Jordan Anderson

RB · #23 · Illinois · 5TH · 6'4" · 240 · Naperville, IL

RB depth chart, 3rd

63 2026 rush yards
2 2026 total TDs
6% Team touch share
2 Explosive plays
31 Career games (0 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 Illinois6018 63 3.5 2
2025 Illinois1209 41 4.6 3 12 1
2024 Illinois1306 12 2.0 0 0 0

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 10.5 18
Yards per carry 3.5 11
Total TDs 2 42

Around Jordan

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Katin Houser QB · 1,440 pass yds · 6g
RB Ca'Lil Valentine RB · 225 rush yds · 5g
WR-X Collin Dixon WR · 608 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Hudson Clement WR · 404 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Brayden Trimble WR · 172 rec yds · 6g
TE Christian Abney TE · 13 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Illinois 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 10.2% 26
Red zone TD rate 72.4% 54
Line yards per carry 2.9 79
Sack rate allowed 2.4% 92

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 UAB3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
W3Southern Illinois Salukis3 11 1 0 0 0 0 1
W4 @ OSU2 20 1 0 0 0 0 1
W5 PUR4 13 0 0 0 0 0 1
W6 @ MSU6 14 0 0 0 0 0 0

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board
#1035 Derrick Graham RB · University Lab
#1035 Ali Wells RB · East St. Louis
#1040 Jordan Anderson RB · Joliet Catholic Academy ILL
#1053 Michael Masunas TE · Hamilton MSU
#1053 Cason Henry OT · Walton SCAR
RBs in the class
#72 Derrick Graham University Lab
#72 Ali Wells East St. Louis
#72 Jordan Anderson Joliet Catholic Academy ILL
#78 Eric Weatherly Bartram Trail DUKE
#78 Alex Broome Lipscomb Academy BC
2026 · 18th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 59th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.