Roy Anderson enters his second year with the Indianapolis Colts as the team’s safeties coach.
In his first year with the Colts, Anderson guided starters Antoine Bethea and Tom Zbikowski. Bethea topped the 100-tackle plateau (114) for the fifth consecutive season and exceeded 800 tackles for his career. He also added 2.0 sacks and seven passes defensed having started all 16 games for his fifth straight year. Zbikowski notched 47 tackles, 1.0 sack, one interception and five passes defensed. His 11 starts, 47 tackles and 28 solo stops were all career highs. The safeties also contributed to a secondary that allowed 23 passing touchdowns and a 20.9 opponents completions per game average, which both ranked seventh in the AFC.
Anderson joined the Colts after spending seven seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, the last two as the team’s defensive assistant/secondary coach. He handled defensive quality control duties and also worked with the defensive backfield. In 2011, the Baltimore defense finished third in the NFL in total defense (288.9 ypg.), second against the run (92.6 ypg.) and fourth against the pass (196.3 ypg.) on their way to an appearance in the AFC Championship Game.
In 2009, his first season as defensive assistant, Anderson worked primarily with the defensive line and helped the Ravens rank third in the NFL, allowing 300.5 yards per game.
Anderson originally joined the Ravens in 2005 as a player personnel assistant, where he was involved in the NFL Draft and free agency process through evaluating players, organizing free agent tryouts and monitoring potential trade transactions.
Prior to joining the Ravens, Anderson worked as a graduate assistant with Louisiana State University during the 2004 season. Working with the wide receivers, Anderson helped tutor future NFL players Dwayne Bowe, Buster Davis, Skyler Green and Early Doucet.
Anderson started his coaching career in 2002 as a graduate assistant with Florida A&M working with the quarterbacks. He then served as a student assistant with Florida State the following season working in the same capacity with the team’s quarterbacks.
Anderson was a four-year letterman as a quarterback at Howard University and was named to the All-MEAC Scholar-Athlete Team in 2001. He was also a two-year recipient of the Howard University Scholar-Athlete Award (2000 and 2001). Anderson graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and also earned his master’s in sports management from Florida State in 2003.
Anderson is from Tallahassee, Fla., where he attended Godby High School and lettered all four years in football and baseball.
Coaching Career
2002 Florida A&M Graduate Assistant
2003 Florida State Student Assistant
2004 Louisiana State Graduate Assistant
2005-2007 Baltimore Ravens Player Personnel Assistant
2008 Baltimore Ravens Coaching Assistant
2009 Baltimore Ravens Defensive Assistant
2010-2011 Baltimore Ravens Defensive Assistant/Secondary
2012-2013 Indianapolis Colts Safeties
Roy Anderson enters his second year with the Indianapolis Colts as the team’s safeties coach.
In his first year with the Colts, Anderson guided starters Antoine Bethea and Tom Zbikowski. Bethea topped the 100-tackle plateau (114) for the fifth consecutive season and exceeded 800 tackles for his career. He also added 2.0 sacks and seven passes defensed having started all 16 games for his fifth straight year. Zbikowski notched 47 tackles, 1.0 sack, one interception and five passes defensed. His 11 starts, 47 tackles and 28 solo stops were all career highs. The safeties also contributed to a secondary that allowed 23 passing touchdowns and a 20.9 opponents completions per game average, which both ranked seventh in the AFC.
Anderson joined the Colts after spending seven seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, the last two as the team’s defensive assistant/secondary coach. He handled defensive quality control duties and also worked with the defensive backfield. In 2011, the Baltimore defense finished third in the NFL in total defense (288.9 ypg.), second against the run (92.6 ypg.) and fourth against the pass (196.3 ypg.) on their way to an appearance in the AFC Championship Game.
In 2009, his first season as defensive assistant, Anderson worked primarily with the defensive line and helped the Ravens rank third in the NFL, allowing 300.5 yards per game.
Anderson originally joined the Ravens in 2005 as a player personnel assistant, where he was involved in the NFL Draft and free agency process through evaluating players, organizing free agent tryouts and monitoring potential trade transactions.
Prior to joining the Ravens, Anderson worked as a graduate assistant with Louisiana State University during the 2004 season. Working with the wide receivers, Anderson helped tutor future NFL players Dwayne Bowe, Buster Davis, Skyler Green and Early Doucet.
Anderson started his coaching career in 2002 as a graduate assistant with Florida A&M working with the quarterbacks. He then served as a student assistant with Florida State the following season working in the same capacity with the team’s quarterbacks.
Anderson was a four-year letterman as a quarterback at Howard University and was named to the All-MEAC Scholar-Athlete Team in 2001. He was also a two-year recipient of the Howard University Scholar-Athlete Award (2000 and 2001). Anderson graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and also earned his master’s in sports management from Florida State in 2003.
Anderson is from Tallahassee, Fla., where he attended Godby High School and lettered all four years in football and baseball.
Coaching Career
2002 Florida A&M Graduate Assistant
2003 Florida State Student Assistant
2004 Louisiana State Graduate Assistant
2005-2007 Baltimore Ravens Player Personnel Assistant
2008 Baltimore Ravens Coaching Assistant
2009 Baltimore Ravens Defensive Assistant
2010-2011 Baltimore Ravens Defensive Assistant/Secondary
2012-2013 Indianapolis Colts Safeties
