Anthony Lucas is a defensive end who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at USC.
Lucas holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Jimbo Fisher and Lincoln Riley. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Iowa — Week 12, 2025.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 59-20vs Georgia Southern | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 3 | W 33-17@ Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-31vs Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 32-34@ No. 23 Illinois | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-13vs No. 15 Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-34@ No. 13 Notre Dame | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-17@ Nebraska | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 38-17vs Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-21vs Iowa | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-42@ No. 6 Oregon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 29-10vs UCLA | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 21 | 3.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Week 10 · 2025
W 21-17
at Nebraska
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
A close one, won by 4 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
8%3 sacksTFL rate
9%4 TFLHurry rate
19%7 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
30%3 of 10 pressures37 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
50.4%
420 pass / 414 run
Plays / game
64.2
13 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
421 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
37 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #209 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #7 of 11 Big Ten DEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
A stat line in 28 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jimbo Fisher and Lincoln Riley.
