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DENVER BRONCOS C.J. ANDERSON 22 running back 5-8 • 224 • 3RD YR. • CALIFORNIA BORN: Feb. 10, 1991, in Vallejo, Calif. HIGH SCHOOL: Bethel High School, Vallejo, Calif. ACQUIRED: College Free Agent, 2013 NFL YEAR: 3rd • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 3rd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 34/13 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 2/1 ANDERSON AT A GLANCE: • A third-year player who in 2014 became just the fifth 22’S TROPHY CASE undrafted running back in NFL history to make the Pro Bowl. • Appeared in 34 regular-season games (13 starts) Pro Bowls (1) ................2014 and two postseason contests (1 start) for the Broncos during the last three years after making the 53-man roster as a college free agent in 2013. • Selected as AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 12 - 2015). • Emerged as a starter for the Broncos midway through the 2014 season and totaled 179 carries for 849 yards (4.7 avg.) with eight rushing touchdowns. • Finished the 2014 season with 10 total touchdowns (8 rush, 2 rec.), marking the most by an undrafted Broncos running back in a single season. • Led the NFL with seven rushing touchdowns in December 2014 to tie for the third-most rushing scores by an undrafted player in a single month in NFL history. • Posted the top two rushing performances by an undrafted player in team history in back-to- back weeks in 2014 (167 and 168 yds., Weeks 11 and 12). • Totaled two games with three rushing touchdowns in 2014, becoming only the second player in team annals (Terrell Davis, 3-1998) with multiple games in a season posting at least three rushing scores. • Finished his rookie season with seven carries for 38 yards (5.4 avg.) while contributing in 22 offensive plays and 36 special-teams snaps for Denver. • Saw action in all 25 games (2 starts) in two seasons at the University of California-Berkley and rushed for 1,135 yards and 12 touchdowns on 198 carries (5.7 avg.) after transferring from Laney College. • Entered the NFL with Denver as a college free agent on May 1, 2013. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a college free agent 5/1/13. 2015: Anderson rushed 12 times for 29 yards (2.4 avg.) and added four catches for 19 yards (4.8 avg.) vs. Bal. (9/13)... Carried the ball 12 times for 27 yards (2.3 avg.) and added one catch for 2 yards at K.C. (9/17)... Returned to the game after injury and finished with eight carries for 18 yards (2.3 avg.) and one reception for 9 yards at Det. (9/27)... Rushed 11 times for 43 yards (3.9 avg.) and caught one pass for 27 yards vs. Min. (10/4)... Recorded 11 carries for 22 yards (2.0 avg.) and added two catches for 18 yards (9.0 avg.)... Carried the ball 13 times for 41 yards (3.2 avg.)—including five times for 23 yards (4.6 avg.) in Denver’s game-winning overtime drive—and added four receptions for 25 yards (6.3 avg.) at Cle. (10/18)... Posted the third 100-yard rushing performance of his career (14-101-7.2 avg.) and scored on a career-long 28-yard run vs. G.B. (11/1)... Rushed seven times for 34 yards (4.9 avg.) and caught one pass for 4 yards at Ind. (11/8)... Carried two for 9 yards (4.5 avg.) vs. K.C. (11/15)... Helped the team to a season-best 170 rushing yards, carrying 12 times for 59 yards (4.9 avg.) in addition to catching two passes for 13 yards (6.5 avg.) at Chi. (11/22)... Recorded just the fourth overtime touchdown in team history on a career-long 48-yard run and finished with 15 carries for 113 yards (7.5 avg.) with two touchdowns in addition to four catches for 40 yards (10.0 avg.) vs. N.E. (11/29)... Named AFC Offensive ANDERSON ONE OF FIVE UNDRAFTED PRO BOWL RUNNING BACKS UNDRAFTED RUNNING BACKS TO MAKE THE PRO BOWL, NFL HISTORY Player Team Season(s) John Settle Atlanta 1988 Priest Holmes Kansas City 2001-03 Willie Parker Pittsburgh 2006-07 Arian Foster Houston 2010-12, ‘14 C.J. Anderson Denver 2014 DENVER BRONCOS ANDERSON GOES FROM UNDRAFTED TO STARTER MOST TOUCHDOWNS BY A BRONCOS UNDRAFTED RUNNING BACK, SINGLE SEASON Player Year No. C.J. Anderson 2014 10 Mike Bell 2006 8 Larry Canada 1981 4 Reggie Rivers 1992 4 Larry Canada 1978 3 Derrick Clark 1994 3 Cecil Sapp 2007 3 MOST RUSHING YARDS BY AN UNDRAFTED PLAYER, SINGLE GAME, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Opponent (Date) Att. Yds. Avg. TD 1. C.J. Anderson at K.C. (11/30/14) 32 168 5.3 0 2. C.J. Anderson vs. Mia. (11/23/14) 27 167 6.2 1 3. Selvin Young vs. K.C. (12/9/07) 17 156 9.2 0 4. Mike Bell vs. Ind. (10/29/06) 15 136 9.1 2 5. Selvin Young at K.C. (11/11/07) 20 109 5.5 1 Player of the Week for his efforts vs. N.E.... Rushed seven times for 42 yards (6.0 avg.) and caught one pass for 12 yards in the first half before leaving with an injury at S.D. (12/6)... Active but did not play vs. Oak. (12/13)... Rushed four times for 14 yards (3.5 avg.) and caught one pass for 6 yards at Pit. (12/20)... Rushed for 73 yards on nine carries (8.1 avg.) with a 39-yard touchdown run and caught one pass for 8 yards vs. Cin. (12/28). 2014: Anderson started 7-of-15 regular-season games for the Broncos and totaled 849 yards on 179 rushes (4.7 avg.) with eight touchdowns in addition to catching 34 passes for 324 yards (9.5 avg.) with two scores... Selected to his first Pro Bowl to become just the fifth undrafted running back in NFL history to receive that honor... Finished the regular season with 10 total touchdowns (8 rush, 2 rec.) to represent the most by an undrafted Broncos running back in a single season... Racked up 163 yards from scrimmage (90 rush, 73 rec.) at Oak (11/9) after relieving injured starter Ronnie Hillman... Made his first career start at Stl. (11/16)... Posted the top two rushing performances by an undrafted player in team history in back-to-back weeks (167 vs. Mia. (11/23) and 168 yards at K.C. (11/30))... Earned FedEx Ground Player of the Week honors for his performance against the Chiefs... Led all NFL players with 709 total yards (472 rush, 237 rec.) in November, good for third in franchise history for yards from scrimmage in a single month... Paced the NFL with seven rushing touchdowns in December to tie for the third-most rushing scores by an undrafted player in a single month in NFL history... Tallied a career-high three rushing touchdowns vs. Buf. (12/7) and Oak. (12/28) to tie for third most in a game in club history... Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his three-touchdown performance against the Raiders. 2013: Anderson, who entered the NFL with Denver as a college free agent on May 1, appeared in five regu- lar-season games, finishing his rookie season with 38 yards rushing on seven carries (5.4 avg.)... Missed the final three preseason games and the first seven contests of the regular season with a knee injury sustained during training camp... Made his NFL debut vs. Was. (10/27)... Rushed twice for nine yards (4.5 avg.) and caught his first career pass for 14 yards in Super Bowl XLVIII vs. Sea. (2/2). COLLEGE: Anderson appeared in all 25 games (2 starts) in two seasons at the University of California-Berkley after transferring from Laney College... Rushed for 1,135 yards and 12 touchdowns on 198 carries (5.7 avg.) for the Golden Bears and added 22 receptions for 350 yards and two scores... Totaled 126 rushes for 790 yards (6.3 avg.) and four touchdowns as a senior while topping the 100-yard mark on three occasions... Earned first-team All-America honors and led the NorCal Conference in rushing during his final season at Laney College in 2010, racking up 1,644 yards and 13 touchdowns on 206 attempts (8.0 avg.). PERSONAL: Anderson attended Bethel High School in Vallejo, Calif., where he rushed for nearly 4,000 yards during his prep career and led his team to four consecutive playoff appearances... Majored in interdisciplinary studies at Cal... Cortrelle Javon Anderson was born on Feb. 10, 1991. ANDERSON’s REGULAR SEASON RECORD RUSHING RECEIVING SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2013 Denver 5 0 7 38 5.4 11 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 15 7 179 849 4.7 27 8 34 324 9.5 51t 2 10 8 2 0 0 60 2015 Denver 14 6 137 625 4.6 48t 4 24 188 7.8 27 0 4 4 0 0 0 24 CAREER TOTALS 34 13 323 1,512 4.7 48t 12 58 512 8.8 51t 2 14 12 2 0 0 84 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Miscellaneous tackles — 2014 (1), 2015 (5), TOTAL (6). anderson’s POSTSEASON RECORD RUSHING RECEIVING SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts.