Anthony Simpson

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
5-11
Weight:
180
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Hartford, Conn.
High School:
Bloomfield (Conn.)
Prev School:
Arizona

2023 • Junior

• Phil Steele All-Independent Team (First Team - WR)
• College Football Network All-Independent Offense Wide Receiver of the Year
• College Football Network All-Independent Offense Team (First Team - WR)
• Made 12 starts for the Minutemen this season, tallying 57 receptions for 792 yards and three touchdown catches, and had a PAT
• Had 11 rushing attempts for 93 yards and one touchdown, while also returning one kickoff for 10 yards
• Recorded four games with 100-plus yards receiving (101 - at Eastern Michigan, 9/16; 104 - vs. New Mexico, 9/23; 140 - vs. Toledo, 10/7; 107 - vs. UConn, 11/25)
• Totaled a career-best seven receptions vs. Arkansas State (9/30) and at Army (10/28)
• Matched career-high seven receptions for a career-best 140 yards, including a career-long 71-yard catch for a touchdown, vs. Toledo (10/7)
• Registered a career-best three rushes for a career-high 30 yards vs. New Mexico (9/23)
• Scored first career rushing TD at New Mexico State (8/26)
• Had a career-long 17-yard run both at New Mexico State (8/26) and vs. Arkansas State (9/30)
• Had a kick return of 10 yards at Army (10/28)

Before Massachusetts

• Spent the past two seasons at Arizona
• As a true sophomore in 2022, played in 11 games for the Wildcats primarily on kick return
• On the season, recorded a career-high 342 return yards on 18 attempts with a long of 39 yards and an average return of 19.0 yards (averaged 31.1 return yards per game)
• Also had two rushing attempts for eight yards and caught four passes for a career-high 56 yards with a long of 51 yards and an average of 14.0 yards per catch
• Played in the final seven games of the season and started vs. Cal and Arizona State
• Caught four passes for 46 yards
• Prior to Arizona, was a two-way star in 22 games at Bloomfield HS in Connecticut
• At wideout he totaled 92 career receptions for 1,731 yards and 27 touchdowns
• As a senior, tallied 75 catches for 1,249 yards and 19 touchdowns; averaged 16.7 yards per catch and 96.1 yards per game
• Also rushed the ball 131 times in prep career, going for 1,473 yards and 29 touchdowns
• On defense, posted 11 career interceptions, including 10 in his senior campaign
• Was the 2019 All-Courant Offensive Player of the Year
• A three-star prospect coming out of Bloomfield