Anfernee Orji

Senior linebacker for Vanderbilt. 2022: 106 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Vanderbilt · Sr.

6′2″ · 230 lb · Rockwall, TX

CFB Index 65 · #156 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceVanderbilt 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 463 nationally · Signed with Rockwall

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Vanderbilt. 2022: 106 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rockwall in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Vanderbilt, 248 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20196 games

Recruited3-star out of Rockwall

202212 games

The role got bigger.

All-SEC

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#463 national

CFB

College

Vanderbilt

2019–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2022

2 coaches

2019–2020

Derek Mason

Vanderbilt

2021–2022

Clark Lea

Vanderbilt

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Derek Mason → Clark Lea. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Vanderbilt3-9HC: Derek Mason · Balanced, slow tempo

2020Vanderbilt0-9HC: Derek Mason · Balanced

2021Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced

2022Vanderbilt5-7HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

65Quality starter #156 of 548?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (99th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (97th percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles#27 / 2755 · 99th pct

106

Solo tackles#70 / 2755 · 97th pct

Tackles for loss#347 / 2755 · 86th pct

6.5

QB hurries#511 / 2755 · 76th pct

Sacks#845 / 2755 · 61st pct

1.0

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th pct

Interceptions#321 / 811 · 30th pct

Passes defended#1741 / 2755 · 18th pct

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

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	8.7	0.4	0.0	0.0
Road6g	9.0	0.7	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	10.1	0.4	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	7.0	0.7	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Clark Lea

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

65 · #156 of 548 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #156 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Vanderbilt	106	52	6.5	1.0	--	1	--
2021	Vanderbilt	71	43	11.5	1.0	1	--	--
2020	Vanderbilt	65	30	1.5	1.0	2	--	--
2019	Vanderbilt	6	2	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
Career		248	127	19.5	3.0	4	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 42–31

vs Elon

1 QB HUR · 0 TFL · 5 SOLO

Edged out Elon at home in a shootout.

With M. Wright — 245 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 78.0 · 84 rush yds (11 car) · 2 TD · M. Hayball — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 49 AVG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 63-10@ Hawai'i	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 13 tackles
Wk 1	W 42-31vs Elon	13	5	0.5	0.0	—	Season-high 13 tackles
Wk 2	L 25-45vs Wake Forest	11	5	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 38-28@ Northern Illinois	12	4	1.5	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 3-55@ Alabama	13	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 28-52vs Ole Miss	9	7	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 0-55@ Georgia	10	5	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 14-17@ Missouri	12	7	2.5	1.0	1	2.5 TFL
Wk 10	L 27-38vs South Carolina	6	6	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 24-21@ Kentucky	4	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 31-24vs Florida	8	4	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 0-56vs Tennessee	5	2	0.0	0.0	—
Total		106	52	6.5	1.0	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Anfernee Orji

20196 games

202212 games

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Impact starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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