David Anderson

No. 89     Houston Texans
Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: July 28, 1983 (1983-07-28) (age 26)
Place of birth: Westlake Village, California
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Weight: 194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College: Colorado State
NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 7 / Pick: 251
Debuted in 2006 for the Houston Texans
Career history
As player: Houston Texans (2006–present)
Roster status: Restricted FA
Career highlights and awards
N/A
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.

Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 3.1 Houston Texans 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Early years

Anderson played wide receiver for Thousand Oaks High School alongside future UCLA Bruins quarterback 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, hauling in 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.

He was featured on Late Night with Conan O'Brien when he performed the host's original string dance after catching a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals on October 26, 2008.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Houston Texans bio
• David Anderson blog

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