24 Players in 24 Days: #5 Bryce Anderson

Position: Defensive back
Classification: Junior
Hometown: Beaumont, Texas
Listed Height: 6-0
Listed Weight: 192 lbs.

Key notes from Olin’s thoughts on Anderson

• I have been high on Bryce Anderson since the day he got here. He is playing safety. They had him at nickel. He is a physical guy. He was meant to play safety. I think he is going to break out this year. He was playing safety when he had that interception against Alabama.
   
• Anderson has such speed. He was a quarterback in high school. He is athletic and has hand-eye coordination. Anderson is a reason to think A&M has more interceptions this year. The last time an A&M defensive back had more than two interceptions in a year? It was 2016.
   
• I will give the previous regime credit. They felt they were good enough at safety, and they wanted to get Anderson on the field, but he is a safety.
   
• I love this guy. I think he will be a big-time player. He makes plays. He is a more athletic, and this is not a shot at him, but Leon O’Neal Jr. He can make plays the way Leon made them.
   
• I anticipate him taking that next rung between being a good and being a great player.
   
• If you are corner, your best friend is the pass rushers. The other BFF is a free safety that can help you in coverage. Watch the NFL, the championship teams have brilliant safeties. That's why I beat my head in about the Cowboys.