Penn State LB Anthony Speca commits to Purdue out of NCAA transfer portal

Penn State linebacker Anthony Speca has committed to Purdue via the NCAA transfer portal, On3’s Steve Wiltfong has learned. Speca has spent the past two seasons with the Nittany Lions.

As a true freshman in 2024, Speca appeared in six games. He finished the season with eight tackles, three of them solo stops.

In 2025, Anthony Speca logged action in 11 games during the season, which proved to be chaotic thanks to the midseason firing of coach James Franklin. He finished with six tackles on the year.

Prior to enrolling at Penn State, Anthony Speca was ranked as a three-star prospect and the No. 494 overall recruit in the 2024 class, according to the Rivals Industry Rankings. He also checked in as the No. 44 linebacker in the class and the No. 9 overall player in the state of Pennsylvania, hailing from Pittsburgh (PA) Central Catholic.

In high school, Speca was a four-year letterman and a two-year captain. He helped Central Catholic to a 10-2 record and a WPIAL runner-up title as a senior.

His production was outstanding. As a senior, he led the team with 94 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and five sacks to go with 12 pass breakups, one fumble recovery and two blocked field goals. His junior year might have been even more productive, with 122 tackles, four sacks, three forced fumbles and five blocked field goals.

On3 will have more on this developing story shortly.