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Published on 08/13/2011 at Sat Aug 13 00:00.
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31 Player Countdown: #1 David Anderson

Posted Sat Aug 13th by

AndersonThe Broncos will kickoff the 2011 season in 31 days.  To help pass the time, we’re going to look at 31 players (in alphabetical order) up until Game Day.  Today’s player: wide receiver David Anderson.

A sixth year receiver who played collegiate football at Colorado State, Anderson signed with Denver as a free agent during the offseason.  Coming in at 5-10 and 193 pounds, Anderson is 28 years old.

Quick Facts/Stats (courtesy of the Denver Broncos):

  • Anderson

    A sixth-year wide receiver who played 61 games (10 starts) in his first five NFL seasons with Houston and totaled 81 receptions for 886 yards (10.9 avg.) with three touchdowns.

  • Made an impact as a slot receiver with the Texans, contributing to a passing attack that ranked third in the NFL with 262.8 passing yards per game from 2007-10.
  • Started a career-high eight contests for Houston in 2008 and established personal bests with 38 receptions for 370 yards (9.7 avg.).
  • Played 47 games (43 starts) at Colorado State University and left the school as the program’s all-time leader in receptions (200), receiving yards (3,330) and 100-yard receiving games (15).  
  • Broke the Rams’ single-season marks with 72 receptions for 1,282 yards (17.8 avg.) as a sophomore in 2003.
  • Selected by the Texans in the seventh round (251st overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft.

Did You Know… Anderson was released and re-signed by Houston seven times during his career (four times during his first two years in the league).  Such is the life a small, journey man wide receiver in the NFL.

Quote ‘Em: “It was a win-win situation.  It was either go to a team that really wants me or go back to a team that didn’t want me to go.”  — Anderson on re-signing with Houston or joining Denver. (Via the Denver Post)

Film Room:

Anderson seems like quite the character, it will be fun cheering for him in Denver.
  • poop salesman

    i wondered why jay leno was now playing receiver for the texans.

  • poop merchant

    he aint got no chin strap. it's a chin HAMMOCK. kaboom!!!!1

  • stoopid peepuhl

    that are not funnee! i likes jay leno!

  • areferee

    Hopefully, in a tradition other than that established by the previous three numb-nuts, I offer this question:  Considering that the current roster consists of 90 players and the final active roster will consist of 53, how are you arriving at which 31 to profile?  Are these YOUR choices to make the final cuts?  Just interested in your criteria.

  • NMBronc-in-DC

    Curious, as I don't see hime making him.  Royal, Lloyd, Thomas, Decker, Willis and Riley.

  • http://Facebook.com/BroncosZone Jon

    Random selection + personal bias = the 31 players.  If I would have started this series earlier I could have done every player (or at least 53) but alas, the season is 31 days away, so we'll do 31 players.

  • areferee

    “Curious, as I don't see hime making him.”

    Come again?

  • jdkchem

    How does Thomas make the team from the physically unable to perform list?

  • NMBronc-in-DC

    him making the team.

  • NMBronc-in-DC

    Easy.  He comes off it at some point and then Anderson or another goes bye bye.  Even if he makes it, he is 5th or 6th receiver and maybe won't even dress.

  • jdkchem

    So Thomas makes the team because of his prowess in the trainers room and not on the field.

    I thought McDaniels left for St. Louis.

  • NMBronc-in-DC

    So you would give up on Thomas who will likely be at least a #3 receiver for a Journeyman who may not even dress most games.

    Quite the man-crush you have on Anderson.  This is all quite pointless, until Orton joins McD elsewhere.

  • jdkchem

    Give up on a McDaniels error?  Yes in a heart beat.  Go ahead and call it whatever you want but choosing not to dress a player who is capable of making a contribution is far better than choosing a player who most likely will not be capable of playing this year.

    Ignorant assumption followed by childish insult followed by moronic comment.  Is all the “reality” of being in DC getting to you?

  • NMBronc-in-DC

    Ditto.  Now please enlighten the rest of us as to how Anderson is going to contribute from the sideline or his couch.  Or should we just go with Man-Crush?

    When did BT become home to so many spell checkers and prnicesses?  I would expect that of Charger/Phyllis fans, but not here.

  • robtink242

    Thomas is better than Riley, Willis and Anderson.. he has the potential to be our #1 overall guy.. it's more on McD for his failure.. putting him in messed up positions.. he's our true vertical threat.

  • td30ismpv

    Kinda scratching my head over your post…McDaniels screwed many things up but what did he do wrong with Thomas, he surely did not injure him, he actually took him while he was injured with our first pick and gave him every opportunity to contribute?

  • TD30isMVP

    Kinda scratching my head over your post…McDaniels screwed many things up but what did he do wrong with Thomas, he surely did not injure him, he actually took him while he was injured with our first pick and gave him every opportunity to contribute?