From now until the 2025 NFL Draft, we will scout and create profiles for as many prospects as possible, examining their strengths, weaknesses, and what they can bring to an NFL franchise. These players could be potential top-10 picks, down to Day 3 selections, and priority undrafted free agents. Today, a scouting report on Toledo cornerback Anthony Torres.
No. 88 Anthony Torres/TE Toledo – 6063, 247 pounds (Seventh-Year Senior)
MEASUREMENTS
| Player | Ht/Wt | Hand Size | Arm Length | Wingspan |
| Anthony Torres | 6063/247 | 10 1/2 | 33 1/2 | 80 1/4 |
| 40-Yard Dash | 10-Yard Dash | Short Shuttle | 3-Cone | |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Broad Jump | Vertical | Bench Press | ||
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
THE GOOD
– Great size, long arms, and filled-out frame with big hands
– Solid blocker, especially in space, with ability to engulf and move people
– Sticks, drives, and finishes in the run game and able to hit a moving target as puller or climbing to next level
– Sure-handed receiver capable of making tough grabs in traffic
– Effectively uses nods and head fakes on double-moves and to get open down the seam
– Good pad level and doesn’t get tall as a blocker despite height
– Competent and asked to pass protect, can seal the edge
– End zone threat who maximized opportunities
– Versatile who moved around offensive formation
– Athletic bloodlines
The Bad
– Slow-footed and limited athlete
– Isn’t explosive out of his stance
– Too easily bumped and jammed on routes, causing him to stumble and get off-track
– Tight-hipped route-runner who struggles to carry speed through cuts
– Lunges on in-line base blocks and can fall off
– One of the draft’s oldest prospects
– Potential long-term health concerns
Bio
– Turns 26 in October 2025
– Spent seven years in college from 2018-2024; attended Western Michigan from 2018-2021, Toledo from 2022-2024
– Two-year starter
– Career: 74 receptions, 1,069 yards and 12 TDs
– 2024: 31 receptions, 404 yards and 9 TDs (touchdowns tied third in MAC)
– Three-star recruit from Mishawaka, Indiana; chose WMU over Arkansas, Indiana, several Ivy League schools (Columbia, Dartmouth), and other MAC schools, choosing WMU over Toledo
– Initially a light recruit before having successful camps at Ohio State and Iowa
– Initially committed to Iowa but missed entire senior season of HS with back injury and opted to decommit for better opportunity elsewhere
– Reportedly spent first two years at WMU rehabbing his back injury and barely played, caught 12 passes in three years before transferring to Toledo
– Didn’t plan to return to college for 2024 but opted to do so after breakout 2023 campaign
– Married long-term girlfriend in May of 2023
– Has his MBA in leadership
– Brother played basketball at Notre Dame and mother played soccer at Notre Dame in early 1990s
Tape Breakdown
Anthony Torres had an Animal House-length college career but ended on high notes with two strong seasons at Toledo after a quiet time at Western Michigan. He caught my eye while I wrote the report on teammate Jaquez Stuart. Torres has intriguing size and sure hands.
He catches everything within his frame and makes tough grabs in traffic. He’s No. 88 in all the below clips.
As a blocker, he’s excellent out in space and solid as an in-line blocker. He latches and drives with good strength and finish.
Negatively, he’s a tight and slow route-runner unable to make quick cuts. He also has trouble shaking underneath defenders who are bumping and rerouting him, slowing down his route even more. He’ll do his best work underneath and occasionally down the seam when afforded space.
Two other big concerns: age and injuries. Turning 26 in a rookie year doesn’t put you in good standing of NFL teams. It’s not like a quarterback who could play well into his 30s. Couple that with a serious back injury in high school that reportedly lingered into college, and it’s a dubious combination. I don’t know the exact nature of the back injury and its long-term impacts, but it’s something teams must consider.
Conclusion
Overall, Anthony Torres has good tape as a trusty underneath receiver and strong blocker in-line and in space. But his age and back injury history make him a tough player to draft. It’s a shame because Torres puts on good, draftable-level tape. Still, he’s worth taking a chance on as an undrafted free agent for the short-term help he can offer as a No. 3-type of tight end. If his back problems don’t flare up, he could play several years in the NFL.
My NFL comp is Drew Sample.
Projection: Undrafted
Depot Draft Grade: 5.8MED – Priority Free Agent (Undrafted Free Agent)
Games Watched: vs Pitt (2024), vs Bowling Green (2024), at Akron (2024), Touchdown Cut-up
