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2021 Football Roster

6 Anthony Budd

  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 200
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Position Defensive Back
  • Hometown Riverdale, MD
  • Highschool Good Counsel

Biography

Three-time First Team All-Big South Selection
Finished career with 223 career tackles
His 9 career interceptions is fifth all-time at Monmouth
Had 21 passes defended in his career 
Played in 46 career games, starting 35

2021 (Senior)
  • Started nine games at safety, missing two due to injury
  • First Team All-Big South selection
  • Finished with 60 total tackles, including 38 solo stops
  • Had a season high nine tackles against CSU (9/18) and KSU (11/20)
  • Recorded seven tackles and a pick six against against Princeton (10/9)
  • Had eight tackles in the win over Fordham (9/11)
  • Finished the season with four breakups
Spring 2021 (RS Senior)
  • Started all four games at safety for the Hawks
  • First Team All-Big South honoree
  • Third leading tackler on the team with 26 stops, including 14 solo
  • Led the team with interceptions with two
  • Had three total pass breakups
  • Recorded two tackles for a loss
  • First in the Big South and 14th in the nation in interceptions per game
  • Recorded six tackles in wins over Charleston Southern (3/27) and Kennesaw State (4/10)
  • Registered a career-high 11 tackles and an interception in a win over Gardner-Webb (4/3)
2019 (Junior)
  • Started all 14 games at safety for the Hawks
  • Earned First Team All-ECAC honors
  • First Team All-Big South selection
  • Finished first on the Hawks with five interceptions
  • Was second on the team in tackles with 66, including 37 solo stops
  • Recorded nine pass breakups which was second on the team
  • Led the Big South in interceptions
  • Registered a career-high 10 tackles against Montana (9/21)
  • Had seven tackles in a win over Campbell (11/16)
  • Recorded eight tackles against James Madison (12/7)
  • Had five tackles and two interceptions in win over Albany (9/14)

2018 (Sophomore)
  • Played in nine games, including eight starts in 2018
  • Finished tied for 20th in the Big South with 45 tackles on the season
  • Led the team with 7.5 tackles for loss
  • Had a career-high eight tackles, including 1.5 for loss in the win against Hampton (9/8)
  • Recorded a carer-high six solo stops in a win over Bucknell (10/13)
  • Also had six tackles in win over Campbell (10/20)
2017 (Freshman)
  • Appeared in 10 games as  a true freshman at safety and on special teams
  • Finished with 26 tackles, including 14 solo stops
  • Made his first collegiate appearance against Lehigh (9/9)
  • Made his first collegiate start against Charleston Southern (10/28)
  • Had a career-high eight tackles against the Buccaneers, including siex assisted tackles
  • Had four stops in a win over Holy Cross (10/7)
  • Registered his first acareer interceptions against Gardner-Webb (11/11)

High School
  • Played defensive back under coach Bob Malloy at Good Counsel High School
  • Rated as a two-star athlete from 247Sports.com
  • Credited with 61 tackles and five interceptions in 2016
  • All-WCAC honorable mention as a senior
  • Second team all-conference selection at defensive back as a junior
  • Had 42 tackles and four interceptions in 2015
Personal
  • Son of Teri Grimes
  • Major is business administration

Statistics

Season:
2021

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Historical Player Information

  • 38

    2017Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 180 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2018Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 190 lbs
    38
  • 6

    2019Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 190 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2020Senior

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 200 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2021Fifth Year

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 200 lbs
    6