Vinny Anthony

Senior wide receiver for Wisconsin. 2025: 31 catches, 391 receiving yards, 1 TD.

WR · Wisconsin · Sr. · #8

6′0″ · 190 lb · Louisville, KY

CFB Index 43 · #283 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Wisconsin for 2026

The numbers

391

receiving yards · 2025

31 catches · 1 TD · 12.6 per catch

Backed by 9 rec · 97 yds -- top 1% catches game.

Swing playSwung Indiana from 48% to 72% to win.Wisconsin at Indiana · 31-7

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Wisconsin. 2025: 31 catches, 391 receiving yards, 1 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wisconsin in 2022.

The full story, with sources

How he plays

Moves the chains on third down.

Yards / catch: 65th percentile.

The full scouting read

Vinny Anthony

WR · Wisconsin · Sr · #8

Moves the chains on third down. Vinny Anthony has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Wisconsin. The receipt on tape: 97 rec yds, 9 receptions against Michigan, Week 6, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Wisconsin7-6HC: Jim Leonhard · Run-heavy

2023Wisconsin7-6HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced

2024Wisconsin5-7HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning

2025Wisconsin4-8HC: Luke Fickell · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

43Rotational starter #283 of 485?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (96th percentile). Strength: fumbles lost (81st percentile). Concern: catch rate (24th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#283 / 798 · 65th pct

12.7

EPA / target#434 / 798 · 46th pct

0.39

TD rate#450 / 798 · 44th pct

2.0%

Explosive rate#501 / 798 · 37th pct

8.0%

Catch rate#603 / 798 · 24th pct

60.0%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#7 / 287 · 96th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 218 · 81st pct

Long catch#112 / 558 · 80th pct

Rush yards#92 / 287 · 68th pct

Receptions#268 / 558 · 51st pct

Rec yards#294 / 558 · 47th pct

391

Yards / catch#297 / 558 · 46th pct

12.6

Rec TDs#373 / 558 · 24th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

89th → 46th percentile

Explosive rate

85th → 37th percentile

Catch rate

80th → 24th percentile

TD rate

62nd → 44th percentile

Yards / catch

87th → 65th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

28%14 of his 50 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	2.1	24.9	10.5	0.1
Road5g	3.2	43.4	12.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.0	45.7	11.0	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	1.2	19.5	12.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Luke Fickell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

43 · #283 of 485 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #283 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Big Ten

Based on 2025: #41 of 61 Big Ten WRs

How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

One of 41 return threats in 2025. See the others ›

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Wisconsin	31	391	12.6	1	--
2024	Wisconsin	39	672	17.2	4	--
2023	Wisconsin	10	99	9.9	0	--
2022	Wisconsin	--	--	--	--	--
Career		80	1,162	14.5	5	--

Season	Team
2025	Wisconsin	5	27	446	--	--
2024	Wisconsin	1	4	410	26	--
2023	Wisconsin	1	18	217	85	--
2022	Wisconsin	3	14	22	--	--
Career		10	63	1,095	111	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2025

W 13–10

vs Washington

23 LONG · 23 AVG · 23 YDS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With S. West — 24 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · A. Bertrams — 37 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 43 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 14 · Minnesota · 3&7 · Q2 · EPA +5.05(02:07) Shotgun #15 H.Simmons pass complete deep right to #8 V.Anthony II caught at WISC50, for 67 yards to the MINN05 (#24 J.McMillan), 1ST DOWN
Week 4 · Maryland · 2&16 · Q2 · EPA +3.23Danny O'Neil pass complete to Vinny Anthony II for 19 yds to the MD 42 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Middle Tennessee · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.96Danny O'Neil pass complete to Vinny Anthony II for 16 yds to the MTSU 41 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Middle Tennessee · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.75Vinny Anthony II run for 14 yds for a TD (Nathanial Vakos KICK)
Week 7 · Iowa · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -2.68Vinny Anthony II run for a loss of 9 yards to the WIS 38 Vinny Anthony II fumbled, recovered by WIS Vinny Anthony II
Week 13 · Illinois · 2&6 · Q1 · EPA +2.53(01:26) Shotgun #8 V.Anthony II rush right for 6 yards gain to the ILL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:21 #90 N.Vakos kick attempt good (H: #49 A.Bertrams, LS: #46 N.Levy)
Week 6 · Michigan · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.94Hunter Simmons pass complete to Vinny Anthony II for 27 yds to the WIS 40 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Iowa · 3&4 · Q3 · EPA +1.83Hunter Simmons pass complete to Vinny Anthony II for 5 yds to the WIS 47 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Miami (OH) · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.82Danny O'Neil pass complete to Vinny Anthony II for 31 yds to the M-OH 27 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Minnesota · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +1.76(14:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 H.Simmons pass complete short middle to #8 V.Anthony II caught at WISC35, for 7 yards to the WISC37 (#9 D.Williams; #17 J.Nestor), 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 17-0vs Miami (OH)	4	57	14.3	1	31
Wk 2	W 42-10vs Middle Tennessee	4	50	12.5	0	16
Wk 3	L 14-38@ Alabama	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 4	L 10-27vs Maryland	3	46	15.3	0	23
Wk 6	L 10-24@ Michigan	9	97	10.8	0	27	Season-high 97 yds
Wk 7	L 0-37vs Iowa	3	16	5.3	0	8
Wk 8	L 0-34vs Ohio State	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 9	L 7-21@ Oregon	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 11	W 13-10vs Washington	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 12	L 7-31@ Indiana	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 13	W 27-10vs Illinois	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 14	L 7-17@ Minnesota	4	92	23.0	0	67
Total		31	391	11.4	1	67