Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-7vs Lafayette | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-38vs Maryland | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#15
Anas Luqman
Junior defensive lineman for UConn. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 260 lb · Cincinnati, OH · Princeton (OH) HS
CFB Index 61 · #143 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceTransferred Ohio → UConn for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
2 TFL · 5 tackles · 2 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 2 TFL, 5 tackles, vs Maryland
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman for UConn. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Arkansas-Pine Bluff in 2022.
- Transferred from Ohio to UConn in 2026.
Anas Luqman
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Anas Luqman has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 2 TFL against Maryland — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Arkansas-Pine Bluffout of Princeton
202511 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Gordon Sammis
UConn
Coaching transition mid-career: Gordon Sammis → Jason Candle. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UConn
2025Ohio
2026UConn
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Ohio9-4HC: Brian Smith · Run-heavy
2026UConn1-1HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: qb hurries (96th percentile). Strength: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
61 · #143 of 420 edge rushers
Unranked recruit. Now #143 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–7
vs Lafayette
1 QB HUR
Dominant 49-point win at home against Lafayette.
With K. Osborne — 265 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 90 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · T. Warner — 43 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 44 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Andres Fox’s 2023 season.
89%match
Matches Andres on
Hurry rate
Weight
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Gabe Kirschke's junior season at Wake Forest (2025).
80%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Gabe on
Weight
Sack rate
TFL rate
Differs from Gabe on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Anas Luqman
The defensive line · UConn
- #15Anas Luqman9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3Esean Carter3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #94Matt Hoffman2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #2Tahjae Mullix2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Avery Dunn2 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · UConn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology