Anthony Brackenridge

Senior linebacker for Western Kentucky. 2025: 74 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Western Kentucky · Sr. · #3

6′2″ · 225 lb · Jacksonville, FL

CFB Index 54 · #257 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Western Kentucky for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 4 pm ETat IndianaMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)Indiana by 44

The numbers

tackles · 2025

5 TFL · 1 sacks · 3 PBU

Best game: 11 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Southern Miss

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Western Kentucky. 2025: 74 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Kentucky in 2022.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

Tackles: 93rd percentile.

The full scouting read

Anthony Brackenridge

LB · Western Kentucky · Sr · #3

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the Western Kentucky linebacker corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 11 tackles, 1 TFL against Nevada — Week 4, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Tyson Helton — 34-20 over that span.

2022Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning

2023Western Kentucky8-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning

2024Western Kentucky8-6HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced

2025Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

54Rotational starter #257 of 583?

High confidenceBreakout6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (93rd percentile). Strength: solo tackles (89th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#216 / 2975 · 93rd pct

Solo tackles#322 / 2975 · 89th pct

Tackles for loss#553 / 2975 · 80th pct

5.0

Passes defended#517 / 2975 · 78th pct

QB hurries#634 / 2975 · 72nd pct

Sacks#847 / 2975 · 63rd pct

1.0

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

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	6.5	0.5	0.0	0.2
Road7g	5.0	0.3	0.1	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.4	0.6	0.1	0.1
Weeks 8+6g	6.0	0.2	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tyson Helton

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

54 · #257 of 583 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #257 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Conference USA

Based on 2025: #21 of 45 Conference USA LBs

How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Western Kentucky	74	36	5.0	1.0	3	--	--
2024	Western Kentucky	24	15	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
2023	Western Kentucky	22	13	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
2022	Western Kentucky	9	4	0.0	0.0	--	1	--
Career		129	68	6.5	1.0	3	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 55–6

vs North Alabama

1 TOT

Dominant 49-point win at home against North Alabama.

With M. McIvor — 305 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.6 · 7 rush yds (1 car) · C. Maynard — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 53 AVG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 41-24vs Sam Houston	5	3	2.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 1	W 55-6vs North Alabama	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 21-45@ Toledo	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 31-16vs Nevada	11	9	1.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 5	W 27-22@ Missouri State	5	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	W 27-24@ Delaware	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 6-25vs Florida International	6	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 28-27@ Louisiana Tech	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 35-16vs New Mexico State	9	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 42-26vs Middle Tennessee	7	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	L 10-13@ LSU	7	3	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 14	L 34-37@ Jacksonville State	5	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Bowl	W 27-16@ Southern Miss	11	6	1.0	1.0	—	0
Total		74	36	5.0	1.0	—	3