Anthony Brackenridge is a linebacker at Western Kentucky who has not played in Western Kentucky's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Western Kentucky lists 14 linebackers this season.
Western Kentucky is 3-5. Next: at Middle Tennessee, Sat Nov 7.
Brackenridge is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the Western Kentucky linebacker corps. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Nevada — Week 4, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
74 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| 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 27-16vs Southern Miss | 11 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 36 | 5.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
74tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%5 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
4%3 pass breakups74 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack.
4 seasons under Tyson Helton — 34-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 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
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
54.9%
492 pass / 404 run
Plays / game
68.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
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
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 2,281 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Conference USA as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Tyson Helton.
