Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 12-13@ Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-14vs Monmouth | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Brenden Anes
Sophomore linebacker for Western Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 233 lb · Nolensville, TN
Transferred Tennessee → Western Michigan for 2026
The numbers
6
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, vs Monmouth
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Western Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tennessee in 2025.
- Transferred from Tennessee to Western Michigan in 2026.
Brenden Anes
Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Monmouth — Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Signed with Tennessee3-star out of Page
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Western Michigan
2025Tennessee
2026Western Michigan
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced
2026Western Michigan1-1HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy, 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: 3.0 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
Lance Taylor
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 | Western Michigan | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–14
vs Monmouth
5 TOT
Dominant 35-point win at home against Monmouth.
With B. Lowry — 212 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 56.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · R. Millmore — 48 AVG · 56 LONG · 4 NO
Game log
The linebacker corps · Western Michigan
- #9James Camden85 tackles · 2025
- #10Sefa Saipaia Jr.77 tackles · 2025
- #47Domanick Moon23 tackles · 2025
- #12Dillon Moore19 tackles · 2025
- Brenden Anes5 tackles · 2025
11 more on the roster · Western Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology