Georgia Southern University Athletics

2020-21: Played in 12 games, starting 11 … Saw action on 523 offensive snaps … Caught eight passes for 92 yards … Had a 5-yard rush … Also had two tackles and a forced fumble … Missed the opener against Campbell but returned against Louisiana … Played 42 offensive snaps against the Ragin Cajuns … Had an 11-yard catch and a two-point conversion pass from Shai Werts that gave the Eagles the lead with less than a minute remaining … Had a 7-yard catch at ULM … Caught a 4-yard pass against UMass … Played 54 offensive snaps against Coastal Carolina … Had a 22-yard catch against South Alabama … Forced a fumble on an interception to give a possession back to the Eagles … Had a 14-yard catch against Troy … Played 57 total snaps against Texas State … Had two catches for 29 yards at Army West Point … Was on the field for 35 offensive snaps at Georgia State … Had a 5-yard catch and a 5-yard run against Florida Atlantic … Played 37 snaps against App State … Got the start against Louisiana Tech in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.

2019-20: Played in 13 games, starting six … Saw action on 374 offensive plays … Caught four passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns on the season … Was in for 30 offensive snaps in the opener against LSU … Had a 45-yard catch against Maine … Played 22 offensive snaps against Minnesota … Was on the field for 29 snaps against Louisiana and 40 at South Alabama … Got the start and played 40 offensive snaps against Coastal Carolina … Started against New Mexico State, playing 16 snaps on offense … Played 30 snaps on offense against No. 20 Appalachian State … Had a 26-yard touchdown catch against Troy … Had a 33-yard touchdown catch against ULM … Had a 12-yard catch at Arkansas State … Played 22 snaps against Georgia State … Played 16 snaps on offense against Liberty in the Cure Bowl … Made the Honor Roll in the fall.

2018-19: Played in all 13 games, seeing action on 298 offensive plays … Had four catches on the season, three of which went for touchdowns … Had 160 yards on his four receptions, averaging 40.0 yard per catch … His first reception of the season was a 58-yard touchdown catch against South Alabama … Had a 57-yard touchdown catch against Appalachian State … Last touchdown catch was a 38 yarder at Georgia State.

2017-18: Played in 11 games and earned two starts … Was on the field for 176 snaps (157 offensive, 19 special teams) … Had six receptions for 106 yards on the season … Caught two passes for 71 yards, and had a long of 44 yards against South Alabama … Recorded one unassisted tackle against Arkansas State.

2016-17: Redshirted … Dressed for almost every game.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Houston County High for Coach Von Lassiter … A four-star recruit by ESPN Recruiting who was a member of the ESPN300 … The first four-star recruit to ever sign with Georgia Southern … Ranked the No. 176 overall player in the country, No. 12 athlete in the country, the No. 17 player in the state and the No. 85 player in the region … Named a Semper Fidelis All-American … Played in the Marines Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl at the StubHub Center in Santa Ana, CA … Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals, Scout and 247Sports … Rated the No. 69 player in the state of Georgia by Rivals … Ranked as the No. 94 wide receiver in the country and the No. 51 player in the state by 247Sports … Rated by the 247Sports Composite Rankings as the No. 468 player in the country, the No. 80 wide receiver in the country and the No. 40 player in Georgia … Listed as the No. 102 wide receiver in the country, the No. 43 wide receiver in the south and the No. 8 wide receiver in Georgia by Scout … Earned honorable mention all-state honors as a senior at defensive back … Caught 22 passes for 432 yards and six touchdowns … Named a first-team Class AAAAA all-state wide receiver as a junior … Caught 55 passes for 1,262 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior … Named as the Region 2-AAAAAA Player of the Year as a junior … Was also listed as a first-team wide receiver and defensive back for the All-Middle Georgia team and second-team kick returner … Caught 87 passes for 1,981 yards and 28 touchdowns for his career.

PERSONAL: Born Darion Albert Anderson on January 4 in Columbus, GA … Son of Timothy and Lasandra Anderson … Has three brothers: Darius Anderson, Richard Smalls and Derrick Smalls.

MAJOR: Interdisciplinary Studies