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#11 Anelu Lafaele
Class RS SO/TRFrom Wisconsin (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'2" · 235 lbHometown Kalihi, Hawai'i · Farrington
Depth-chart placement
Current role
RDE2Placement
BackupRoom
EDGEExperience
3-SOLast change
Updated 2026-07-29EDGE room context
View full depth chart →Anelu Lafaele holds the RDE · Backup spot in Michigan State Spartans’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Wisconsin→Michigan State Spartans
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
7
Tackles
2
TFL
2
Sacks
1
QB hurries
Background & career
Anelu Lafaele is a redshirt sophomore defensive end from Kalihi, Hawai'i, who transferred to Michigan State in January 2025 after one season at Wisconsin. During the 2025 season, he appeared in the first five games before suffering an injury at Nebraska on October 4, missing the final seven contests. Lafaele recorded seven tackles, including two sacks for 9 yards, across 68 defensive snaps and 16 on special teams. He posted a season-high three tackles against No. 25 USC on September 20.
Wisconsin2024
Michigan State2025 — presentPrevious schoolWisconsinRecruiting3-star · No. 603 nationalOriginKalihi, Hawai'i · Farrington