Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 7-22@ Clemson | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
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Anthony Bynum
Senior linebacker for Georgia Southern. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 255 lb · Covington, GA · Newton
CFB Index 62 · #137 of 420 edge rushersHigh confidenceTransferred Middle Tennessee → Georgia Southern 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
8
tackles · 2026
3 TFL · 1 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Charleston Southern
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Georgia Southern. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Middle Tennessee in 2023.
- Transferred from Middle Tennessee to Georgia Southern in 2026.
Anthony Bynum
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Anthony Bynum has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 2 TFL against Charleston Southern — Week 1, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2023
- Signed with Middle Tennessee3-star out of Newton
202412 games
The role got bigger.
- All-Conference USA
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Georgia Southern
Played his entire career under Clay Helton.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Georgia Southern
2025Middle Tennessee
2026Georgia Southern
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Middle Tennessee4-8HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced
2024Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning
2025Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning
2026Georgia Southern1-1HC: Clay Helton · Pass-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: qb hurries (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (95th 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: 4.0 TKL/g, 1.5 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
Clay Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Impact starter
Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
62 · #137 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #137 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 63 | 22 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 60 | 22 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 133 | 51 | 15.5 | 6.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–0
5 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 31-point win at home against Charleston Southern.
With M. Johnson — 281 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.4 · A. Smith — 40 AVG · 42 LONG · 4 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Viliami Po'uha’s 2025 season.
82%match
Matches Viliami on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Differs from Viliami on
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Sam Greene's junior season at Kentucky (2025).
82%match
NFL Rd 4
Matches Sam on
Pressure-to-sack conversion
TFL rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Anthony Bynum
Background
2025 - All-CUSA Second Team (Phil Steele) 2024 - All-CUSA Fourth Team (Phil Steele) 2024 - CUSA All-Freshman Team (Phil Steele) 2025-26: One of four players to start all 12 games for Middle Tennessee… A Second-Team All-CUSA selection by Phil Steele … Ended the year second on the team with a caree...
The linebacker corps · Georgia Southern
- #1Brandon Tyson84 tackles · 2025
- #4Anthony Bynum63 tackles · 2025
- #18MJ Stroud33 tackles · 2025
- #30CJ Allen Jr.16 tackles · 2025
- #98Uche Iloh15 tackles · 2025
20 more on the roster · Georgia Southern team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology