Tight end, Western Michigan, to 2005
Tony Scheffler
- Born
- Feb 15, 1983
Tony Scheffler played tight end at Western Michigan (to 2005). The Denver Broncos took Scheffler in round 2, No. 61 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11catches, best game on fileat Marshall, 2004133receiving yards, best game on fileat Marshall, 20042receiving touchdowns, best game on filevs. Eastern Michigan, 2005Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Western Michigan | 53 | 570 | 10.8 | 3 | 33 |
| 2005 | Western Michigan | 57 | 670 | 11.8 | 9 | 43 |
| On file (2004–05) | 110 | 1,240 | 11.3 | 12 | 43 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Game by game
2005 Western Michigan 11 games, 57 catches, 670 yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Virginia | L 19–31 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 14 |
| Sep 10 | at Toledo | L 23–56 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Southern Illinois | W 34–28 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 24 |
| Sep 24 | at Temple | W 19–16 | 7 | 118 | 0 | 30 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Buffalo | W 31–21 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 36 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Ball State | L 57–60 | 7 | 63 | 1 | 16 |
| Oct 22 | at Bowling Green | W 45–14 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 19 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Kent State | W 44–14 | 7 | 131 | 1 | 43 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 44–36 | 6 | 41 | 2 | 14 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Central Michigan | W 31–24 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 27 |
| Nov 23 | at Northern Illinois | L 7–42 | 9 | 68 | 1 | 19 |
2004 Western Michigan 10 games, 53 catches, 570 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. UT Martin | W 42–0 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 18 | at Illinois | L 27–30 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 28 |
| Sep 25 | atBall State | L 14–41 | 6 | 68 | 1 | 30 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Toledo | L 33–59 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 31 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Eastern Michigan | L 31–35 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 11 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Northern Illinois | L 38–59 | 8 | 75 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 30 | atCentral Michigan | L 21–24 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 6 | atBowling Green | L 0–52 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Miami (OH) | L 21–42 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 20 | at Marshall | L 21–31 | 11 | 133 | 0 | 33 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2006 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′5⅜″ |
| Weight | 254 lb |
| Arm length | 33¼″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.60 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 sW |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ |
| Bench press | 17 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.81 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.01 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 98 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Denver Broncos | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Denver Broncos | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | Detroit Lions | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Detroit Lions | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Detroit Lions | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Detroit Lions | 4 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 98 | 13 | 0 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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