#94

Anisi Purcell

DT · BYU · Jr. · #94

Returning to BYU for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Anisi Purcell

DT · BYU · Jr · #94

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
BYU
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025BYU12-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning

Career stats

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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 24–21

vs Utah

1 TOT  ·  1 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

BYU

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive tackle · BYU

Returning around him

  • 87% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • 2 BYU players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -4 net (9 in / 13 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

BYU · Last season: 12-2 (AP #12) · Talent rank #70 · 2026 recruiting class #21

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Darrell Prater’s 2025 season.

Jacksonville State · 2025

#2

Coziah Izzard

Penn State · 2023

87%
#3

Hammond Russell IV

West Virginia · 2025

81%
#4

James Gillespie

Middle Tennessee · 2024

80%
#5

Raishein Thomas

Northern Illinois · 2024

80%

Matches Darrell on

Class year
Height
TFL rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Sonny Hazard's sophomore season at Louisiana (2022).

Sonny Hazard

74%match

Louisiana · 2022

#2

Jamall Hickbottom

South Alabama · 2021

74%
#3

Ethan Saunders

California · 2021

73%
#4

Malachi Finau

Hawai'i · 2024

72%
#5

Greg Rose

Maryland · 2021

71%

Matches Sonny on

Weight
Sack rate
TFL rate

Differs from Sonny on

Height (higher)
Hurry rate (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #4940

Final rank
#4940
Avg #5571.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #4940 this season.