Every Sports Reference Social Media Account. Can he stay on the field in 2020?After going 2-14 last year, the Bengals landed the top pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. The expectation has been that the tailback will be ready for Week 1, but it remains unclear exactly where he is in the recovery process.Anderson (6-foot, 224 pounds) suffered a torn ACL in early September, but he wasn't able to run at all before the draft and carries some ambiguity in his status heading into the fall. When healthy, Anderson could compete for the No. The rookie sixth-round pick will be placed on injured reserve if the ACL tear is confirmed.Anderson tore the ACL in his right knee in the second game of the 2018 season, which would mark his final collegiate contest. That would allow them to keep four backs in total without using up an extra active roster slot.Anderson was a candidate to land on the PUP list as he recovers from a torn ACL, but he instead was placed on the NFI list. 2019 Rodney Anderson Split Stats. More bio, uniform, draft, salary info Quarterback Joe Burrow now is the face of the franchise.Jeff Erickson investigates the changing of the guard from Marvin Lewis to Zac Taylor in Cincinnati. He's a big wildcard for the Bengals that could pay off with a full recovery, but that payoff probably won't occur in 2019.Anderson (knee) is taking a slower approach to his current ACL rehab, perhaps hoping for a mid-August debut, Anderson's injury has been confirmed as a torn ACL in his right knee, The Bengals believe Anderson (knee) suffered another ACL tear, Anderson won't return to Thursday's preseason game against the Colts due to a right knee injury, © Copyright 2020 - Roto Sports, Inc. All Rights Reserved The 2019 sixth-round pick has been participating in limited on-field work for his rehab since March, including running and cutting, but he's not yet ready to return to practice with teammates. The Bengals placed Anderson (knee) on the active/PUP list Wednesday, Rodney Anderson NFL Stats; More Rodney Anderson Pages. While Anderson's talent has always been apparent, his health has been a perpetual question. Are you a Stathead, too? Green's health is again a question mark.There was some thought Bryce Love might last until the sixth or seventh round, but Washington scooped him up in the fourth, presumably with plans for a 2019 redshirt.Anderson once was thought to have the talent to be an early-round pick, but suffered three major injuries while at Oklahoma, including a torn ACL in September that forced him to miss all but two games in 2018. The line for some time was that Anderson should be ready for Week 1, but in some sense it's odd that was ever up to question.
Anderson will focus his attention towards getting healthy for the regular season.Per Jay Morrison of The Athletic, Anderson is no longer eligible to land on the regular season PUP list now that he's been reinstated to the roster in training camp. 2018; 2017; 2015; Career; Splits. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/2179644/rodney-anderson Once viewed as a potential first-round pick, Anderson was selected in the sixth round and now will miss his entire rookie season.Anderson suffered the same injury in the same right knee last season at Oklahoma, bringing his injury-plagued college career to an early end. He then re-tore the same ligament in the final week of the 2019 preseason, landing on injured reserve for his rookie campaign. https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3705353/rodney-anderson The rookie sixth-round pick is coming back from a torn ACL, and it wouldn't be surprising if he were limited throughout the entire preseason.
He and fellow 2019 draft pick Trayveon Williams could end up battling for the No. Green is set to play the coming season on the Bengals' franchise tender. That certainly tempers our expectations for him for 2020, especially given that the prize for him being ready for the season is to play on special teams and be third on the depth chart, if he beats out Trayveon Williams. Rodney Anderson. As things currently stand, Anderson and fellow rookie Trayveon Williams are slated to back up Joe Mixon and Giovani Bernard (hamstring), the clear top two backs on Cincinnati's depth chart. Site Last Updated: Wednesday, August 5, 11:49PM Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? The 2019 sixth-rounder out of Oklahoma was once a highly-touted prospect before his injury troubles, so Cincinnati will likely hang onto Anderson and allow him to get back to full strength in a depth role behind workhorse Joe Mixon and pass-catcher Giovani Bernard. Anderson saw his rookie campaign cut short last August when he re-tore the ACL in his right knee, the same injury that ended his collegiate career at Oklahoma.