Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 12-13@ Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-14vs Monmouth | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 28-21@ Rice | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#55
Brenden Anes
Sophomore linebacker for Western Michigan. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 233 lb · Nolensville, TN
Transferred Tennessee → Western Michigan for 2026
The numbers
11
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, vs Monmouth
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore linebacker for Western Michigan. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tennessee in 2025.
- Transferred from Tennessee to Western Michigan in 2026.
Brenden Anes
Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Rice — Week 3, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Signed with Tennessee3-star out of Page
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- 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 Western Michigan
2025Tennessee
2026Western Michigan
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Michigan | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Brenden Anes's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–14
vs Monmouth
5 tackles
Dominant 35-point win at home against Monmouth.
With B. Lowry — 212 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 56.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · R. Millmore — 48.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 56 long
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +5 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced
2026Western Michigan2-1HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (2nd percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Pass share
30.1%
66 pass / 153 run
Plays / game
73.0
3 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
77 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The linebacker corps · Western Michigan
- #9James Camden85 tackles · 2025
- #10Sefa Saipaia Jr.77 tackles · 2025
- #47Domanick Moon23 tackles · 2025
- #12Dillon Moore19 tackles · 2025
- Brenden Anes5 tackles · 2025
11 more on the roster · Western Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology