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SamAnaele
- position Defensive End
- height 6-4
- Weight 287
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Lagos, Nigeria
- High school McDougle Technical Institute (Pompano Beach, Fla.)
2021 – r-Freshman
- Saw action in three games vs. ULM, Louisville and Iowa
- Got a career-high two tackles, including 1.0 tackle for loss vs. the Cards
- Moved to defensive end from outside linebacker
2020 – Freshman
- Redshirt season as an outside linebacker
- Mid-year enrollee in Jan. 2020
- Moved to the defensive line after the 2020 season
- 2020-21 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
High School
- Four-star recruit by 247Sports Composite and Rivals rankings
- Ranked the No. 96 overall player in the class by Rivals and the No. 5 weakside defensive end
- The No. 16 player in talent-rich state of Florida according to Rivals
- Selected to the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game
- Has been timed at 4.9 in the 40-yard dash
- Had 38 total tackles, 19 tackles for loss and seven sacks as a senior at McDougle Technical Institute Preparatory
- Coached by Norman Richards
- Began athletic career on the basketball court and has only been playing football three years
- Picked Kentucky over Miami, South Florida, Florida, Colorado and others
Community Cats
- Volunteered at Brenda Cowan Elementary (2020)
Personal
- Born in Lagos, Nigeria
- Son of Steven Anaele
- Began athletic career on the basketball court and has only been playing football five years
- Named is pronounced Sam “ah-NEL-lee”
- Majoring in pre-communication
Sam Says
- His nickname is “Bax”
- He chose Kentucky so he could to play football at the highest level and get a high-level education
- Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to work in business management/communications
- One word to describe him on the field is “hard-nosed”
- His hidden talent is writing