Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 15-34@ Cincinnati | 13 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-21vs Rutgers | 9 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
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Anthony Palano
Sophomore linebacker for Boston College. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Arlington Heights, IL · Buffalo Grove
CFB Index 44 · #347 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Washington State → Boston College for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles: 96th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
22
tackles · 2026
3 TFL · 1 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 9 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Rutgers
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Boston College. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Washington State to Boston College in 2026.
Anthony Palano
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Anthony Palano has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt: 13 tackles, 1 TFL against Cincinnati — Week 1, 2026.
22 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
202511 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Boston College
2025Washington State
2026Boston College
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Washington State7-6HC: Jimmy Rogers · Balanced
2026Boston College1-1HC: Bill O'Brien · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: tackles (96th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (95th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 11.0 TKL/g, 1.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boston College | 22 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Washington State | 65 | 26 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 87 | 36 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–21
vs Rutgers
9 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With M. McKenzie — 252 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 53.3 · 94 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · D. Pough — 4 rec · 106 yds · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Isaiah Jones’s 2025 season.
71%match
All-Big Ten
Matches Isaiah on
Sack rate
Hurry rate
Height
Differs from Isaiah on
Class year (lower)
PD rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brodrick Gooch's sophomore season at App State (2023).
Matches Brodrick on
Class year
Weight
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Anthony Palano
Background
2026 (Redshirt Sophomore): Joined the Boston College Football program at mid-year. Before BC: Played in 18 career games at linebacker at Washington State and South Dakota State … Appeared in 12 games with seven starts at linebacker for Washington State, registering 65 tackles, four quarterback hu...
The linebacker corps · Boston College
- #1Anthony Palano65 tackles · 2025
- #20Justin Medlock25 tackles · 2025
- #43Griffin Collins15 tackles · 2025
- #28Zacari Thomas6 tackles · 2025
- #42Kemori Dixon4 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Boston College team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology