Bradlee Anae: DE · Utah · #6.
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Bradlee Anae
Turns pressure into sacks — pressures become finishes. Fourth year in the same defensive front at Utah. The first career honor came in 2019: All-America (Walter Camp). On tape: 3 tackles and 3 sacks against Arizona State, Week 8, 2019.
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 14 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Salt Lake Tribune Nov 2
KJZZ Oct 29The Salt Lake Tribune Oct 27
KUTV Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-17vs Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 3 | W 31-0vs Idaho State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-30@ USC | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-13vs Washington State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 52-7@ Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-3vs No. 17 Arizona State | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 10 | W 33-28@ Washington | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-3vs UCLA | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 13 | W 35-7@ Arizona | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 45-15vs Colorado | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 15-37vs No. 13 Oregon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-38vs Texas | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 30 | 14.0 | 13.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
32%13 sacksTFL rate
34%14 TFLHurry rate
0%0 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
100%13 of 13 pressures41 tackles · 14 for loss · 13 sacks.
4 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 36-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
35.5%
321 pass / 583 run
Plays / game
64.6
14 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
355 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
41 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Utah, 29 sacks — drafted at #179 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kyle Whittingham.
Next stop · NFL
Dallas CowboysEntering 7th NFL season
Dallas CowboysEntering 7th NFL season
