Center
2006 / 2009
Irmo, SC
| GARRETT ANDERSON Center 2006 / 2009 Irmo, SC |
| Biography |
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| Anderson was named All-State and the South Carolina Coaches Association Lineman of the Year in 2005 as well as earning a spot on the Orlando Sentinel All-Southern team and in the Shrine Bowl. Rivals.com rated him the third best player in South Carolina and the number eight guard in the nation. Anderson committed to USC over Clemson, West Virginia and Virginia Tech and then played in all 13 games as a true freshman. He started against Wofford, Florida Atlantic, Auburn and Kentucky. He began the 2007 season as the starting left guard and started the first four games of the year, playing in nine games total. Anderson moved to center in 2008 and started every game there as well as five games in 2009. He also made two starts at guard in 2009. Anderson went to training camp with the Green Bay Packers in 2010 and played for the Iowa Barnstormers and Omaha Nighthawks of the Arena League in 2011. Anderson has since gone into coaching and has worked at Dutch Fork, Greenville and Spartanburg High Schools. |
| Prior Schools | |
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| School | Location | Dutch Fork | Irmo, SC |
| Roster Listings | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Roster | Num | Pos | Ht | Wt | Yr | Gms | GS | ||||||||
| 2006 | Fall 2006 | 70 | OG | 6-5 | 293 | Fr | 7 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2007 | Spring 2007 | 70 | OG | 6-4 | 300 | So | ||||||||||
| 2007 | Fall 2007 | 70 | OG | 6-4 | 303 | So | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2008 | Spring 2008 | 70 | C | 6-4 | 307 | Jr | ||||||||||
| 2008 | Fall 2008 | 70 | C | 6-4 | 310 | Jr | 12 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2009 | Spring 2009 | 70 | C | 6-4 | 307 | Sr | ||||||||||
| 2009 | 2009 Media Guide | 70 | C | 6-4 | 307 | Sr | ||||||||||
| 2009 | Fall 2009 | 70 | C | 6-4 | 307 | Sr | 7 | 7 |
| Depth Chart Appearances | ||
|---|---|---|
| Description | Position | Rank |
| 10/7/2006 vs. Kentucky | Right Guard | Starter |
| 2007 Official Pre-Spring Depth Chart | Left Guard | Starter |
| 9/1/2007 vs. La.-Lafayette | Center | 2nd String |
| 9/1/2007 vs. La.-Lafayette | Left Guard | Starter |
| 9/8/07 vs. Georgia | Center | 2nd String |
| 9/8/07 vs. Georgia | Left Guard | Starter |
| 9/15/2007 vs. S.C. State | Center | 2nd String |
| 9/15/2007 vs. S.C. State | Left Guard | Starter |
| 9/15/2007 vs. S.C. State | Right Guard | 2nd String |
| 9/22/07 vs. LSU | Left Guard | Starter |
| 9/22/07 vs. LSU | Right Guard | 2nd String |
| 9/29/2007 vs Mississippi State | Center | 2nd String |
| 10/13/07 vs. North Carolina | Center | 2nd String |
| 10/13/07 vs. North Carolina | Left Guard | 2nd String |
| 11/24/07 vs. Clemson | Center | 2nd String |
| 8/28/08 vs. N.C. State | Center | Starter |
| 9/13/08 vs Georgia | Center | Starter |
| 9/20/08 vs. Wofford | Center | Starter |
| 10/4/08 at Mississippi | Center | Starter |
| 10/11/08 at Kentucky | Center | Starter |
| 11/8/08 vs. Arkansas | Center | Starter |
| Pre Spring 2009 | Center | Starter |
| 9/3/09 vs. NC State | Center | Starter |
| 9/24/09 vs. Mississippi | Center | Starter |
| 1/2/2010 PapaJohns Bowl | Center | 2nd String |
| 1/2/2010 PapaJohns Bowl | Left Guard | Starter |
| Honors | |
|---|---|
| Award | Year |
| 2005 | Shrine Bowl |
| Recruiting Rankings and Honors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Source | Position | Rank |
| Rivals.com | OG | 8 |
| Rivals.com South Carolina | ALL | 3 |
| Sporting News East Top 200 | OL |
| Defense | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | QBH | FR | FF | BK | IP | CDS | RZS | IPP | YPT |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Tot | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Penalties | Yards |
| 2007 | 1 | -15 |
| 2008 | 3 | -28 |
| 2009 | 1 | -10 |
| Games Started | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Position |
| 2006-09-16 | Wofford | Right Guard |
| 2006-09-23 | Florida Atlantic | Right Guard |
| 2006-09-29 | Auburn | Right Guard |
| 2006-10-07 | Kentucky | Right Guard |
| 2007-09-01 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Left Guard |
| 2007-09-08 | Georgia | Left Guard |
| 2007-09-15 | S.C. State | Right Guard |
| 2007-09-22 | LSU | Left Guard |
| 2008-08-28 | N.C. State | Center |
| 2008-09-04 | Vanderbilt | Center |
| 2008-09-13 | Georgia | Center |
| 2008-09-20 | Wofford | Center |
| 2008-09-27 | Alabama-Birmingham | Center |
| 2008-10-11 | Kentucky | Center |
| 2008-10-18 | LSU | Center |
| 2008-11-01 | Tennessee | Center |
| 2008-11-08 | Arkansas | Center |
| 2008-11-15 | Florida | Center |
| 2008-11-29 | Clemson | Center |
| 2009-01-01 | Iowa | Center |
| 2009-09-03 | N.C. State | Center |
| 2009-09-12 | Georgia | Center |
| 2009-09-19 | Florida Atlantic | Center |
| 2009-10-03 | S.C. State | Center |
| 2009-10-31 | Tennessee | Center |
| 2009-11-28 | Clemson | Left Guard |
| 2010-01-02 | Connecticut | Left Guard |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
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| Date | Opponent | Qtr | Time | USC | Opp | Play |
| Defensive Plays | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Date | Opponent | Down | To Go | Side | Ydline | Play |
| 2009 | 2009-10-31 | Tennessee | 1 | 10 | USC | 49 | Stephen Garcia pass for Kenny Miles intercepted by Greg King, returned 8 yards (Garrett Anderson) |
| 2009 | 2009-11-28 | Clemson | 3 | 5 | CLM | 44 | Alshon Jeffery, 14-yd pass from Stephen Garcia, fumble, forced by (Brandon Maye) recovered by Garrett Anderson |