Anterio Thompson: DL · Washington · #54.
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Anterio Thompson
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for three head coaches at three programs in three seasons: Kirk Ferentz, Lance Taylor and Jedd Fisch. On tape: 6 tackles against Michigan, Week 8, 2025.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington | 29 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 34 | 18 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 64 | 36 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 70-10vs UC Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-24@ Washington State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-20@ Maryland | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-19vs Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-24@ Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 42-25vs No. 23 Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-13@ Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-13vs Purdue | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-14@ UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-26vs No. 5 Oregon | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-10vs Boise State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Week 12 · 2025
W 49-13
vs Purdue
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 36-point win at home against Purdue.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
7%2 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
10%3 hurries29 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Pass share
44.9%
370 pass / 454 run
Plays / game
63.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
365 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #82 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Iowa, Western Michigan and Washington, 2 sacks — drafted at #208 overall by the Atlanta Falcons.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Kirk Ferentz, Lance Taylor and Jedd Fisch.
Next stop · NFL
Atlanta Falcons2026 NFL rookie season
Atlanta Falcons2026 NFL rookie season
