Dominic Anderson

Position: Assistant Coach/Defensive Assistant Alma Mater: Wake Forest, 2005

Dominic Anderson joins the Illinois State coaching staff in 2011 and will serve as defensive assistant coach. In that role, he will assist with the Redbird secondary as well as other defensive positions for ISU.

Anderson comes to ISU after spending the 2010 season as a graduate assistant coach at Wake Forest. While serving on the Deacons' staff, Anderson worked directly with the linebackers and assisted with recruiting efforts in Florida, Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

During his playing days at Wake Forest, Anderson earned three varsity letters as a safety with the Deacons from 2001-05. After redshirting during the 2001 season, Anderson had 20 tackles from his strong safety position as a redshirt freshman in 2002. He missed the 2003 season after suffering a season-ending knee injury in the season opener at Boston College. He returned in 2004 and made a season-high six tackles against Miami. As a senior in 2005, Anderson had a sack and an interception in eight games.

Anderson came to Wake Forest from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Hollywood, Fla. native was an all-state running back who led his high school team to two state championships.

Anderson graduated from Wake Forest in 2006 with a degree in economics and a minor in sociology.