David Anenih: DL · Houston · #12.
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David Anenih
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at Houston: Major Applewhite and Dana Holgorsen. The first career honor came in 2021: All-AAC. On tape: 4 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Tulane, Week 6, 2021.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-38vs Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-7@ Rice | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 45-0vs Grambling | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-20vs Navy | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-10@ Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-22@ Tulane | 4 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-37vs No. 19 SMU | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 54-42@ South Florida | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-8@ Temple | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-13vs Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-17@ UConn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-35@ No. 3 Cincinnati | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 15 | 9.0 | 4.0 | — | 2 |
Week 3 · 2021
W 45-0
vs Grambling
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 45-point win at home against Grambling.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
33%10 TFLSack rate
17%5 sacksHurry rate
37%11 hurries30 tackles · 10 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Pass share
47.6%
457 pass / 504 run
Plays / game
73.9
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
501 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #190 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Houston, 20 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Major Applewhite → Dana Holgorsen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
