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Bradlee Anae Earns Two Pac-12 Player of the Week Honors
10/21/2019 11:12 AM | Football
SAN FRANCISCO – University of Utah defensive end Bradlee Anae has been named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week and the Defensive Lineman of the Week, it was announced today by the conference offices.
It is Anae's first career Pac-12 Player of the Week honor after creating chaos for the Arizona State offense in Utah's 21-3 win over the Sun Devils on Saturday. Anae finished the game with all three of Utah's sacks for a loss of 17 yards, also recording a pass breakup.
He has seven sacks this season, which ranks 14th in the FBS and second in the Pac-12, giving him 24.0 sacks in his career. He ranks third among active players in the FBS and seventh all-time at Utah in career sacks and has moved into third at Utah in career sack yardage (163).
The Laie, Hawaii, native also moved into sixth in school history and sixth among active FBS players in career tackles for loss (35.5), also ranking sixth in program history in tackles for loss yards at 198. Utah held Arizona State to just 136 yards of total offense on Saturday night, including 25 passing and 111 rushing.
Anae's first sack of the game was on a first-and-10 for the Sun Devils on their own 22 in the first quarter, pushing them back two yards for a second-and-long with the drive eventually ending in a punt.
His second sack was monstrous on a third-and-12 with less than five minutes left in the third quarter, taking Arizona State's quarterback back eight yards to force a punt. In the fourth quarter, Anae tipped a pass on a third-and-eight on the Utah 24-yard line, forcing the Sun Devils to attempt a 42-yard field goal, which they missed.
Anae's final sack of the game came with less than five minutes to go in the game on a fourth down attempt by the Sun Devils on the Utah 40. He got to the ASU quarterback for a loss of seven yards with ASU turning the ball over on downs.
Anae and the No. 12 Utes return to action on Saturday, Oct. 26 when they host California for Utah's "Dark Mode" and Ute Proud game. Fans are encouraged to wear black for the 8 p.m. MT kick.
It is Anae's first career Pac-12 Player of the Week honor after creating chaos for the Arizona State offense in Utah's 21-3 win over the Sun Devils on Saturday. Anae finished the game with all three of Utah's sacks for a loss of 17 yards, also recording a pass breakup.
He has seven sacks this season, which ranks 14th in the FBS and second in the Pac-12, giving him 24.0 sacks in his career. He ranks third among active players in the FBS and seventh all-time at Utah in career sacks and has moved into third at Utah in career sack yardage (163).
The Laie, Hawaii, native also moved into sixth in school history and sixth among active FBS players in career tackles for loss (35.5), also ranking sixth in program history in tackles for loss yards at 198. Utah held Arizona State to just 136 yards of total offense on Saturday night, including 25 passing and 111 rushing.
Anae's first sack of the game was on a first-and-10 for the Sun Devils on their own 22 in the first quarter, pushing them back two yards for a second-and-long with the drive eventually ending in a punt.
His second sack was monstrous on a third-and-12 with less than five minutes left in the third quarter, taking Arizona State's quarterback back eight yards to force a punt. In the fourth quarter, Anae tipped a pass on a third-and-eight on the Utah 24-yard line, forcing the Sun Devils to attempt a 42-yard field goal, which they missed.
Anae's final sack of the game came with less than five minutes to go in the game on a fourth down attempt by the Sun Devils on the Utah 40. He got to the ASU quarterback for a loss of seven yards with ASU turning the ball over on downs.
Anae and the No. 12 Utes return to action on Saturday, Oct. 26 when they host California for Utah's "Dark Mode" and Ute Proud game. Fans are encouraged to wear black for the 8 p.m. MT kick.
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