Completed Event: Football versus #17 Kansas State on August 23, 2025 , Win , 24, to, 21
Final
Football
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#17 Kansas State
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Iowa State University Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Anderson, MJ
Jersey Number 3
MJ Anderson
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 275
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- High School:
- Christian Brothers
- Prev School:
- Minnesota
Bio
2022
Played in all 12 games, making five starts ... finished with 37 tackles and tied for second on the team with 3.5 sacks ... tallied 9.0 tackles for a loss ... had one fumble recovery and one quarterback hurry ... had his first career sack as a Cyclone against Kansas ... finished with five tackles, including three for a loss, against Oklahoma State ... posted a season-high eight tackles against TCU ... fumble recovery came against Ohio.
Minnesota
Played in 15 games in career … redshirted in 2019 and competed the last two seasons … saw action in 10 games in 2021, registering seven tackles and a sack … also had two pass breakups and two QB hurries … had two pass breakups and two tackles at Nebraska.
High School
Originally chose Minnesota over offers from Arkansas, Michigan State and Nebraska among others … three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals … ranked as the 34th-best strong-side defensive end in his class and the 8th-best player in Missouri by 247Sports … helped team to a state championship as a senior, recording 62 tackles, 21 TFL, 11.0 sacks and two forced fumbles … first team all-state selection and the defensive player of the year in Class 6 as a senior … missed junior season due to injury … coached by Scott Pingel.
Personal
Born Jan. 15, 2001 … son of Vashell and Michael Anderson … business major.
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