David Anderson (American football)
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| Houston Texans — No. 89 | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Date of birth: July 28, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Westlake Village, California | |
| Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Weight: 194 lb (88 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2006 for the Houston Texans | |
| Career history | |
| College: Colorado State | |
| NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 7 / Pick: 251 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
David Kent Anderson (born July 28, 1983 in Westlake Village, California) is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado State.
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[edit] Early years
Anderson played wide receiver for Thousand Oaks High School alongside quarterback for the UCLA Bruins Ben Olson. Anderson started in his sophomore year for the varsity team and earned 3 letters and multiple all-state honors.
[edit] College career
Majoring in speech communication, Anderson was a standout wide receiver for the Colorado State Rams football team, finishing his career in 2005. He was listed as 5'11" weighing 195 lbs his senior year and wore number 4. Anderson played with notable quarterbacks Bradlee Van Pelt and Justin Holland and was coached by Sonny Lubick.
Anderson was listed as number one and two in season receptions with 86 in 2005 and 75 in 2003. Anderson was listed number two and three in receptions per game with 12 against Colorado in 2005 and 12 against BYU in 2004. Anderson was listed as number one, two and eight in total yards per season with 1,282 (2003), 1,221 (2005) and 940 (2004). Anderson was listed as number one and six in touchdown receptions per season with 10 (2003) and 8 (2005). Anderson was number two, five and ten on the all time list for receiving yards per game, second to Greg Primus with 256 yards against Hawaii in 1991, with 233 against Brigham Young University in 2004, 199 against Air Force in 2003 and 169 against Wyoming in 2005.[1]
Anderson was number one on the Rams all time receiving lists for career yards (3,634) and career receptions (223).
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Houston Texans
Anderson was selected by the Houston Texans in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. In 2006 he played nine games for the Texans, completing one pass reception and three kick returns. The Texans released Anderson but then re-signed him 4 weeks later. He has had several catches in the 2007 season as well as one touchdown.[2]
An exclusive-rights free agent in the 2008 offseason, Anderson signed his one-year tender offer on April 23.
