Darius “Jet” Anderson (born September 10, 1997) is an

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who is a free agent. He played

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Early years

Anderson attended

George Ranch High School George Ranch High School is a secondary school located in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, south of Richmond. The school is part of the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. The school was established in fall 2010 ...

. As a junior, he received District 24-5A Offensive MVP honors. As a senior, he led his team to a 16-0 season and a 5A Division I State Championship. He registered 2,274 rushing yards (8.7-yard avg.), 30 rushing touchdowns, 13 receptions and 2 receiving touchdowns. He received Houston Chronicle Offensive Player of the Year, and State Championship game MVP honors, after rushing for 246 yards. He was a three-star recruit coming out of high school and committed to play football at

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, turning down offers from

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and

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College career

Anderson accepted a football scholarship from

. As a true freshman, he appeared in 11 games, tallying 27 carries for 229 yards (third on the team) and an 8.5-yard average. Against the

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, he had 103 rushing yards and scored his first career touchdown on a 70-yard run. As a sophomore, he appeared in 11 games (3 starts), leading the team with 128 carries for 768 yards and 8 rushing touchdowns. He ranked third in the conference with 6.0 yards per carry. He was on pace for a 1,000 rushing yard season, until being injured in the tenth game against the

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. He had 26 carries for 160 yards, 3 touchdowns and 4 receptions for 41 yards against

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. As a junior, he appeared in 11 games, missing the last 2 contests with an injury. He was second on the team behind

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, with 124 carries for 598 yards (4.8-yard avg.). He had 12 carries for 154 yards against

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. As a senior, he led the team with 823 yards (5.5-yard avg.) and 6 rushing touchdowns. He had a career-high 179 yards and 2 touchdowns against

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. He posted 161 and 115 rushing yards in games against SMU and the

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. He played in the

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, recording 43 rushing yards, 87 receiving yards, and one receiving

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Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Anderson was signed as an

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by the

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after the

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on April 27. He was waived on September 4, 2020.

Indianapolis Colts

On September 8, 2020, Anderson was signed to the

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' practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster on January 3 and January 8, 2021, for the team's week 17 and wild card playoff games against the

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and

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, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. On January 10, 2021, Anderson signed a reserve/futures contract with the Colts. He was waived on August 17.

Houston Texans

On December 15, 2021, Anderson was signed to the

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practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 11, 2022. He was placed on injured reserve on August 10, 2022.

Personal life

On July 15, 2022, Anderson was arrest for burglary with intent to commit assault in

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and was released on bond. On August 6, the charges against Anderson were dropped.

References

External links

TCU Horned Frogs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Darius 1997 births Living people American football running backs Dallas Cowboys players Houston Texans players Indianapolis Colts players People from Richmond, Texas Players of American football from Fort Bend County, Texas TCU Horned Frogs football players