Juco ruling gives Memphis tight end an extra year with the Tigers
“I feel like another year would just help me out with pursuing the NFL,” Memphis Tigers tight end Anthony Landphere said. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
After a breakout 2024 season that helped the Memphis Tigers to an 11-2 record, Anthony Landphere had everything lined up in preparation for the 2025 NFL Draft.
Landphere, a 6-foot-5, 250-pound tight end, selected an agent he planned to sign with, and he expected to train at a facility in Colorado.
As many athletes do after exhausting their college eligibility, Landphere posted his official declaration for the draft on social media.
However, a few hours later, Landphere got a call that altered everything he thought he knew about his immediate future.
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Frank Bonner II
Frank Bonner is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
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