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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Utah State
Michael Anyanwu
CB • 5'9" • 180 lbs • Covina, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Michael Anyanwu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Utah State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Weber State
Player Story
Michael Anyanwu built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a cornerback from Covina, CA wearing No. 22, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Michael Anyanwu's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Utah State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Michael Anyanwu, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Utah State. Michael Anyanwu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 131
- TFL
- 3
- Passes defended
- 16
Quick Answers
Michael Anyanwu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 131
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Utah State
- Top game
- Weber State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Charter Oak · Utah State
- High school pipeline
- Charter Oak · 20 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 41 tackles · CB 45th (top 11%) · Mountain West 79th (top 16%) · National 857th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah State | 14 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 14 | 42 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 13.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah State | 10 | 42 | 2 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 54.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | Utah State | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah State | 13 | 38 | - | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 20.7 |
Related Context
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Michael Anyanwu played CB for Utah State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Michael Anyanwu recorded 131 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Utah State paired 13 primary output with 30.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Utah State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
17
Usage
2.1
Consistency
10.3
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia State: 0. Iowa: 0. Idaho State: 0. Air Force: 0. James Madison: 1. UConn: 0. Colorado State: 1. Fresno State: 0. San José State: 0. San Diego State: 1. Nevada: 0. Boise State: 0. New Mexico: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia State: 3 by 12.5. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Idaho State: 6 by 25. Air Force: 4 by 16.7. James Madison: 6 by 35. UConn: 3 by 12.5. Colorado State: 1 by 14.2. Fresno State: 4 by 16.7. San José State: 2 by 8.3. San Diego State: 2 by 18.3. Nevada: 3 by 12.5. Boise State: 3 by 12.5. New Mexico: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 7 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico
Best efficiency game
35 vs James Madison
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/23 | vs Georgia State | L 22-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/24 | @ New MexicoSplash game | W 44-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Boise State | L 10-45 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Nevada | W 41-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ San Diego State | W 32-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ San José State | L 21-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Fresno State | L 32-37 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | vs Colorado State | W 44-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ UConn | W 34-33 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | vs James Madison | L 38-45 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Air Force | L 21-39 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | vs Idaho State | W 78-28 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Iowa | L 14-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Michael Anyanwu story
Michael Anyanwu built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a cornerback from Covina, CA wearing No. 22, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Michael Anyanwu's career was his defensive production: 131 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 16 passes defended across 40 career games in the available record. His career also includes 9 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Michael Anyanwu's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Utah State
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah State | 2 | 14.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 2 | 14.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah State | 13 | 30.5 | 4.7 | 11 |
| 2023 Postseason | Utah State | 5 | 17 | 2.1 | -8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah State | 5 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Weber State
Week 2 · L 7-35
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#2
@ New Mexico State
Week 10 · W 35-13
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Havoc Plays
58 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58 takeover score.
#3
vs UNLV
Week 4 · L 24-34 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
53.1 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Alabama
Week 1 · L 0-55
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Havoc Plays
51.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Colorado State
Week 7 · W 17-13 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
50.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Utah State
13 primary output · 30.5 efficiency · 4.7 usage
54.4
#2
2020 Regular Season · Utah State
38.2
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Utah State
36.4
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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