Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Central Connecticut | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 10 yds |
| Total | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
#85
Anthony Simpson
Senior wide receiver for Toledo. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 186 lb · Hartford, CT · Bloomfield
CFB Index 65 · #96 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Michigan → Toledo for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
10
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 10 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 10 yds, vs Central Connecticut
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Toledo. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Bloomfield in 2020.
- Transferred from Michigan to Toledo in 2026.
Anthony Simpson
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Across six seasons and four programs, five head coaches: Jedd Fisch, Don Brown, Shane Montgomery, Biff Poggi and Mike Jacobs. The receipt: 10 rec yds, 1 receptions against Central Connecticut — Week 2, 2026.
10 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
6 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — put up 140 yds vs Toledo.Toledo · L 24-412023
2020
- Recruited3-star out of Bloomfield
20214 games
- Signed with Arizona3-star out of Trinity-Pawling School (PREP)
202312 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
4 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jason Candle, Robert Weiner, and Mike Jacobs. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Toledo
2025Michigan
2026Toledo
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Arizona1-11HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced
2022Arizona5-7HC: Jedd Fisch · Pass-leaning
2023Massachusetts3-9HC: Don Brown · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Massachusetts2-10HC: Shane Montgomery · Run-leaning
2025Michigan9-4HC: Biff Poggi · Run-leaning
2026Toledo1-1HC: Mike Jacobs · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 10.0 YDS/g, 10.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Toledo | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 57 | 792 | 13.9 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Arizona | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 70 | 928 | 13.3 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Toledo | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Michigan | 1 | 10 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Massachusetts | -- | -- | 64 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 11 | 93 | 10 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Arizona | 2 | 8 | 342 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona | 1 | 7 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 15 | 118 | 416 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 63–10
1 rec · 10 yds
Dominant 53-point win at home against Central Connecticut.
With J. Alan Richter — 252 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 59.1 · 1 rush yds (1 car) · R. Bond — 4 rec · 135 yds · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jalon Calhoun’s 2021 season.
83%match
Matches Jalon on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Yards / reception
Differs from Jalon on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Kyndon Fuselier’s path through Lamar.
Kyndon Fuselier
99%match
Matches Kyndon on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jalon Calhoun's junior season at Duke (2022).
82%match
All-ACC
Matches Jalon on
Weight
Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)
Player DNA
Players who play like Anthony Simpson
Background
2025 (at Michigan) Appeared in four games with one rushing attempt for 10 yards. 2023-24 (at UMass) Caught 57 passes for 792 yards and three touchdowns in 2023... Career-high 140 receiving yards vs. Toledo...93 yards rushing on 11 attempts...First-Team All-Independent honors from Phil Steele...Pl...
The receiver room · Toledo
- #2Junior Vandeross1,008 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Terrell Crosby Jr.194 receiving yards · 2025
- #81Eric Holley186 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Bryson Hammer41 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Anthony Simpson1 game · 2026
11 more on the roster · Toledo team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology