Player Profile

Anto Saka

DL • 6'4" • 255 lbs • Phoenix, MD, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Anto Saka shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.6

Efficiency

12.4

Consistency

13.3

Season Value

18.8

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Northwestern

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Primary stop by seasons
Northwestern
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Northwestern
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State

Anto Saka, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Northwestern. Anto Saka shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Northwestern paired 11 primary output with 18.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 12.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UCLA

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Northwestern

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

12.4

Usage

5.6

Consistency

13.3

Best Game by takeover score

Illinois

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Tulane: 0. Unknown: 0. Oregon: 0. UCLA: 2. UL Monroe: 2. Purdue: 2. Nebraska: 0. Michigan: 1. Minnesota: 0. Illinois: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulane: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 0 by 0. Oregon: 1 by 4.2. UCLA: 4 by 36.7. UL Monroe: 1 by 24.2. Purdue: 1 by 24.2. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Minnesota: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins1.5 · n=4 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=5 · -1.3 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=5 · -0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UCLA

Best efficiency game

36.7 vs UCLA

Result
Sun 11/30@ IllinoisL 13-2010000
Sat 11/22vs MinnesotaW 38-3510000
Sat 11/15vs MichiganL 22-2421100
Sat 10/25@ NebraskaL 21-2811000
Sat 10/18vs PurdueW 19-011110
Sat 10/4vs UL MonroeW 42-711110
Sat 9/27vs UCLAW 17-1442110
Sat 9/13vs OregonL 14-3411000
Fri 9/5vs Unknown00000
Sat 8/30@ TulaneL 3-2310000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Northwestern

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonNorthwestern0
2023 PostseasonNorthwestern1118.210.111
2023 Regular SeasonNorthwestern1118.210.10
2024 Regular SeasonNorthwestern817.87.9-3
2025 Regular SeasonNorthwestern712.45.6-1

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Penn State

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

#2

UCLA

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.5 takeover score.

#3

Washington

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.6 takeover score.

#4

Illinois

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.

#5

Duke

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · Northwestern

11 primary output · 18.2 efficiency · 10.1 usage

40.2

#2

2023 Regular Season · Northwestern

40.2

11 primary · 18.2 efficiency · 10.1 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Northwestern

33.6

8 primary · 17.8 efficiency · 7.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.9091

Loyola Blakefield · Towson, MD

Committed To
Northwestern
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

41

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 27 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
41