Biography
2022
Saw action and started nine contests … Registered 23 tackles (19 solo) and one interception … Four tackles against Princeton, including assisting on a tackle for loss … Tallied career-high seven tackles in win at Georgetown … First career interception came in season-opener at Marist, a 49-yard return for a pick-six.
2021
Played in seven games with six starts as a junior cornerback … Ranked No. 8 on the team in tackles with 30 (23 solo), registered six pass breakups and one quarterback hurry … Tied a career-high with six tackles (six solo)vs. Brown (Nov. 13) … Made five tackles (three solo), including the hardest hit of the game at Yale (Oct. 30) … Registered four tackles (three solo) with a pass breakup at Dartmouth (Oct. 22) … Made two tackles and broke up two passes vs. Penn (Oct. 16) … Posted six tackles (five solo) and had two pass breakups at Princeton (Oct. 2) … Made five tackles with a pass breakup vs. Georgetown (Sept. 25) … Made two tackles in the season opener vs. Marist (Sept. 18) … Missed the Central Connecticut State, Harvard, and Cornell games due to injury.
2020
Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
2019
Saw action in nine games with no starts as a first-year defensive back … Listed as a backup cornerback on the defensive depth chart all season … Also played extensively on special teams … Ranked No. 9 on the squad with 24 tackles (12 solo), finished with four pass breakups and 0.5 tackle for loss … Led the Lions with a career-high nine tackles (five solo) with a pass breakup at Cornell (Nov. 23) … Made two tackles with a pass breakup vs. Brown (Nov. 16) … Missed Harvard game with injury … Made two tackles with a pass breakup at Yale (Nov. 2) … Finished with two tackles with pass breakup vs. Penn (Oct. 16) … Totaled three tackles vs. Central Connecticut State (Oct. 12) … Finished with a then-career-high five tackles with 0.5 tackle for loss at Princeton (Oct. 5) … Saw first career action in home opener vs. Georgetown (Sept. 28).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Fla., where he played three seasons of varsity football for Head Coach Rodney Wells … Played primarily at cornerback for the Panthers … Named team captain as a senior … Helped guide the Panthers to the 2017 Florida Class 8A state championship as a junior, state runner-up finish in 2016 and back-to-back district titles (2016 and 2017) … In three-year varsity career, totaled 168 tackles, two tackles for loss, recovered one fumble, broke up 30 passes, intercepted eight passes with one defensive touchdown … Concluded senior year with 77 tackles, two tackles for loss, five interceptions and 19 pass breakups … Led the Panthers to a 7-6 overall record, state playoff appearance and 4-0 league record as a senior … Finished with 66 tackles, 10 pass breakups, four interceptions and a touchdown as a junior … Helped lead the Panthers to a Florida Class 8A state championship, district title and 13-2 overall record in 2017 as a junior … Scored a touchdown, intercepted two passes in the state semifinal game against Wekiva … Totaled 22 tackles and a fumble recovery as a sophomore … Played a key role on a team that finished 12-3 and 4-0 in the district, a state Class 8A runner-up finish and district title as a sophomore in 2016 … Also competed in track and field … Sprinter whose best race was the 400-meter dash.
PERSONAL
Born Bryan Marc Bell-Anderson on February 3, 2001 in Bradenton, Fla. … Son of Trevor and Amber Anderson … Has a younger brother Taj … Father attended UCF and is a gym owner and personal trainer … Taught himself how to play the piano and saxophone … Owns two husky dogs … Role model is his father, who instilled in him his values and Grant Hill, who is a good friend and a mentor … Favorite actor is Will Smith … Favorite home-cooked meal is shepherd’s pie … Favorite sports figure is Asante Samuel … Volunteered in the community as he coached a flag football team for three seasons, whose ages ranged from kindergarten to fourth grade, and guided the squad to a championship … Selected Columbia over offers from Cornell, Lafayette, Southern Illinois, Marist, Brown, Princeton, Morehead State and Furman … Chose Columbia because it offered the best package available, along with the coaches’ interest him, the mutual interest and the fact that he felt valued … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Architecture.
