rank top eight in the nation.
• Averaged 129.85 all-purpose yards per game to rank 12th in the country
• Ranked No. 8 in the NCAA with 21 total touchdowns while his 18 rushing touchdowns ranked 10th nationally
• Rushed for over 100 yards on eight occasions - the most games over the century mark since Darrell Henderson (9) in 2018
• His 1,362 rushing yards are the sixth most ever in a season at Memphis while his 18 rushing touchdowns matched DeAngelo Williams' 2005 single-season total for third most.
• Became just the ninth individual Tiger to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season and marks the 13th 1,000-yard rushing season by a Tiger overall.
• In addition, it marks the sixth time in the past eight seasons that a Memphis running back has eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark.

2023 (at South Carolina)

• Ran for 707 yards and three touchdowns on 143 carries in his lone season as a Gamecock
• Logged 100-yard games against Tennessee and Vanderbilt

2019-22 (at Newberry College)

• Spent the previous four seasons at DII Newberry College where he amassed 3,301 rushing yards (third-most in school history) and 35 rushing touchdowns
• Earned First Team All-America honors and was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy in 2022
• Two-time First Team All-Conference performer
• Rushed for over 100 yards in 16-of-29 games at Newberry.