Bradlee Anae

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This article is about the defensive end born in 1998. For the defensive end born in 1957, see Brad Anae.

Bradlee Anae
New York Jets
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1998-10-17) October 17, 1998 (age 23)
Laie, Hawaii
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:Kahuku
(Laie, Hawaii)
College:Utah
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 5 / Pick: 179
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Consensus first-team All-American (2019)
  • Morris Trophy (2019)
  • 2× first-team All-Pac-12 (2018, 2019)
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
Total tackles:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Bradlee Joseph Ioane Anae (/əˈnaɪ/ uh-ny; born January 17, 1998) is an American football defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah.

Early years[]

Anae grew up in Laie, Hawaii and attended Kahuku High & Intermediate School, where he was a member of the basketball, football, and track teams.[1] As a senior, he contributed to the school earning a 13-0 record and winning the Division 1 state title. He received All-state and second-team All-USA Hawaii honors.

Rated a three-star recruit, Anae committed to play college football at the University of Utah over offers from Vanderbilt and BYU.[2] He followed his older sister Adora, who was a volleyball scholar athlete at the school.

College career[]

Anae played in six games for Utah as a true freshman defensive end backup, recording four tackles and two sacks.[3] He started 9 games at right defensive end and one at defensive tackle for the Utes during his sophomore year, registering 39 total tackles,3 forced fumbles, with a team-leading 7.0 sacks and tying for the team lead with 10.0 tackles for loss.[4]

As a junior, he started all 14 games (the last 11 at right defensive end). He led the Pac-12 Conference with 8.0 sacks and finished third in the conference with 15.5 tackles for loss along with 51 total tackles (fifth on the team), three passes broken up, 2 forced fumbles and was named first-team All-Pac-12.[5] He considered entering the 2019 NFL Draft, but ultimately decided to return for his senior season.[6]

As a senior, he started all 14 games at left defensive end and was part of a stout defensive unit, that saw 6 players selected in the 2020 NFL Draft. Anae was named preseason first team All-Pac-12 and to the Bednarik Award watchlist going into his senior year.[7] He tied the Utah career sack record with 29.5 after posting 1.5 sacks against Colorado on November 30, 2019.[8] Anae broke the career sack record in the 2019 Alamo Bowl, the final game of his career, with a half sack against the University of Texas.[9] Anae finished his senior season with 14 starts, 41 tackles, 13.0 sacks, 14.0 tackles for loss and a forced fumble, while being named first-team All-Pac-12, consensus All-American selection, received the Morris Trophy as the best defensive lineman in the Pac-12 and was a finalist for the Ted Hendricks Award.[10][11] He also participated in the 2020 Senior Bowl, where he had 3 sacks and received defensive MVP honors.

He finished his college career with 38 starts out of 47 games, 30 sacks (school record), 210 sack yards (school record), 41.5 tackles for loss (fourth in school history), 245 tackle for loss yards (school record) and 6 forced fumbles (tied for eighth in school history).

College statistics[]

Defense
Year Team GP Tackles For Loss Sacks FF PD
2016 Utah 3 4 2.0 2.0 0 0
2017 Utah 12 39 10.0 7.0 3 0
2018 Utah 12 47 14.0 7.5 1 3
2019 Utah 12 41 14.0 13.0 1 0
Total 39 131 40.0 29.5 5 3

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+3⁄8 in
(1.91 m) 		257 lb
(117 kg) 		32+1⁄8 in
(0.82 m) 		10+1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		 4.93 s 4.43 s 7.44 s 31.0 in
(0.79 m)		 9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)		 25 reps
All values from NFL Combine[12]

Dallas Cowboys[]

Anae was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round with the 179th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, after dropping because he didn't test well at the NFL Scouting Combine.[13] As a rookie, he appeared in the first six games with minimum playing opportunities. After defensive end Randy Gregory returned from his suspension, Anae was declared inactive in nine of the last 10 contests. It was later reported in the media, that the team's defensive end depth and his struggles against the run were the reasons for his lack of playing time.

On November 2, 2021, Anae was waived by the Cowboys and re-signed to the practice squad.[14]

New York Jets[]

On January 19, 2022, Anae signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Jets.[15]

Personal life[]

Anae's father, Brad Anae, played college football at BYU and was an honorable mention All-American in 1980 and a third team All-America selection in 1981 and played three seasons in the United States Football League. His two uncles, Matt and Robert Anae, also played at BYU and Robert is currently the offensive coordinator at the University of Virginia.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ Olson, Max (August 6, 2019). "Bradlee Anae pets sharks, jumps off cliffs and makes Utah something to fear". The Athletic. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Stark, Alex (February 3, 2016). "Signing Day Commit No. 2: DE Bradlee Anae". BlockU.com. SB Nation. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Utah football: When it comes to the defensive line, Utes are in the deep end". Salt Lake Tribune.
  4. ^ Gunther, Kyle (January 30, 2018). "Bradlee Anae is the most important defensive player for the Utes in 2018". ESPN700Sports.com. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "NFL teams would have drafted Ute defensive linemen Bradlee Anae". Salt Lake Tribune.
  6. ^ "Why Utah's Bradlee Anae and Leki Fotu are returning for their senior seasons". Deseret News. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Mauss, Jeremy (July 26, 2019). "Utah's Bradlee Anae Did Not Say That Offensive Quote About BYU". KSL.com. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  8. ^ "New co-mayor of Sack Lake City: Bradlee Anae ties Utah sack record in win over Colorado". Deseret News. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  9. ^ Genessy, Jody (December 31, 2019). "Bradlee Anae gives Utes one positive to remember about the Alamo Bowl, becomes all-time sacks leader". Deseret News. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  10. ^ Kragthorpe, Kurt (December 19, 2019). "Utah's Bradlee Anae clinches consensus All-America status and the Utes land their highest-ranked recruit". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  11. ^ Kostecka, Ryan (December 11, 2019). "Anae wins Morris Trophy for top Pac-12 defensive lineman". SI.com. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  12. ^ "Bradlee Anae Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  13. ^ Gehlken, Michael (April 25, 2020). "The Cowboys drafted Bradlee Anae late, and a disappointing 40-yard dash might be the culprit". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  14. ^ "Cowboys roster move: Dallas waives defensive end Bradlee Anae after playing 11 games with team". Blogging the Boys. SB Nation. November 2, 2021.
  15. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (January 19, 2022). "Jets Sign DL Bradlee Anae to Reserve/Future Contract". NewYorkJets.com.
  16. ^ Furlong, Josh (August 26, 2019). "Amid a family pedigree of Cougars, Utah's Bradlee Anae ready to leave his mark". KSL.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

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