Player Dossier

2007-2010

Illinois

Anthony Santella

P • 6'2" • Wauconda, IL, USA

Impact contributor

Anthony Santella shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.

Usage / Role

Role sample still building

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Impact Production

Production sample still building

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

85

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: USC

Player 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:...

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Anthony Santella, P. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · Illinois. Anthony Santella shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.

Quick Answers

Anthony Santella quick answers

Latest team and position
Illinois · P
Career Touchdowns
0
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 50 games
Best season
2007 Postseason · Illinois
Top game
USC
Latest roster
No. 87 · Class 2010

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTDPrimaryOverall
2007 PostseasonIllinois1300100
2007 Regular SeasonIllinois1300100
2008 Regular SeasonIllinois1200100
2009 Regular SeasonIllinois1200100
2010 PostseasonIllinois1300100
2010 Regular SeasonIllinois1300100

Related Context

Anthony Santella is listed as a P for Illinois. Detailed college production data is limited on CFB Track.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2007 Postseason

Illinois paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2008 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with — efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Loss with a strong all-around stat line. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2008 Regular Season · Illinois

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

0

Efficiency

Usage

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Northwestern

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 0. Eastern Illinois: 0. Louisiana: 0. Penn State: 0. Michigan: 0. Minnesota: 0. Indiana: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Iowa: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Ohio State: 0. Northwestern: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Wins0 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 7 · +0 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Touchdowns

Top game by takeover score

Northwestern

Best efficiency game

— vs Northwestern

Result
Sat 11/22@ NorthwesternL 10-27
Sat 11/15vs Ohio StateL 20-30
Sat 11/8@ Western MichiganL 17-23
Sat 11/1vs IowaW 27-24
Sat 10/25@ WisconsinL 17-27
Sun 10/19vs IndianaW 55-13
Sat 10/11vs MinnesotaL 20-27
Sat 10/4@ MichiganW 45-20
Sun 9/28@ Penn StateL 24-38
Sat 9/13vs LouisianaW 20-17
Sat 9/6vs Eastern IllinoisW 47-21
Sun 8/31@ MissouriL 42-52

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.

Career Arc

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    Illinois

    2007-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200720072008200920102010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 PostseasonIllinois0
2007 Regular SeasonIllinois00
2008 Regular SeasonIllinois00
2009 Regular SeasonIllinois00
2010 PostseasonIllinois00
2010 Regular SeasonIllinois00

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ USC

Week 1 · L 17-49 · Postseason

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

0 primary-metric impact.

#2

vs Northwestern

Week 12 · W 41-22 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#3

@ Ohio State

Week 11 · W 28-21 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#4

@ Minnesota

Week 10 · W 44-17 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#5

vs Ball State

Week 9 · W 28-17

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2007 Postseason · Illinois

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2007 Regular Season · Illinois

100

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2008 Regular Season · Illinois

100

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games