Player Dossier

2011-2014

Central Michigan

Anthony Garland

RB • 6'1" • Ferndale, MI, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Anthony Garland leans balanced backfield option traits and 22.4 efficiency.

Usage / Role

18%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

19

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

11

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

41

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Central Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Central Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Akron

Player Story

Anthony Garland built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a running back from Ferndale, MI wearing No. 44, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Anthony Garland's career was his backfield...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2011 · Rating 0.7717

Ferndale · Ferndale, MI

Committed To
Central Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2011

Anthony Garland, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Central Michigan. Anthony Garland leans balanced backfield option traits and 22.4 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
767
Rushing yards
726
Receiving yards
41
Touchdowns
3

Quick Answers

Anthony Garland quick answers

Latest team and position
Central Michigan · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
767
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
Best season
2011 Regular Season · Central Michigan
Top game
Akron
Recruit profile
2-star · Ferndale · Central Michigan
High school pipeline
Ferndale · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 44 · Class 2014
2014 Scrimmage yards rank
7 scrimmage yards · RB 520th (top 95%) · Mid-American 205th (top 95%) · National 2,161st (top 93%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2011 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan83783780161.3
2012 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan820418915134.5
2013 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan717815919048.6
2014 PostseasonCentral Michigan4707119.7
2014 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan4000019.7

Related Context

Anthony Garland played RB for Central Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Anthony Garland recorded 726 rushing yards, 41 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Central Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season

Central Michigan paired 378 primary output with 39.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 33.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Southeast Missouri State

Win with 111 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2012 Regular Season · Central Michigan

Games

8

Scrimmage Yards / G

25.5

Efficiency

33.7

Usage

11

Consistency

18.8

Best Game by takeover score

Southeast Missouri State

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Southeast Missouri State: 111. Michigan State: 12. Iowa: 9. Northern Illinois: 57. Toledo: 2. Navy: 2. Akron: 4. Massachusetts: 7

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southeast Missouri State: 18 by 63.2. Michigan State: 3 by 41.7. Iowa: 8 by 10. Northern Illinois: 10 by 61.3. Toledo: 3 by 6.9. Navy: 1 by 20.8. Akron: 1 by 41.7. Massachusetts: 3 by 24.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins32.8 · Games = 4 · +14.5 vs Losses
Losses18.3 · Games = 4 · -14.5 vs Wins

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Southeast Missouri State

Best efficiency game

63.2 vs Southeast Missouri State

Result
Fri 11/23@ MassachusettsW 42-21372.3002.3
Sat 10/27vs AkronW 35-1414404
Sat 10/13vs NavyL 13-3112202
Sat 10/6@ ToledoL 35-50320.7000.7
Sat 9/29@ Northern IllinoisL 24-5595460135.7
Sat 9/22@ IowaW 32-31760.900131.1
Sat 9/8vs Michigan StateL 7-41312404
Thu 8/30vs Southeast Missouri State100 rush yardsW 38-271710261196.2

Player Story

Anthony Garland story

Anthony Garland built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a running back from Ferndale, MI wearing No. 44, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Anthony Garland's career was his backfield work: 726 rushing yards, 165 carries, 2 rushing touchdowns, and 41 receiving yards across 27 career games in the available record. His career also includes 41 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Anthony Garland's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Central Michigan

    2011-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20112012201320142014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan37839.821.4
2012 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan20433.711-174
2013 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan17853.710-26
2014 PostseasonCentral Michigan722.43.3-171
2014 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan722.43.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Akron

Week 9 · W 23-22 · Conference game

Win with 141 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

92.4 takeover

141 scrimmage yards and 38.8 usage.

#2

vs Southeast Missouri State

Week 1 · W 38-27

111

Scrimmage Yards

83.9 takeover

Win with 111 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

111 scrimmage yards and 31 usage.

#3

vs Toledo

Week 4 · L 17-38 · Conference game

53

Scrimmage Yards

68.2 takeover

Loss with 53 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

53 scrimmage yards and 21.8 usage.

#4

@ Kent State

Week 10 · L 21-24 · Conference game

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Scrimmage Yards

64.1 takeover

Loss with 78 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

78 scrimmage yards and 30.2 usage.

#5

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 14 · W 42-10 · Conference game

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Scrimmage Yards

60 takeover

Win with 34 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

34 scrimmage yards and 6.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Regular Season · Central Michigan

378 primary output · 39.8 efficiency · 21.4 usage

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#2

2013 Regular Season · Central Michigan

48.6

178 primary · 53.7 efficiency · 10 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Central Michigan

34.5

204 primary · 33.7 efficiency · 11 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games