Anthony Bynum
Anthony Bynum
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Anthony Bynum has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Middle Tennessee. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Jacksonville State — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Conference USA
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rick Stockstill → Derek Mason. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Conference USA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 63 | 22 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 60 | 22 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 125 | 46 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 14–13
at Nevada
5 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Middle Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Middle Tennessee
Returning around him
- 1 Middle Tennessee player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (19 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Middle Tennessee · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #110 · 2026 recruiting class #119
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Viliami Po'uha’s 2025 season.
Matches Viliami on
Differs from Viliami on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Sam Greene's junior season at Kentucky (2025).
Matches Sam on