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Jersey Number 8
Vinny Anthony II
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- WR
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- High School:
- Male
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Major:
- Personal Finance
Honors and Awards
2025: Paul Hornung Award preseason watch list
2024: Academic All-Big Ten
2023: Academic All-Big Ten
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2024 Season (Junior)
Started all 12 games at wide receiver … led UW with 672 receiving yards and four touchdowns on 39 total catches … averaged 17.2 yards per catch, the most for a Badger in a season since Brandon Williams (18.6) in 2005 (min. 30 catches) … ranked fourth in the Big Ten with a 17.2 yards per catch clip … grabbed nine catches of 30+ yards (2nd Big Ten, 16th FBS) … recorded only one drop across 56 targets according to PFF, the 8th best clip in the Big Ten (2.5% drop rate) … caught multiple passes in every game except the season opener … returned 14 kicks for 390 yards for a 27.9 average (2nd Big Ten, 10th FBS) … … caught his first career TD on a 63-yard strike at USC (Sept. 28) from QB Braedyn Locke, also recovered a fumble on punt coverage in the game a logged a … caught a TD and finished with two catches for 66 yards versus Purdue (Oct. 5) … posted 81 yards on two catches at Rutgers (Oct. 12) … hauled in a career-high seven passes for 68 yards versus No. 3 Penn State (Oct. 26) … posted career-highs in catches (7) and receiving yards (137) at Nebraska (Nov. 23) and scored once … caught a touchdown in the season finale versus Minnesota (Nov. 29)
2023 Season (Sophomore)
Played in all 13 games and made three starts at wide receiver ... earned his second letter … totaled 10 catches for 99 yards … made his first career catch versus Ohio State (Oct. 28) … caught three passes for 47 yards versus Northwestern (Nov. 11) … made catches in each of the final four games … grabbed three catches for 15 yards against LSU (Jan. 1) … returned nine punts for 85 yards and 11 kicks for 217 yards
2022 Season (Freshman)
Played in 10 games, making one start … made first career start vs. Maryland (11/5) … totaled three carries for 14 yards at receiver … also played on special teams … ran twice at Northwestern for 11 yards (10/8)
High School:
2025: Paul Hornung Award preseason watch list
2024: Academic All-Big Ten
2023: Academic All-Big Ten
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2024 Season (Junior)
Started all 12 games at wide receiver … led UW with 672 receiving yards and four touchdowns on 39 total catches … averaged 17.2 yards per catch, the most for a Badger in a season since Brandon Williams (18.6) in 2005 (min. 30 catches) … ranked fourth in the Big Ten with a 17.2 yards per catch clip … grabbed nine catches of 30+ yards (2nd Big Ten, 16th FBS) … recorded only one drop across 56 targets according to PFF, the 8th best clip in the Big Ten (2.5% drop rate) … caught multiple passes in every game except the season opener … returned 14 kicks for 390 yards for a 27.9 average (2nd Big Ten, 10th FBS) … … caught his first career TD on a 63-yard strike at USC (Sept. 28) from QB Braedyn Locke, also recovered a fumble on punt coverage in the game a logged a … caught a TD and finished with two catches for 66 yards versus Purdue (Oct. 5) … posted 81 yards on two catches at Rutgers (Oct. 12) … hauled in a career-high seven passes for 68 yards versus No. 3 Penn State (Oct. 26) … posted career-highs in catches (7) and receiving yards (137) at Nebraska (Nov. 23) and scored once … caught a touchdown in the season finale versus Minnesota (Nov. 29)
2023 Season (Sophomore)
Played in all 13 games and made three starts at wide receiver ... earned his second letter … totaled 10 catches for 99 yards … made his first career catch versus Ohio State (Oct. 28) … caught three passes for 47 yards versus Northwestern (Nov. 11) … made catches in each of the final four games … grabbed three catches for 15 yards against LSU (Jan. 1) … returned nine punts for 85 yards and 11 kicks for 217 yards
2022 Season (Freshman)
Played in 10 games, making one start … made first career start vs. Maryland (11/5) … totaled three carries for 14 yards at receiver … also played on special teams … ran twice at Northwestern for 11 yards (10/8)
High School:
- Three-star recruit by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN
- Selected for the 2021 Blue-Grey All-American Game
- First-team all-state selection as a senior
- Caught 49 passes for 1,108 yards and 16 TDs as a senior
- Team captain led Louisville Male to state title game
- Second-team all-state selection as a junior with 34 receptions for 539 yards and 9 TDs
- Four-year honor roll student
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