Vinny Anthony II
Wisconsin
Scouting Report

Field-stretching deep threat whose game speed plays faster than his stopwatch, stacking corners on vertical routes with a deceptive burst that doesn't show up in a 4.54 forty. Anthony's 2024 tape is tantalizing — leading all Big Ten receivers in yards per target against man coverage, with only one drop on 56 targets — but the 2025 production crater (Wisconsin ranked 130th in passing yards per game) makes it hard to separate the player from the catastrophe around him. His path to an NFL roster runs through kick returns first, where the 95-yard house call at Alabama was no accident, and the elite short-shuttle and three-cone numbers suggest a quicker, more agile mover than the straight-line testing implies. If a coaching staff can unlock the route-running polish he flashed at the Senior Bowl, there's a genuine WR3/WR4 hiding in here — but if the ball-tracking and contested-catch limitations are real, he's a return specialist who occasionally contributes on offense.

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Pro ComparisonDamiere Byrd

Similar body type and play-style profile — undersized field-stretcher with better game speed than timed speed, who carved out an NFL career primarily as a return specialist and occasional deep threat. Like Byrd, Anthony's path to a roster is through special teams with upside to contribute on offense if the route game develops.

Trait Grades
✂️ Route Running
61
👻 Separation
67
🤲 Hands
79
🔥 YAC Ability
71
🏎️ Speed
69
🏈 Contested Catches
51
🪽 Release Package
71
College Production (2025)
Receiving
31 rec, 391 yds, 1 TD, 17.5% DOM
Per catch
12.61 YPR
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