Vincent Anthony is a defensive end who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Duke.
Anthony turns pressure into sacks — pressures become finishes. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at Duke. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Clemson — Week 10, 2025.
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 13 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-17vs Elon | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 19-45vs No. 11 Illinois | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 3 | L 27-34@ Tulane | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-33vs NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-3@ Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-21@ California | 5 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 8 | L 18-27vs No. 12 Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 46-45@ Clemson | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 34-37@ UConn | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-34vs No. 20 Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 32-25@ North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-32vs Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 27-20vs No. 16 Virginia | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 20 | 13.0 | 7.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
21%7 sacksTFL rate
38%13 TFLHurry rate
12%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
64%7 of 11 pressures34 tackles · 13 for loss · 7 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
53.3%
506 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
67.9
14 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
495 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #31 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #3 of 15 ACC DEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
A stat line in 42 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Elko → Manny Diaz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
