2026 Football Newcomers Roster
Roster
Jake Anderson
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- DL
- Hometown:
- Davis, Ill.
- High School:
- Durand
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 295
2025 Season (Redshirt junior at Illinois State): Played in all 17 games, all starts, totaling 52 tackles including 7.5 TFLs and three sacks … part of a Redbird squad that reached the FCS National Championship before falling to Montana State in dramatic fashion … forced and recovered a fumble … made tackles in all but one game … made six tackles including two TFLs and half a sack against Morehead State (Sept. 6) … tallied five tackles against Eastern Illinois (Sept. 13) … posted four tackles, including a TFL, against Youngstown State (Oct. 18) … posted a season-high seven tackles against South Dakota State (Nov. 15) … made sacks in three straight games against Southern Illinois, Southeastern Louisiana and North Dakota State … posted tackles in seven straight games to end the season
2024 Season (Redshirt sophomore at Illinois State): All-MVFC Second Team selection on the defensive line ... started in all 14 games played … ranked sixth on the team in tackles with 59 (21 solo) … also credited with 3.0 sacks, 6.5 TFLS, one pass breakup and one forced fumble … recorded a half TFL or more in eight games, with a season-best 1.5 against Missouri State … tied career high with eight tackles against Iowa and Southern Illinois … recorded a sack and forced fumble in win at UNI … had seven stops in a win at Indiana State ... returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown in the FCS playoff win at Southeast Missouri State
2023 Season (Redshirt freshman at Illinois State): Started 10 games on the defensive line for the Redbirds ... finished the season with 34 total tackles (12 solo), five tackles for loss and one sack ... also credited with three quarterback hurries and one fumble recovery ... had five tackles and 2.0 TFLs in the season-opening win over Dayton ... tallied a career-high eight tackles at Youngstown State ... recorded first career sack the following week versus UNI
2022 Season (Freshman at Illinois State) Redshirted
High School/Personal
- Played two varsity seasons for head coach Tyler Hoffman
- Posted 70 tackles, 5 tackles-for-loss and led the conference with eight sacks as a senior
- Earned all-conference honors and was voted a team captain
- Helped lead team to an undefeated regular season and the school’s first conference title
- Also recognized as an academic all-state selection
- As a junior, earned all-conference honors as well
- Also competed in basketball and track
- Finished 10th in the state in the discus as a junior
- Son of Cory and Kara Anderson
- Oldest of seven children
- Four year member of the honor roll
- His mother, Kara, played basketball collegiately at Rock Valley College
