Bio

CAREER: Ryan Anderson proved to be an integral pass-rushing threat and disruptive force for the Crimson Tide during his five years with the program ... finished with 128 career tackles and 195 sacks for a loss of 141 yards … he also closed his career at No. 6 in school history with 40 tackles for loss (191 yards) while forcing six forced fumbles, recovering six fumbles, breaking up three passes and returning one interception for a touchdown … invited to the 2017 Reese’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. … played in a school record 57 career games. 

SENIOR (2016): An outside linebacker came into his own as a junior in 2015 and is a senior  leader on the Alabama defense in 2016 ... earned first team All-SEC honors from the Associated Press ... tabbed to the Butkus and Lombardi Award Watch Lists and was a semifinalist for the Butkus ... finished with 61 total tackles, including a team-high 19.0 tackles for loss (-100 yards) ... registered 9.0 sacks (-68 yards) to rank tied for second on the team while adding 10 quarterback hurries, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and three pass breakups ... selected as the SEC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against LSU ... named one of the UA coaching staff’s defensive players of the week following his games at Ole Miss, Tennessee, LSU and the Mississippi State and Washington games. USC: Registered four tackles, with one for loss (-5 yards) ... helped limit the Trojan offense to only 194 yards and no offensive touchdowns. Western Kentucky: Was dominant on the outside, notching a team-leading 1.5 tackles for loss (-8 yards) ... added half a sack (-7 yards) as part of his three tackles on the day ... also added one quarterback hurry ... helped limit the Hilltoppers to 239 yards of offense, including 23 on the ground. Ole Miss: Collected three tackles, including one sack (-8 yards) that resulted in a fumble ... Da’Ron Payne returned the Rebel fumble from three yards out to even the score at 24-24 after the Tide trailed by 21 at one point in the first half. Kent State: Finished his half of play with two tackles, including two half sacks ... helped limit the Golden Flashes to only 166 yards of total offense. Kentucky: Registered 1.5 tackles for loss (-6 yards) as part of his three stops ... notched one quarterback hurry ... added half a sack (-5 yards) that forced a key turnover with his forced fumble and recovery of the Wildcat quarterback in the first quarter ... the turnover led to the Tide’s first points of the game, a field goal from Adam Griffith ... part of the Tide’s pressure that helped limit the Wildcat passing attack to only 89 yards through the air. Arkansas: Tied for the team lead in tackles, notching nine stops ... added a team-high two tackles for loss (-15 yards) and one sack (-9 yards) ... pressured the quarterback once to help the Alabama defense register a season-high 12 quarterback hurries. Tennessee: Spent the afternoon in the Volunteer backfield, finishing with one tackle for loss (-1 yard) as part of his two total stops while adding a quarterback hurry ... registered his first career pass breakup in coverage ... played a key role in limiting the Vols’ high-powered offense to 163 total yards. Texas A&M: Registered a career-best three tackles for loss against the Aggies for a loss of 12 yards ... forced a fumble that Jonathan Allen returned for a score ... finished with four solo tackles and one quarterback hurry while helping limit Texas A&M to just 278 total yards and 114 yards on the ground. LSU: Made six tackles while recording two half sacks to earn SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors ... batted down one pass and recorded one quarterback hurry ... helped limit Tigers’ running back Leonard Fournette to just 35 yards on 17 carries and the LSU offense as a whole to just 33 yards rushing and 125 total yards, including just 25 total yards in the second half. Mississippi State: Earned Alabama Defensive Player of the Week accolades ... made four total tackles with two tackles for loss (-12 yards) with one sack (-10 yards) ... helped harass the Bulldogs’ quarterback into a 61.15 quarterback rating while limiting MSU to just 94 yards rushing. Chattanooga: Recorded two total tackles and helped the Crimson Tide hold the Mocs to 184 total yards, including just 70 yards rushing. Auburn: Accounted for the only sack of the game and finished with two tackles for loss ... had six tackles and a quarterback hurry ... helped limit the high-powered Auburn offense to 182 total yards ... Alabama also held the Tigers -- who entered the game leading the SEC in rushing -- to just 66 yards rushing or 232 yards less than its season average. Florida: Made three stops while adding a quarterback pressure and a pass breakup against the Gators ... provided a threat off the edge for the Tide defensive unit that forced three interceptions and limited the UF rushing attack to 0 total yards. Washington: Shifted momentum in a huge way, picking off a Jake Browning pass and returning it 26 yards for a touchdown just before half to give the Tide a 10-point lead at intermission ... was his first career pick and one of two for Alabama on the night ... added three tackles to his stat line for the night ... helped limit the high-powered UW offense to only 194 total yards made up of just 44 yards rushing and 150 through the air resulting in only seven points ... his standout play earned him defensive player of the week recognition from the UA coaches. Clemson: Finished with seven total tackles, including five solo stops and two tackles for loss (-11 yards) ... added his ninth sack of the season for a loss of seven yards ... also recovered two fumbles that were returned for 14 yards and force another fumble, his fourth forced of the season.

JUNIOR (2015): A pass-rush threat for the Crimson Tide off the edge ... notched 37 total tackles, including 11.5 for a loss (-50 yards), six sacks (-41 yards), two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and nine quarterback hurries for the year ... came on strong late in the season, recording his 9.5 tackles for loss in his last 10 games, including a career-high two TFL performance at then-No. 20 Mississippi State, vs. Florida and Michigan State ... named one of the defensive players of the week by the UA coaching staff for his efforts against Tennessee and Mississippi State. Wisconsin: Came off the bench to record 1.5 total tackles on the night ... helped limit the Badger offense to just 268 yards of total offense and 17 points. Middle Tennessee: Entered in a reserve role to record one tackle along with a quarterback hurry as the Tide allowed 275 yards of total offense. Ole Miss: Saw action as a reserve in the defensive front, but did not record any stats against the Rebels. ULM: Was a disruptive force on the line, notching two tackles while pressuring the quarterback twice ... helped limit the Warhawk offense to only 92 yards, including a lowly nine yards on the ground. Georgia: Came off the bench to record three tackles ... helped limit a Bulldog offense that was averaging 45.5 points per game to just 10 by day’s end. Arkansas: Recorded three tackles, including half a tackle for a loss (-1 yard) against the Hogs ... helped limit the Hogs to only 220 yards, more than 250 yards below their season average entering the night. Texas A&M: Finished with three tackles, including one of the Tide’s six sacks (-5 yards) ... helped limit the Aggie rushing attack to just 32 yards on the ground. Tennessee: Was a force on defense, notching a quarterback hurry to go with three total tackles, including the game-winning sack (-10 yards) and forced fumble ... his sack and forced fumble on the Vols’ final drive of the game got the ball back for Alabama and helped the Tide extend its streak to nine straight victories over UT. LSU: Notched two tackles, including half a stop for a loss of one yard ... helped limit the LSU offense to 182 yards of total offense, nearly 250 yards below the Tigers average entering the game. Mississippi State: Had a huge day in Starkville, setting a season high for tackles with five, including a career-high two sacks (-14 yards) ... also forced a fumble and added a quarterback hurry ... notched two of the defense’s season-high nine sacks. Charleston Southern: Recorded one tackle for a loss (-1 yard) in limited playing time against the Buccaneers. Auburn: Made his presence known along the Crimson Tide defensive front, notching four tackles, including one for a loss (-2 yards) ... added two quarterback hurries ... helped limit the Tigers to only 260 yards of total offense. Florida: Logged four tackles for the second consecutive game, including two for a loss (-9) yards ... also recorded one sack (-8 yards) and a career-high three quarterback hurries in arguably his best game of the season ... helped disrupt a Gator passing attack that completed only 37.5 percent of its passes. Michigan State: Stayed hot, notching four tackles, including 2.0 for a loss (-7 yards) and one sack (-4 yards) ... spent time in the Spartan backfield, helping to limit MSU to 239 yards of total offense, 158 yards below their season average. Clemson: Put pressure on Tiger quarterback Deshaun Watson, but did not record any official stats.

SOPHOMORE (2014): Played in all 14 games and recorded 25 tackles, including three sacks (-28 yards), 8.0 tackles for loss (-37 yards), a fumble recovery and nine quarterback hurries ... earned Defensive Player of the Week honors from the coaching staff following the Arkansas and Texas A&M victories. FAU: Came off the bench to record two tackles, including his second career sack. Southern Miss: Recorded a sack for an eight-yard loss in the win over the Golden Eagles. Florida: Made two tackles, including one solo stop as the Tide limited the Gators to only 200 total yards. Ole Miss: Came off the bench to tally a single quarterback hurry. Arkansas: Earned Defensive Player of the Week honors from the coaching staff after making three tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss (-6 yards) and one sack (-5 yards) ... recovered a fumble and returned it three yards. Texas A&M: Made six tackles and earned Defensive Player of the Week honors from the Alabama coaches after posting the highest production point totals against the Aggies ... helped limit the SEC’s top-ranked offense to 172 yards, including just 31 yards rushing. Tennessee: Notched four total tackles in Knoxville with one solo stop ... added one tackle for loss (-3 yards). LSU: Made two assisted tackles in the Crimson Tide’s overtime victory in Baton Rouge. Mississippi State: Recorded two assisted tackles with half of a tackle for loss (-1 yard) ... harassed the Bulldogs’ quarterback with two hurries. Western Carolina: Had one quarterback hurry against the Catamounts. Auburn: Finished with one tackle for loss (-2 yards). Missouri: Had a career-best three quarterback hurries and assisted on one tackle. Ohio State: Registered one tackle for loss (-1 yard). 

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2013): A reserve outside linebacker who played in all 13 games with 1.5 sacks (-4 yards), five tackles and one quarterback hurry ... also started on the kickoff return team. Virginia Tech: Recorded one solo and one assisted tackle, which produced a two-yard sack. Arkansas: Assisted on two tackles and had one quarterback hurry. Chattanooga: Registered the first solo sack of his career, dropping the Mocs’ quarterback for a loss of two yards.

FRESHMAN (2012): Redshirted during his first season at The University of Alabama.

HIGH SCHOOL: Came to the Capstone as one of the fastest risers in the class of 2012 … a five-star prospect by 247Sports.com, which ranked him as the nation’s No. 19 overall prospect and the No. 1 outside linebacker … 247Sports.com also ranked him as the No. 2 player in Alabama … ranked 93rd in the ESPNU 150 and the site’s No. 7 outside linebacker … earned four stars from ESPNU, Scout.com and Rivals.com … listed at No. 98 in the Rivals100 as well as the No. 6 outside linebacker … Scout.com ranked him as the No. 22 defensive end prospect … No. 5 in the Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 and No. 33 in the Super Southeast 120 … a SuperPrep All-American and the publication’s No. 25 linebacker … also listed as the No. 8 player in Alabama by SuperPrep … PrepStar All-Southeast Region … a member of the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s Super 12 … an ASWA 6A All-State selection … No. 3 on the Birmingham News Super Seniors list … turned in a strong showing at the Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game … coached by Glenn Vickery at Daphne … had 105 tackles and 12 sacks as a senior in 2011 … posted 75 stops and 14.5 sacks as a junior, helping Daphne win the state championship … second cousin of former Alabama standout and current Cincinnati Bengal, Wallace Gilberry … teammate of former Alabama running back T.J. Yeldon at Daphne High School … chose Alabama over Auburn, Florida State, Tennessee and Illinois.