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Per Husker Online Staff:
The 6-foot-5, 285-pound edge led the Big Ten with 12.5 sacks and was second with 17.5 tackles for loss in 2025. Smith became the first Gopher to lead the Big Ten in sacks since Karon Riley‘s 13.0 sacks in 2000. The Shippensburg, Pa. native recorded the second-most sacks amongst the FBS edges.
He added 38 tackles in his first season starting all 13 games. Smith posted 44 quarterback pressures during her junior season. PFF credited him for 14 sacks, seven QB hits and 23 pressures. He had a career-high three sacks against Nebraska in a 24-6 win.
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2. Anthony Smith, Minnesota
Minnesota edge Anthony Smith is returning for one final season with the Golden Gophers. He was named to the coaches’ All-Big Ten first team and the media’s All-Big Ten second team last season.The 6-foot-5, 285-pound edge led the Big Ten with 12.5 sacks and was second with 17.5 tackles for loss in 2025. Smith became the first Gopher to lead the Big Ten in sacks since Karon Riley‘s 13.0 sacks in 2000. The Shippensburg, Pa. native recorded the second-most sacks amongst the FBS edges.
He added 38 tackles in his first season starting all 13 games. Smith posted 44 quarterback pressures during her junior season. PFF credited him for 14 sacks, seven QB hits and 23 pressures. He had a career-high three sacks against Nebraska in a 24-6 win.
Ranking the Big Ten: Edge/Outside Linebacker
We will continue our Ranking the Big Ten series by diving into the best edge/outside linebackers in the conference.
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