Ten Years, Ten Best Players - #6: Fred Anderson

The next player in the countdown of the ten best players from the first decade of Cy Woods football is the first 1,000-yard rusher in school history. That record has since been broken but he still has a couple more records in his possession.

#6: Fredrick Anderson, RB, 2009-10

College: Prairie View A&M

- First player in school history to record 1,000 rushing yards in one season.
- Previously held school single-season record for rushing yards (1036) and touchdowns (20).
- Holds school single-season record for most touchdowns (30; 20 rushing, 10 receiving) and points scored (180). All records were set in 2010.

Notable Games

2009 vs. Round Rock Westwood: 15 rush, 163 yards (first game)
2010 vs. Cy Ranch: 15 rush, 175 yards, 2 TD; 4 catches, 55 yards, 2 TD
2010 vs. Langham Creek: 2 catches, 164 yards, 2 TD
2010 vs. Cy Ridge: 5 rush, 47 yards, TD; 5 catches, 92 yards, 3 TD
2010 vs. Clear Creek: 15 rush, 120 yards, 4 TD

When I first met Fredrick Anderson... he was trouble. I got love for him, but I'll be honest... I thought that he was heading down a treacherous path. He definitely fit the "talented athlete with a troubled life" template to a T. This game and being a part of this team saved Fred. That's all I can say about his personal life.

Fred was supposed to make the varsity as Jeremy Conley's backup in 2009, his junior year. Instead, he got into a bit of trouble. (I don't know what happened and I couldn't share those details if I did. Again, not my business.) He was only able to officially join the team for the playoffs, where he stepped into a starting role when Jeremy Conley got hurt. For those four weeks, Fred finally got a chance to show everyone what he was truly capable of on the field.

When Fred finally became the feature back next to Colton Huntsman, he was absolutely special. A true dual-threat weapon at the running back position. No one at Cy Woods made scoring touchdowns more effortless than Fred did. Teams couldn't just focus on Colton Huntsman on offense... they'd have to account for Fredrick Anderson and he could turn short gains into touchdowns just like that. That tandem of Colton and Fred was poetry in motion.

After Cy Woods, Fred played for four seasons at Prairie View A&M as a running back. He led the Panthers in rushing yards in his first two seasons.