Receiver, Western Michigan, 2020–⁠24

Anthony Sambucci

Number
No. 5
Height
6′1″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Lemont, IL

Anthony Sambucci played receiver at Western Michigan (2020–⁠24).

Career highs

9catches, career highat Ball State, 2024103receiving yards, career highvs. Bethune-Cookman, 20243receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Ball State, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Western Michigan2027613.8144
2023Western Michigan2131815.1564
2024Western Michigan3441212.1354
Career751,00613.4964

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2020Western Michigan110000
2021Western Michigan330000
2022Western Michigan540000
2024Western Michigan110000
Career1090000

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2022Western Michigan–––3150
2023Western Michigan–––2160
2024Western Michigan1240170
Career12406380

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Western Michigan5WRYr 1
2021Western Michigan5WRYr 2
2022Western Michigan5WRYr 3
2023Western Michigan5WRYr 4
2024Western Michigan5WRSr. (Yr 5)6′1″190

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Western Michigan330.5530th (n=683)0.7118.26%
2023Western Michigan300.9265th (n=681)0.8027.55%
2024Western Michigan400.8235th (n=581)0.9232.77%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Western Michigan 10 games, 34 catches, 412 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Aug 30atWisconsinL 14–⁠282120–––
Sep 7atOhio StateL 0–⁠563410–––
Sep 14vs.Bethune-CookmanW 59–⁠3141031–––
Sep 28atMarshallL 20–⁠274560–––
Oct 5atBall StateW 45–⁠429741–––
Oct 19atBuffaloW 48–⁠413330–––
Nov 6vs.Northern IllinoisL 28–⁠422340–––
Nov 12atBowling GreenL 13–⁠312220100
Nov 19atCentral MichiganL 14–⁠16210–––
Dec 14 ✦vs.South AlabamaL 23–⁠303361–––
2023 Western Michigan 9 games, 21 catches, 318 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 9atSyracuseL 7–⁠482150–––
Sep 16atIowaL 10–⁠411641–––
Sep 23atToledoL 31–⁠493550–––
Sep 30vs.Ball StateW 42–⁠245733–––
Oct 7atMississippi StateL 28–⁠41120–––
Oct 28atEastern MichiganW 45–⁠212380–––
Nov 7vs.Central MichiganW 38–⁠283311–––
Nov 14atNorthern IllinoisL 0–⁠243370–––
Nov 21vs.Bowling GreenL 10–⁠34130–––
2022 Western Michigan 10 games, 20 catches, 276 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 2atMichigan StateL 13–⁠35–––100
Sep 10atBall StateW 37–⁠302330–––
Sep 17vs.PittsburghL 13–⁠341440–––
Sep 24atSan José StateL 6–⁠34150100
Oct 8vs.Eastern MichiganL 23–⁠453560–––
Oct 15vs.OhioL 14–⁠334460300
Oct 22atMiami (OH)W 16–⁠104350–––
Nov 2atBowling GreenL 9–⁠132200–––
Nov 9vs.Northern IllinoisL 21–⁠241261–––
Nov 25vs.ToledoW 20–⁠142110–––
2021 Western Michigan 3 games, 3 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Nov 9vs.AkronW 45–⁠40–––100
Nov 23atNorthern IllinoisW 42–⁠21–––100
Dec 27 ✦vs.NevadaW 52–⁠24–––100
2020 Western Michigan 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Nov 18atCentral MichiganW 52–⁠44–––100

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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