University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Roster
Derek Anderson
- Position:
- Tight End
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Sioux City, Iowa
- High School:
- Hinton HS
2025: MVFC Preseason Watch List ... Phil Steele Preseason All-MVFC First Team ... Phil Steele Preseason All-American Fourth Team.
2024: MVFC Scholar-Athlete Second Team ... CSC Academic All-District … Appeared in 12 games playing both ways for the Panthers … Caught six passes for 70 yards including a long of 26 yards at Hawaii (Sept. 21) … Recorded 13 total tackles including four solo and nine assisted tackles … Tallied 2.5 tackles for a loss of seven yards including one sack … Recovered one fumble … Passed for one two-point conversion against North Dakota State (Nov. 2) ... MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and Honor Roll.
2023: MVFC President’s Council, Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and Honor Roll ... Played in all 11 games ... Caught one pass for 20 yards.
2022: Played in five games ... Made his collegiate debut against Air Force ... Recorded two tackles ... Named to the MVFC Honor Roll and the Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award.
2021: Did not see any game action ... Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time All-District in 2019 and 2020, playing quarterback and linebacker for Hinton High School (Iowa) ... Broke the school record for passing yard in a single game (293 yards) ... Finished his high school career with 220 tackles, five interceptions, 1,804 passing yards, 305 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns ... Had the top GPA on the football team all four years of high school (2017-2020) ... Was the football and wrestling team MVP in 2020 ... Also competed in track and field ... Was in the National Honor Society ... Made the Gold Honor Roll all four years of high school ... Earned Second Team Academic All-State in wrestling and Academic All-District in football ... Was a four-time War Eagle Academic All-Conference honoree from 2017-21.
PERSONAL: From Sioux City, Iowa ... Son of Scot and Jodi Anderson ... Has four siblings, Jaden, Gabriel, Zachary, and Keely.
