#98

Anthony Winbush

Defensive end for Ball State. 2017: 11.5 sacks, 16.5 tackles for loss, 51 tackles.

DE · Ball State · #98

6′1″ · 240 lb · Indianapolis, IN

Ball State 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 defensive end for Ball State. 2017: 11.5 sacks, 16.5 tackles for loss, 51 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Ball State, 20 sacks — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Ball State

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Mike Neu — 6-18 over that span.

2016Ball State4-8HC: Mike Neu · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2017Ball State2-10HC: Mike Neu · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (100th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (99th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#4 / 2682 · 100th pct

11.5

Tackles for loss#17 / 2682 · 99th pct

16.5

QB hurries#72 / 2682 · 96th pct

Tackles#639 / 2682 · 76th pct

Solo tackles#759 / 2682 · 71st pct

Passes defended#1669 / 2682 · 19th pct

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

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	5.3	1.8	1.1	0.0
Road6g	3.2	1.0	0.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.5	1.8	1.2	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	4.0	1.0	0.7	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Uremovich

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Ball State	51	28	16.5	11.5	--	--	--
2016	Ball State	24	15	10.5	8.5	1	--	--
Career		75	43	27.0	20.0	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2017

W 51–31

vs UAB

3 TFL · 2 QB HUR · 6 TOT

Edged out UAB at home in a shootout.

With M. Dunner — 19 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · R. Neal — 217 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.2 · 15 rush yds (6 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week