University of Toledo Athletics

2021
Preseason All-MAC selection by Athlon and Phil Steele...On preseason watch list for Jim Thorpe Award as nation’s top defensive back...Watch list for 2022 Reese’s Senior Bowl.

2020
Second-team All-MAC...Started in all six games... Second on team with 34 tackles...Four pass breakups and one TFL...Two breakups and a sack vs. CMU...Eight tackles and a pass breakup at NIU...Season-high 11 tackles against Ball State...Team captain...Named Academic All-MAC and CoSIDA Academic All-District.

2019
Starter in all 12 games at strong safety...Second on the team with 84 tackles...Tied a career high with 12 tackles at Buffalo...Team-best nine tackles at CMU...Eight tackles against Northern Illinois...Seven tackles and a pass breakup against Kent State...Five tackles and a PBU against Western Michigan...Four tackles and a PBU against BYU...Career-high 12 tackles at Colorado State...Eight tackles at Kentucky...Named Academic All-MAC...Nominee for Academic All-America.

2018
Played in 13 games at free safety, starting one...44 tackles, four pass breakups...Season-high six tackles against Ball State...Five tackles and an interception in the season opener against VMI...Five stops vs. Nevada...Career-best two breakups vs. CMU...Named Academic All-MAC...Nominee for Academic All-America.

2017
Played in 14 games as a true freshman as a backup safety...30 tackles and four pass breakups...Recorded three pass breakups vs. Ball State...Season-high six tackles and an interception at Ohio... Had five tackles against Bowling Green...Five tackles in Dollar General Bowl vs. Appalachian State.

High School
Three-star recruit by Scout.com...14 interceptions in three seasons at Toledo St. John’s...Earned first-team all-conference, first-team all-district and first-team all-state honors as a senior...Five interceptions, 40 tackles and six blocked kicks...As a junior, had five interceptions, 30 tackles and blocked five kicks...Earned first-team all-conference....Four interceptions and 15 tackles as a sophomore....Also participated in basketball and track & field...Took third in the state in the long jump as a junior...Joined in the Rockets’ 2017 recruiting class by teammate Mitchell Berg....High school coach was Doug Pearson.

Personal
Full name is Tycen William Anderson...Parents are William and Sandra Anderson...Has an older brother, William, and two younger sisters Tyonna and Janya...Graduated in fall of 2020 with a degree in professional sales major in the College of Business...Currently pursuing his MBA.

Career Game Highs 
Tackles: 12 (Two times, last at Buffalo, 11-20-19)            
Pass Breakups: 2 (Central Michigan, 11-23-18)