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DENVER BRONCOS C.J. ANDERSON 22 running back 5-8 • 224 • 5TH YR. • CALIFORNIA BORN: Feb. 10, 1991, in Vallejo, Calif. HIGH SCHOOL: Bethel High School, Vallejo, Calif. ACQUIRED: College Free Agent, 2013 NFL YEAR: 5th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 5th NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 49/27 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 5/2 ANDERSON AT A GLANCE: • A fifth-year player who appeared in 49 regular-season 22’S TROPHY CASE games (27 starts) and five postseason contests (2 starts) for the Broncos during the last four years after making Pro Bowls (1) . 2014 the team as a college free agent in 2013. • Recorded 555 carries for 2,513 yards (4.5 avg.) with 18 touchdowns in addition to catching 87 passes for 726 yards (8.4 avg.) with four touchdowns during his first five NFL seasons. • Posted 110 carries for 437 yards (4.0 avg.) with four touchdowns and 16 catches for 128 yards (8.0 avg.) with one touchdown in seven games in 2016 before being placed on injured reserve. • Rushed for 720 yards on 152 carries (4.7 avg.) with five touchdowns in addition to catching 25 passes for 183 yards (7.3 avg.) in the 2015 regular season. • Led all NFL players with 234 rushing yards during the 2015 postseason, including 90 yards and a touchdown in Denver’s Super Bowl 50 win against the Carolina Panthers to represent the third-highest rushing total by an undrafted running back in Super Bowl history. • Selected as AFC Offensive Player of the Week (vs. New England, 11/19/15) after winning the game in overtime on a career-long 48-yard run and finishing with 15 carries for 113 yards (7.5 avg.) with two touchdowns. • Emerged as a starter for the Broncos midway through the 2014 season and totaled 179 car- ries for 849 yards (4.7 avg.) with eight rushing touchdowns to become just the fifth undrafted running back in NFL history to make the Pro Bowl. • 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 in 2013 with seven carries for 38 yards (5.4 avg.) while contrib- uting in 22 offensive plays and 36 special-teams snaps for Denver. • Saw action in all 25 games 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. ANDERSON ONE OF SIX 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 Chris Ivory Jacksonville 2016 DENVER BRONCOS ANDERSON HAS SUPER BOWL TO REMEMBER MOST RUSHING YARDS BY AN UNDRAFTED PLAYER IN THE SUPER BOWL Player Opponent (Date) Att. Yds. Avg. TD 1. Dominic Rhodes, Ind. vs. Chicago (2/4/07) 21 113 5.4 1 2. Willie Parker, Pit. vs. Seattle (2/5/06) 10 93 9.3 1 3. C.J. Anderson, Den. vs. Carolina (2/7/16) 23 90 3.9 1 4. Willie Parker, Pit. vs. Arizona (2/1/09) 19 53 2.8 0 5. Steve Young, S.F. vs. San Diego (1/29/95) 5 49 9.8 0 2017: Anderson rushed 20 times for 81 yards (4.1 avg.) in addition to catching one pass for seven yards vs. LAC (9/11)... Recorded his sixth career 100-yard rushing game with 118 yards and one touchdown on 25 attempts (4.7 avg.) in addition to catching three passes for 36 yards (12.0 avg.) with one touchdown vs. Dal. (9/17)... Rushed eight times for 36 yards (4.5 avg.) and caught two passes for seven yards (3.5 avg.) at Buf. (9/24)... Carried 20 times for 95 yards (4.8 avg.) and caught four passes for 17 yards vs. Oak. (10/1)... Gained 17 yards on nine carries vs. NYG (10/15)... Rushed 10 times for 44 yards (4.4 avg.) and caught one pass for 17 yards at LAC (10/22)... Carried 15 times for 78 yards (5.2 avg.) and caught one pass for seven yards at K.C. (10/30). 2016: Anderson posted 110 carries for 437 yards (4.0 avg.) with four touchdowns and 16 catches for 128 yards (8.0 avg.) with one touchdown in seven games in 2016 before being placed on injured reserve... Carried 20 times for 92 yards (4.6 avg.) with one touchdown and added four catches for 47 yards (11.8 avg.) with one touchdown vs. Car. (9/8)... Rushed 20 times for 74 yards (3.7 avg.) with one touchdown and caught three passes for 19 yards (6.3 avg.) vs. Ind. (9/18)... Produced his fifth career 100-yard rushing game, totaling 107 yards with one touchdown on 16 carries (6.7 avg.) vs. Hou. (10/24)... Placed on injured reserve (knee) on Oct. 29. 2015: Anderson appeared in 15 games (6 starts) in the regular season, finishing second on the team with 720 yards on 152 carries (4.7 avg.) with five touchdowns in addition to catching 25 passes for 183 yards (7.3 avg.)... Carried 54 times for 234 yards (4.3 avg.) with two touchdowns and made nine catches for 39 yards (4.3 avg.) in Denver’s three postseason contests... 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)... 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 touch- downs vs. N.E. (11/29)... Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts vs. N.E.... Rushed 15 times for 72 yards (4.8 avg.) with a 1-yard touchdown and caught two passes for 11 yards (5.5 avg.) in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Pit. (1/17)... Carried the ball 16 times for 72 yards (4.5 avg.) and caught three passes for 18 yards (6.0 avg.) in Denver’s AFC Championship Game vs. N.E. (1/24)... Rushed 23 times for 90 yards (3.9 avg.) with one touchdown in Denver’s Super Bowl 50 victory vs. Car. (2/7) to represent the third-highest rushing total by an undrafted running back in Super Bowl history. 2014: Anderson started 7-of-15 regular-season games played 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 ANDERSON: UNDRAFTED TO STARTER MOST RUSHING YARDS BY AN UNDRAFTED PLAYER, SINGLE GAME, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Opponent (Date) Att.