NDSU

* 2019 Senior Bowl
* 2017 HERO Sports FCS All-America Second Team
* 2018 Phil Steele FCS All-America Fourth Team
* 2017, 2018 All-MVFC Second Team
* 2015 MVFC All-Newcomer Team
* 2018 MVFC Offensive Player of the Week
* 2015, 2017, 2018 MVFC Honor Roll

Two-time FCS All-American and All-Missouri Valley Football Conference pick...Played in 52 games as part of four MVFC championship teams and three NCAA Division I FCS national titles...Finished 11th on NDSU's all-time rushing charts with 2,896 yards and 5.96 yards per carry...Fifth all-time at NDSU with 4,704 all-purpose yards...Emerged as NDSU's leading kickoff returner his first two seasons before leading the Bison in rushing each of his final two years...Eight career 100-yard rushing games...In 15 career NCAA playoff games, totaled 1,653 all-purpose yards and 18 touchdowns...Playoff totals include 905 rushing yards and 12 TDs along with 14 receptions for 231 yards and four TDs...Also returned 17 kickoffs for 517 yards and two TDs in the postseason...Invited to the 2019 Senior Bowl, but aggravated an injury in practice and did not participate in the game...Undrafted free-agent signee of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

2018 SEASON (SENIOR): Team captain...Fourth team FCS All-American by Phil Steele...All-Missouri Valley Football Conference second team...Played in 13 of 15 games including eight starts...Rushed for a team-high 924 yards and 71.1 yards per game splitting duty with fellow senior all-conference performer Lance Dunn...His 7.45 yards per carry ranked fourth in school history...Caught 12 passes for 199 yards and three TDs...MVFC Offensive Player of the Week after running for a career-high 185 yards with two touchdowns in the season-opening win over Cal Poly...His 16.8 yards per carry against Cal Poly set a school single-game record...Had four 100-yard rushing games...Carried 23 times for 170 yards at Northern Iowa and scored on a 75-yard passing play to open the fourth quarter and give NDSU the lead for good...Finished with 118 yards and one touchdown on 13 carries in the NCAA second round win over Montana State...Had 124 yards and a TD in the quarterfinal win over Colgate...Scored three TDs in the semifinal win over South Dakota State including runs of 1 and 41 yards and a 14-yard pass...Sustained a leg injury against SDSU and appeared in just one play of the national championship win over Eastern Washington...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.

2017 SEASON (JUNIOR): Second team FCS All-American by HERO Sports...All-Missouri Valley Football Conference second team...Played in all 15 games and started the last eight in place of injured counterpart Lance Dunn...Led the Bison in rushing with 1,216 yards on 234 attempts and 12 touchdowns...Averaged 5.2 yards per carry...Also caught eight passes for 156 yards and three TDs...Scored nine total touchdowns in four NCAA playoff games...Tied a school record with five TDs against Sam Houston State in the national semifinal, running for a career-high 183 rushing yards including a career-long 62-yard scoring play...Four 100-yard rushing games including 160 in the win at Eastern Washington...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.

2016 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in 9 of 14 games...Missed the Illinois State homecoming game with an ankle sprain and re-injured it in the home loss to South Dakota State...Returned to the field at South Dakota in the regular-season finale and played in all three playoff games...Averaged 6.7 yards per carry with 38 attempts for 253 yards and one score...Had a season-long 61-yard run for a touchdown in the second round win over San Diego...NDSU's primary kickoff returner when healthy...Averaged 20.2 yards on 18 kick returns.

2015 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team...Played in all 15 games as a true freshman...NDSU's leading kickoff returner with 585 yards and a school-record 36.56 yards per return...Would've led the FCS in kick return average by more than five yards, but his 16 return attempts were two shy of qualifying for the NCAA rankings...Tied the NDSU career record with two kickoff return touchdowns...Went 100 yards in the NCAA second round playoff win over Montana...Sparked the Bison to a quarterfinal win over Northern Iowa with a 97-yard TD to start the second half that put NDSU ahead for good, 14-10...Rushed 90 times for 503 yards and two TDs, averaging 5.6 yards per carry...Season-high 14 carries and 95 yards in the win over Western Illinois...Also caught eight passes for 55 yards and one TD...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played two seasons at River Valley High before transferring to Newsome...Totaled more than 2,000 yards with 16 touchdowns in two seasons at Newsome...Also had 175 tackles and four interceptions playing safety...2014 first team all-conference running back...2013 second team all-conference defensive back...Ran track in the 100 meters (:11.05) and 200 meters (:22.34)...Two-time district champion and three-time state qualifier.

PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in December 2018 with a bachelor's degree in psychology...Son of Norman and Lesley Anderson of Ruskin, Fla...Has a sister, Keshia.
 

Turns out, Bruce Anderson is dangerous on both sides of a kickoff. pic.twitter.com/dvnymmjsaC

— NDSU Football (@NDSUfootball) September 10, 2016