active McNeese linebacker with early-career tackling upside
Jackson Anders is a **6'2", 220-pound junior linebacker** at McNeese who has already shown useful early-down tackling ability, with 12 tackles and a half TFL in six games as a true freshman in 2023, then a redshirt-style gap in 2024 before returning to the 2026 roster as an active piece. His appeal is size, experience in the system, and a work-ethic profile from high school that emphasized mental toughness and a desire to win; the caution is that his college production sample is still small, so he looks more like a developmental fit than an immediate plug-and-play star.[3][11]
