Player Story
Anthony Santella story
Anthony Santella built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a punter from Wauconda, IL wearing No. 87, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Anthony Santella's career was his field-position work: 244 punts and 9,964 punting yards across 50 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Illinois. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. With 50 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Illinois.
The arc is straightforward: Anthony Santella moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.