Vinny Anthony II

● Rocked-up shoulders and arms, with balled calves (looks like a track athlete) ● Outstanding short-area quickness to force impatient reactions by corners ● Crafty routes — savvy enough to set up multiple breaks ● Creates blind spots for defenders ● Soft, confident hands; comfortable working outside his frame ● Can work vertical tracks and run underneath deep balls ● Experienced on punt returns (6.9 yards per attempt) and kick returns (25.6, including a 95-yard touchdown vs. Alabama) ● Coaches rave about him as a worker (NFL scout: “He was the ringleader for getting all the guys together for throwing sessions outside of practice.”) ● Mature human — no worries about him as a teammate

● Will be too slender and light for what some teams want ● Mediocre play strength by NFL standards ● Struggles with physicality in release, stem and catch point ● Short-stepper in route construction, with only average top-end speed ● Not going to break many tackles after the catch ● Worked primarily on outside in college ● Never reached 40 catches in single season (only one career 100-yard receiving game)

A two-and-a-half-year starter at Wisconsin, Anthony lined up outside (83.4 percent of snaps in his career) in offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes’ scheme. He didn’t punch up the stat sheet with impressive numbers over the past four years, but much more of that blame belongs to the offense and quarterback play more than Anthony himself. He did score a touchdown three different ways in 2025 (rushing, receiving, kickoff return). Anthony is an urgent athlete and savvy route runner. He posted the second-fastest three-cone (6.86) among all positions at the NFL combine but still chose to run it again at his pro day (6.68), which sums up his competitiveness. Despite his toughness, his inconsistencies come through contact, both in his routes and at catch windows. Overall, Anthony is an undersized target with underwhelming college production, but the foot quickness, ball skills and level of detail in his routes suggest his best football will come in an NFL offense. He projects best inside, despite most of his college reps having come on the outside. 135 Back to table of contents -- 139 of 629 --