Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2025-2025Washington State
Anthony Palano
LB • 6'1" • 224 lbs • Arlington Heights, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Anthony Palano shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
64
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
50
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Washington State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Washington State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: James Madison
Player Story
Anthony Palano built his college career in 2025 as a linebacker from Arlington Heights, IL, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Anthony Palano's career was his defensive production: 65 tackles,...
Read the storyAnthony Palano, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Washington State. Anthony Palano shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 65
- TFL
- 0.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Anthony Palano quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 65
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Washington State
- Top game
- James Madison
- Latest roster
- No. 0 · Freshman
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 65 tackles · LB 196th (top 16%) · Pac-12 7th (top 8%) · National 331st (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Postseason | Washington State | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Washington State | 11 | 63 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington State to Boston College | G5/FCS to P4 | 16.6 | Jan 5, 2026 |
| 2025 | Unlisted to Washington State | Unlisted to G5/FCS | 16.6 | Jan 8, 2025 |
Anthony Palano played LB for Washington State. Across 1 tracked season, Anthony Palano recorded 65 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Washington State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Washington State paired 7 primary output with 30.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 30.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: James Madison
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Washington State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
30.6
Usage
6.5
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
James Madison
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 2. Idaho: 0. San Diego State: 0. Washington: 0. Colorado State: 1. Ole Miss: 1. Virginia: 0. Toledo: 0. Oregon State: 0. James Madison: 2. Oregon State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 2 by 28.3. Idaho: 9 by 37.5. San Diego State: 2 by 8.3. Washington: 7 by 29.2. Colorado State: 13 by 60. Ole Miss: 6 by 35. Virginia: 5 by 20.8. Toledo: 2 by 8.3. Oregon State: 10 by 41.7. James Madison: 4 by 36.7. Oregon State: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
James Madison
Best efficiency game
60 vs Colorado State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/22 | @ Utah StateSplash game | W 34-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Oregon State | W 32-8 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ James MadisonSplash game | L 20-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Oregon State10+ tackles | L 7-10 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Toledo | W 28-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Virginia | L 20-22 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Ole Miss | L 21-24 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Colorado State10+ tackles | W 20-3 | 13 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Washington | L 24-59 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/7 | vs San Diego State | W 36-13 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Idaho | W 13-10 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Anthony Palano story
Anthony Palano built his college career in 2025 as a linebacker from Arlington Heights, IL, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Anthony Palano's career was his defensive production: 65 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 11 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Washington State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Anthony Palano's production has multiple signals. With 11 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Washington State.
The arc is straightforward: Anthony Palano 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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Washington State
2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Postseason | Washington State | 7 | 30.6 | 6.5 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | Washington State | 7 | 30.6 | 6.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 27 James Madison
Week 13 · L 20-24
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 79 Utah State
Week 1 · W 34-21 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 124 Colorado State
Week 5 · W 20-3
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Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 126 Oregon State
Week 14 · W 32-8 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
43.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.6 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 7 Ole Miss
Week 7 · L 21-24 · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
38.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Washington State
7 primary output · 30.6 efficiency · 6.5 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Washington State
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7 primary · 30.6 efficiency · 6.5 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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