Anthony Palano

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WLBDefenseAverageTRANSFER · Washington State

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Anthony Palano is the projected starter at WLB for Boston College Eagles.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 2-star recruit out of Buffalo Grove, ranked #3,084 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 65 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 8% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 73 overall (Average tier).

Recruit2★ · #3,084 NatlTeam Share8%

Arlington Heights, IL

Jersey: #1
Class: RS SO/TR
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 224 lbs
Transfer: Washington State

Stats

Season	Tkl	TFL	Sacks
—	65	0.5	0.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars: ★★☆☆☆2-star
Composite: 0.7800
National Rank: #3084
High School: Buffalo Grove
Hometown: Buffalo Grove, IL

Why this rating?

On a 71-rated defense; 79th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.88 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 73.

Team defense (SP+)

Rating basis

On-field stats

Production (prior school)

Outperforms 79% of peers

Recruiting pedigree

Top 78% recruit

Strength of schedule

Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.88)

Depth-chart adjustment

+2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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Team Role

65 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks

Usage / Involvement100%

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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.