2016: Redshirt sophomore … Appeared in four games, carrying the ball seven times for 22 yards … Had a season-high four carries for eight yards versus Illinois State … Missed a significant amount of the season due to injury … Also contributed on special teams while healthy and was named the Northwestern Special Teams Player of the Week following the Illinois State game.
2015:Â Redshirt freshman ... Played in six games ... Rushed for a career-high 56 yards on eight carries against Eastern Illinois ... Totaled 13 carries on the season.
2014:Â Redshirted the season while rehabbing an injury.
High School:Â Named a three-star prospect and the No. 17 all-purpose running back nationally in the class of 2014 by Rivals.com ... Also tabbed the No. 4-rated RB in Texas in the 2014 class and the state's No. 61 by 247Sports ... Twice named a Texas 10-5A first-team All-District selection as well as a two-time first-team All-Collin County honoree ... Compiled 2,968 career rushing yards (7.26 ypc) and 30 touchdowns, becoming Plano West's all-time leading rusher ... 1,342 rushing yards and 14 TDs in 2013 ... As a junior, helped lead Plano West to the state quarterfinals, the deepest playoff run in school history ... Team captain and three-year letterwinner in football ... Also a three-year starter in the sprints for the track team, with a career-best 100-meter dash time of 10.72 seconds.
Personal:Â Born Auston Gregory Anderson in Dallas ... Son of Tjuana Tanner and Martin Anderson ... Father played football at Alcorn State University, uncle (Rod Henderson) was an All-American offensive lineman at Grambling State, and great uncle (Randy Williams) played running back at Indiana University and was a 1961 draft pick by the Dallas Cowboys ... Chose Northwestern over a number of BCS schools including Texas, Stanford, Cal, Arizona, Nebraska and Tennessee ... Major is learning and organizational change.
2015:Â Redshirt freshman ... Played in six games ... Rushed for a career-high 56 yards on eight carries against Eastern Illinois ... Totaled 13 carries on the season.
2014:Â Redshirted the season while rehabbing an injury.
High School:Â Named a three-star prospect and the No. 17 all-purpose running back nationally in the class of 2014 by Rivals.com ... Also tabbed the No. 4-rated RB in Texas in the 2014 class and the state's No. 61 by 247Sports ... Twice named a Texas 10-5A first-team All-District selection as well as a two-time first-team All-Collin County honoree ... Compiled 2,968 career rushing yards (7.26 ypc) and 30 touchdowns, becoming Plano West's all-time leading rusher ... 1,342 rushing yards and 14 TDs in 2013 ... As a junior, helped lead Plano West to the state quarterfinals, the deepest playoff run in school history ... Team captain and three-year letterwinner in football ... Also a three-year starter in the sprints for the track team, with a career-best 100-meter dash time of 10.72 seconds.
Personal:Â Born Auston Gregory Anderson in Dallas ... Son of Tjuana Tanner and Martin Anderson ... Father played football at Alcorn State University, uncle (Rod Henderson) was an All-American offensive lineman at Grambling State, and great uncle (Randy Williams) played running back at Indiana University and was a 1961 draft pick by the Dallas Cowboys ... Chose Northwestern over a number of BCS schools including Texas, Stanford, Cal, Arizona, Nebraska and Tennessee ... Major is learning and organizational change.