Daijahn Anthony: S · Ole Miss · #3.
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Daijahn Anthony
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Hugh Freeze and Lane Kiffin. One game to point at: 15 tackles against Mississippi State — Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
61 tackles. 8 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-7vs Mercer | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-20@ No. 24 Tulane | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-23vs Georgia Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-24@ No. 13 Alabama | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-49vs No. 13 LSU | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-20vs Arkansas | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-21@ Auburn | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-7vs Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-35vs Texas A&M | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-52@ No. 1 Georgia | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-3vs UL Monroe | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 17-7@ Mississippi State | 15 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
 Bowl | W 38-25vs No. 10 Penn State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 61 | 28 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
61tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL61 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 8 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
42.7%
394 pass / 529 run
Plays / game
71.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
61 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons, at Liberty and Ole Miss, 94 tackles — drafted at #224 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
A stat line in 30 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Hugh Freeze and Lane Kiffin.
Next stop · NFL
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 3rd NFL season
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 3rd NFL season
