Anae grew up in Laie, Hawaii and attended Kahuku High & Intermediate School, where he was a member of the basketball, football, and track teams.
[2] Rated a three-star recruit, Anae committed to play college football at the University of Utah over offers from Vanderbilt and BYU.
Anae played in six games for Utah as a true freshman defensive end backup, recording four tackles and two sacks.
Anae was named preseason first-team All-Pac-12 and to the Bednarik Award watch list going into his senior year.
[10] Anae finished his senior season with 14 starts, 41 tackles, 13.0 sacks, 14.0 tackles for loss and a forced fumble, while being named first-team All-Pac-12, consensus All-American selection, received the Morris Trophy as the best defensive lineman in the Pac-12 and was a finalist for the Ted Hendricks Award.
It was later reported in the media, that the team's defensive end depth and his struggles against the run were the reasons for his lack of playing time.
On November 2, 2021, Anae was waived after committing a defensive offsides penalty on fourth-and-5 in the second quarter against the Minnesota Vikings, that kept a drive alive.
[18][19] On January 7, 2023, he was promoted to the active roster to provide depth for the season finale against the Miami Dolphins.