Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-19vs Indiana State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 36-38vs Wake Forest | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#16
Anthony Speca
Junior linebacker for Purdue. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Bridgeville, PA
Transferred Penn State → Purdue for 2026
The numbers
3
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Wake Forest
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Purdue. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Penn State in 2024.
- Transferred from Penn State to Purdue in 2026.
Anthony Speca
Anthony Speca has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Wake Forest — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Penn State4-star out of Central Catholic
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Ryan Walters
Purdue
Coaching transition mid-career: Ryan Walters → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Purdue
2025Penn State
2026Purdue
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Penn State13-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
2025Penn State7-6HC: Terry Smith · Run-leaning
2026Purdue1-1HC: Barry Odom · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Purdue | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Penn State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Penn State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 44–19
Game log
The linebacker corps · Purdue
- #5Charles Correa77 tackles · 2025
- Jojo Hayden25 tackles · 2025
- #25Hudson Miller9 tackles · 2025
- #16Anthony Speca6 tackles · 2025
- #20Winston Berglund6 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Purdue team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology