#12

David Anenih

Senior defensive lineman for Houston. 2021: 5 sacks, 10 tackles for loss, 30 tackles.

DL · Houston · Sr. · #12

6′3″ · 249 lb · Arlington, TX

CFB Index 49 · #190 of 370 edge rushersLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamHouston 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WDE recruit

No. 1189 nationally · Signed with Houston

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Houston. 2021: 5 sacks, 10 tackles for loss, 30 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Houston in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Houston, 20 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20173 games

Signed with Houston3-star out of Mansfield Timberview

202113 games

The role got bigger.

All-AACfirst

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1189 national

CFB

College

Houston

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM

All-AAC 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017–2018

Major Applewhite

Houston

2019–2021

Dana Holgorsen

Houston

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Major Applewhite → Dana Holgorsen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Houston7-5HC: Major Applewhite · Balanced

2018Houston8-5HC: Major Applewhite · Balanced, fast tempo

2019Houston4-8HC: Dana Holgorsen · Run-leaning

2020Houston3-5HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Houston12-2HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

49Rotational starter #190 of 370?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (94th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

QB hurries#13 / 2743 · 99th pct

Tackles for loss#141 / 2743 · 94th pct

10.0

Sacks#151 / 2743 · 94th pct

5.0

Passes defended#735 / 2743 · 67th pct

Tackles#1381 / 2743 · 49th pct

Solo tackles#1422 / 2743 · 47th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th 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

2021 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	1.8	0.5	0.4	0.2
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

2026 season

Head Coach

Willie Fritz

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

49 · #190 of 370 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #190 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Houston	30	16	10.0	5.0	2	--	--
2020	Houston	17	13	6.5	4.5	1	--	--
2019	Houston	26	11	7.0	5.0	3	--	--
2018	Houston	20	13	6.5	4.0	1	--	--
2017	Houston	6	5	2.0	2.0	--	--	--
Career		99	58	32.0	20.5	7	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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 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@ Cincinnati	3	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		28	15	9.0	4.0	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

David Anenih

20173 games

202113 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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