Troy University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster
Josh Anderson
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 251
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Douglasville, Ga.
- High School:
- South Paulding HS
2016 (Junior): Rushed for 280 yards and three touchdowns on 56 carries … Caught 14 passes for 73 yards and a score … Rushed for a season-high 68 yards and a touchdown in the season opener against Austin Peay … Found the end zone twice while rushing for 36 yards on five carries at Texas State … Ranked second on the team in carries and rushing yards, while ranking third in rushing touchdowns … Had a season-high 10 carries at Clemson
2015 (Sophomore): Started the final seven games of the season at superback (fullback) … Rushed 10 times for 31 yards with a long of seven yards … Rushed for a season-high 15 yards on five carries at Wisconsin … Had a pair of carries in each of the final two games of the season
2014 (RS-Freshman): Started all 12 games as Troy’s Big H (fullback) … Finished the year with 10 carries for 43 yards and a touchdown; also caught three passes for 28 yards … Rushed for a season-high 23 yards and a touchdown on three carries against Georgia State; touchdown run came from six yards out and was the first score of the game… Had a season-high five carries in Troy’s victory at Idaho and finished with 14 yards on the ground … Caught an 18-yard pass against Duke
2013 (Freshman): Redshirted … Member of the scout team
High School: Named first team all-region in 2012 as a linebacker and helped the South Paulding Spartans to a 6-4 record … Rated as a three-star recruit by both ESPN and Scout … Ranked by ESPN as the No. 3 fullback in the country and as the No. 6 fullback in the nation by Scout ... Rushed for 623 yards on 104 carries his senior season … Led South Paulding in rushing touchdowns with 12 and was also the fourth-leading tackler with 48, with one interception and one forced fumble … Recorded 14 receptions his senior season to tie for the team lead … Led South Paulding in tackles in 2010 with 63 to go alone with 4.5 tackles for loss and 7.9 tackles per game … Played in the Rising Senior All-Star Game in Dec. 2011 in the Georgia Dome
Personal: Full name is Joshua Brandon Anderson ... Son of Andrea and Paul Anderson ... Has a brother, Paul, and a sister, Tarniya Collins ... Majoring in psychology ... Born Nov. 25, 1994, in Atlanta, Ga.
