Las Vegas Sun

April 26, 2024

UNLV

49 Kyle Anderson

  • Linebacker
  • Grade: Freshman
  • Height: 6′3″
  • Weight: 230 lbs

Player Bio: UNLV: A talented local defender who will look to earn his first playing time as a collegian this fall ... Originally a member of head coach Bobby Hauck's first recruiting class, he signed in 2010 before leaving to serve his church mission in Mexico City ... Ranked the No. 92 ILB recruit in the nation by Scouts, Inc.

2013: Redshirted season after joining the squad in January following his mission.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of Silverado HS ... A two-year letterwinner for coach Andy Ostolaza ... Earned first team All-Southeast League honors in 2009 ... Recorded 82 tackles and added seven sacks for the Skyhawks as a senior ... Had 11 tackles and three sacks against Sierra Vista HS ... Made 71 tackles and earned All-Southeast League accolades in 2008.

PERSONAL: Kyle Steven Anderson was born Oct. 28, 1991, in Murray, UT ... The son of Cindy and Steven Anderson ... Has an older sister, Lindsey, and a younger brother, Tanner ... His father lettered in football as a DB for BYU in 1982 and his uncle, Larry Anderson, played in the CFL for the Calgary Stampeders ... Majoring in business.