Stephone Anthony
| No. -- New Orleans Saints | |
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| Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | July 28, 1992 |
| Place of birth: | Polkton, North Carolina |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 243 lb (110 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Wadesboro (NC) Anson |
| College: | Clemson |
| NFL draft: | 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 31 |
Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
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Stats at NFL.com | |
Stephone Anthony (born July 28, 1992) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson.
Early years
A native of Polkton, North Carolina, Anthony attended Anson High School, where he was a four-year starter. Anthony had 123 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, four sacks, and two interceptions as a senior in 2010.
In addition to football, Anthony was also a catcher on the baseball team and a power forward on the basketball team, as well as a track athlete (11.3 s in the 100m).
Regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Anthony was rated the No. 3 outside linebackers prospect.[1] He chose Clemson over UNC, Florida, and Virginia Tech.[2]
College career
He appeared in all 13 games in 2011, including three starts. For the season, he registered 32 tackles, six tackles for loss, two sacks, a pass breakup, and a team-high two caused fumbles in 292 snaps. He started seven of 13 games as a sophomore, recording 77 tackles, one sack and a interception. Anthony started all 13 games as a junior in 2013. He recorded a team-high 131 tackles with four sacks and an interception.[3]
Professional career
2015 NFL Draft
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 3 in | 242 lb | 32 1⁄2 in | 10 3⁄8 in | 4.56 s | 1.56 s | 2.63 s | 4.03 s | 7.07 s | 37 in | 10 ft 2 in | 23 reps | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[4] | |||||||||||||||||||
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