Temple University Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Roster
Amad Anderson Jr.
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Staten Island, N.Y.
- High School:
- Curtis
2023 (Graduate): Named a preseason All-AAC wide receiver [Athlon's (3rd), Phil Steele (4th)] ... provides depth at wide receiver ... led team in receptions (5) and receiving yards (79) vs Norfolk State ... had career high in receptions (10) and receiving yards (117) vs. Miami ... recorded a career-long 74-yard reception vs. Navy ... named to College Football Networks Midseason All-AAC 3rd team ... had a career high in receiving yards (169) and receiving touchdows (2) vs. Memphis while becoming the 8th player in program history to accumulate five or more 100 yard-receiving games ... led team in receiving yards (647) finished his Temple career 16th in catches (102) and 21st in receiving yards (1,385) ... lettered.
2022 (Redshirt Junior): Named preseason third team All-AAC punt returner by Phil Steele ... was the starting wide receiver and primary kickoff and punt returner in the opener at Duke ... had back-to-back weeks of over 100 yards receiving with 112 vs. Tulsa and 114 at Navy, both marking a career high ... lettered.
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore): Joined the team in the winter via the transfer portal ... saw his first game action of the year against Akron, returning one punt for 35 yards ... hauled in five catches for 47 yards vs. Wagner ... had a career-high 108 receiving yards including a game-sealing 53-yard touchdown in the homecoming win vs. Memphis earning him offensive player of the week ... named special teams player of the game against UCF as the primary kick and punt returner recording a season-best 45-yard KOR ... named Special Teams Player of the Game (Tulsa) ... lettered. College: Was part of Purdue’s football team for three seasons and totaled 36 catches for 362 yards in 17 games.
2020 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in five games and posted five catches for 19 yards before deciding to enter the transfer portal.
2019 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in all 12 games for Purdue making eight starts and finished with 31 receptions for 343 yards and three touchdowns … made collegiate debut at Nevada and caught seven passes for 64 yards … had his first college touchdown vs. TCU, a 54-yard score … had a season-high nine grabs for 67 yards and a score at Northwestern.
2018 (Freshman): Redshirted.
High School: Won back-to-back New York City titles for Curtis in Staten Island, N.Y. … averaged 29-yards per receptions as a senior when Curtis went 11-1 an avenged its only loss by beating Erasmus in the PSAL Championship game … produced over 800 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior.
Personal: Born Amad Anderson Jr. … earned his degree in law and society in the 2023 spring.
