Will Anderson has one national award for his efforts as a sophomore.
He won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, but he was snubbed for other national defensive honors.
Anderson did not get selected to New York City as a Heisman finalist. He was not chosen for the Butkus Award or Lott IMPACT Trophy, and he did not win the Bednarik or Rotary Lombardi awards. The Bednarik honor goes to the Defensive Player of the Year in college football from the Maxwell Football Club. Jordan Davis, a defensive tackle for Georgia, won the award.
Davis totaled 28 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, and one quarterback hurry. He was a non-factor in the SEC Championship Game versus Alabama’s offensive line. Anderson posted 91 tackles, 31.5 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks, and nine quarterback hurries.
He leads the nation in sacks and tackles for loss. Anderson won SEC Defensive Player of the Year and made first-team All-SEC, but he’s been shunned for national honors. Alabama players and fans reacted to this latest snubbing of Anderson on Twitter.
— TRAESHON HOLDEN🤞🏽 (@300_Sh0wtime) December 10, 2021
Again bruh 😂😂😂😂
— Jamil Burroughs’ (@jbthefreak) December 10, 2021
— Kinggchi👑 (@malachi_moore13) December 10, 2021
The word “fatigue” can be used in several ways so I have heard.
— Javion Cohen (@cnoivaj) December 10, 2021
Will Anderson better!!! https://t.co/UVW8LMR8v0
— Theron Wright (@Theronflywright) December 10, 2021
Run the film back on this cat for real and tell me Will Anderson ain’t light years ahead of this guy. https://t.co/zhntZ8icGt
— Qpacalypse (@QuitmanReddock) December 10, 2021
Will Anderson robbed https://t.co/Hz31rSObw6
— Sam (@DevyCramps) December 10, 2021
This has to be a joke https://t.co/H7Sg1HfqGe
— Samuel Keys (@SamKeys601) December 10, 2021
Big Cap!! @will_anderson28 is the BEST defensive player in the country! #RollTide https://t.co/6RNWhpDAFv
— Certifed Lee Boy (@G_Tunechi_Lee) December 10, 2021
Lol…Great player, but was so outta shape when #Bama went fast with our offenses…Was a non-factor…Ask Stetson Bennett III who’s the best defensive player in college football…I guarantee ya he says #WillAndersonJr https://t.co/9vl29NTFxM
— BamaFan17 (@Fan17Bama) December 10, 2021
Lifetime achievement for a 26 yr old https://t.co/hHIxXZGhPY pic.twitter.com/QGuejsllLH
— KD ➐ (@notkdk3) December 10, 2021
Pull the stats and more importantly the tape https://t.co/kjZKIDXoy6
— 🅱️🅰️Ⓜ️ (@big__bam) December 10, 2021
This slob didn’t deserve it https://t.co/XxaclVdXfm
— Terry Truss (@InGodITruss1) December 10, 2021
Will Anderson is the BEST defensive player this season. #snub #RollTide https://t.co/mV4m2Wcml8
— Marcus S. Smith II (@smithm1230) December 10, 2021
So the guy who was winded the entire 2nd half of the SEC Championship game wins the best defensive player of the year? https://t.co/krDIHdXxhv
— Jake Thomas 🎙️🤠 (@JakeThomasTTS) December 10, 2021
HOW ACTUALLY???? Will Anderson holy fucking snubbed https://t.co/PbkfTDVcMX
— Benji – WORLD SERIES CHAMPS🎅 (@RonnieGOAT13) December 10, 2021
did i wake up in a world where @will_anderson28 doesn’t exist? https://t.co/UEqA0a8zSa
— KiNG COO 🤴🏾 (@kingcoobeats) December 10, 2021
Will Anderson Jr. had more TFL than Jordan Davis had tackles. Will Anderson also had more sacks than Jordan Davis had solo tackles. But go off I guess.. https://t.co/YEqxbf4M4Y
— Jared Rose (@JRoseTM) December 10, 2021
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