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Anderson played in 17 games all off the bench and contributed 34 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard) and one pass breakup over the last two seasons of his three campaigns with the program after redshirting in his first season at Cal as a junior in 2015. Anderson recorded the majority of his career numbers and all of his career highs as a 2016 junior when he played in 10 games all off the bench and contributed 29 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard) and one pass breakup. Anderson transferred to Cal from Golden West College, where he earned first-team All-State and All-Southern Conference National Division Southern California Football Association honors as a 2014 sophomore after compiling 60 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries one of which he returned for a 47-yard touchdown for the opening score at Orange Coast, and six pass breakups for a team that was 7-4 overall and played in the Beach Bowl. He also played in nine games during his 2013 freshman season for a team that finished with a 9-2 record and made a trip to the Southern California Bowl in one of the most successful seasons in school history.
Anderson's Career Game Highs
Tackles: 9 (at Washington State, 2016)
Tackles For Loss: 0.5 (at Washington State, 2016)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 1 (at Washington State, 2016)
Pass Breakups: 1 (at Arizona State, 2016)
Cal Career (2015-17)
• Played in 17 games all off the bench and contributed 34 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard) and one pass breakup over the last two seasons of his three campaigns with the program after redshirting in his first season at Cal as a junior in 2015
• Recorded all of his career highs as a 2016 junior when he played in 10 games all off the bench and contributed 29 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard) and one pass breakup
• Had a career-high nine stops along with his 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard) at Washington State while his single career pass breakup came at Arizona State, both as a junior
• Wore No. 48 for his first season at Cal as a 2015 junior and in 2016 spring practices before changing to No. 32 for his final two campaigns in 2016 and 2017
Senior (2017)
• Played in the final seven games of the season all off the bench and primarily on special teams after not participating in the first five contests and finished with five tackles
• Had a season-high two stops in the season finale at UCLA after picking up one each vs. Washington State, at Colorado and vs. Oregon State
• Did not play in the spring game
Junior (2016)
• Played in 10 games all off the bench primarily on special teams and also as a backup safety, playing in the first six and final four contests of the campaign
• Contributed 29 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard) and one pass breakup
• Recorded 16 of his 29 tackles and his pass breakup over the last three contests including a career-high nine stops along with his 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard) at Washington State
• Took 120 special teams snaps including double figures in seven contests
• Also had six tackles vs. Stanford, three stops in a trio of games vs. Hawai'i, at Arizona State and vs. Utah, adding one pass breakup against the Sun Devils
• Added two tackles vs. Texas, as well as one each at San Diego State, at Oregon State and vs. UCLA
• Recorded two tackles for the losing Gold squad in the spring game
Junior (2015)
• Redshirted
• Did not play
Golden West College (2012-14)
• Earned first-team All-State and All-Southern Conference National Division Southern California Football Association honors as a 2014 sophomore after compiling 60 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries one of which he returned for a 47-yard touchdown for the opening score at Orange Coast, and six pass breakups for a team that was 7-4 overall, 4-2 in the Southern Conference of the National Division in the Southern California Football Association and played in the Beach Bowl
• Recorded career highs of 12 tackles and two pass breakups as a sophomore vs. Grossmont
• Equaled a career-high with three tackle for loss yards on 0.5 tackles for loss as a sophomore at Fullerton
• Had eight tackles and one forced fumble in back-to-back contests at Ventura and Santa Ana, adding a pass breakup at Ventura and a fumble recovery at Santa Ana
• Played in nine games during his 2013 freshman season for a team that finished with a 9-2 overall record and a 5-1 league mark good for second place in the Southern Conference of the National Division in the Southern California Football Association in one of the most successful seasons in school history
• Reached the Southern California Bowl to play in a bowl game for the first time since 1976 as a freshman and was ranked No. 5 in the state heading into the contest that also served as an SCFA semifinal playoff game
• Contributed 34 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss (-6 yards) and two pass breakups as a freshman
• Registered a season-high-tying six tackles and a career-high 1.0 tackles for loss (career-high-tying -3 yards) in back-to-back games during his freshman campaign at Fullerton and vs. Palomar, while he had single pass breakups vs. Santa Ana and at Saddleback
• Wore No. 6
Tustin HS (Class of 2013)
• Recorded 43 tackles, three passes defended and two fumble recoveries as a 2011 junior for a team that finished 11-3 overall and 5-1 in the
• Registered a season-high-tying seven tackles vs. Upland and Kennedy as a junior, while also picking up both of his fumble recoveries vs. Western and single passes defended vs. Beckman, Yorba Linda and Villa Park
Other
• Full name is Jacob Davao Anderson
• Born October 17, 1994
• Son of Shawna Lee Panter
• Major is sociology
Last Updated
March 18, 2018
