Andersen was born on April 23, 1999, in Dillon, Montana, and grew up on his family’s cattle ranch. He went to Beaverhead County High School and played quarterback and safety for the football team, as well as basketball and track. Andersen was named first-team All-State at quarterback and safety as a senior, as well as the Montana Defensive Player of the Year, after passing for 1,403 yards, rushing for 877 yards, and scoring 30 total touchdowns on offense, and having 71 tackles with three interceptions and two fumbles recovered on defense as Beaverhead won the Class A state championship.
Contract
Andersen will earn a base salary of $705,000 and a signing bonus of $1,618,960 in 2022, with a $1,109,740 cap hit and a dead cap value of $2,601,395.
Salary per year
Andersen’s annual salary is $1,525,893.
Net worth
Andersen has a net worth of $9 million.
As a true freshman, Andersen started at both running back and linebacker and was named Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year after rushing for 515 yards and five touchdowns, catching seven passes for 45 yards and one touchdown, and recording nine tackles with one sack. After two-year starter Chris Murray was ruled academically ineligible to play, he was moved to the quarterback before his sophomore season. Andersen was named first-team All-Big Sky after completing 115 of 208 passes for 1,195 yards, three touchdowns, and seven interceptions, as well as rushing for 1,412 yards and a school-record 21 touchdowns.
