Michael Anyanwu: CB · Utah State · #22.
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Michael Anyanwu
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. The five seasons at Utah State span three head coaches: Gary Andersen, Frank Maile and Blake Anderson. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against James Madison — Week 4, 2023.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Utah State | 41 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2022 | Utah State | 42 | 31 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2021 | Utah State | 44 | 33 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Utah State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 131 | 90 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 16 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-24@ No. 25 Iowa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 78-28vs Idaho State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 21-39@ Air Force | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-45vs James Madison | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-33@ UConn | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-24vs Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 32-37vs Fresno State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-42@ San José State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 32-24@ San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-24vs Nevada | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-45vs Boise State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 44-41@ New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
 Bowl | L 22-45vs Georgia State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
41tackles this season41 tackles · 5 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
46.8%
436 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
71.6
13 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #295 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Utah State, 131 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Gary Andersen, Frank Maile, and Blake Anderson. Multi-era developmental context.
