Nic Anderson is a wide receiver and 2026 NFL Draft prospect who played his final collegiate season at LSU after beginning his career at Oklahoma. A native of Katy, Texas, Anderson attended Katy High School, where he was a four-star recruit ranked among the top receiver prospects in the nation by multiple services and helped his team capture the Texas 6A Division II state championship as a junior, before initially committing to Oregon and later flipping to Oklahoma. He redshirted his first season with the Sooners and then broke out in 2023 as one of the most explosive freshman receivers in the country, catching 38 passes for 798 yards and a school-record 10 touchdowns to earn Freshman All-America recognition and Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors twice. A hip injury limited him to one game in 2024, and he transferred to LSU for his final season in 2025, where he appeared in 10 games and recorded 12 receptions for 106 yards and two touchdowns. He is the younger brother of former Oklahoma running back and Cincinnati Bengals draft pick Rodney Anderson and former NFL defensive end Ryder Anderson.
Standing 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighing about 208 pounds, Anderson offers a rare blend of size, deep-ball speed, and playmaking ability that grades out well against any receiver in this draft class when healthy. His 2023 season demonstrated elite big-play potential, including a three-catch, three-touchdown, 120-yard explosion against Tulsa, and his 21.0 yards-per-reception average across his career signals consistent ability to win on vertical routes and take short catches into large gains. NFL teams with a need at outside receiver will target Anderson as a player with legitimate Day 2 upside, though health durability will be the chief evaluation question teams must answer before investing draft capital in a player who has missed nearly half of his available college games to injury.
