The Toronto Argonauts signed defensive back Anthony Wilson and punter Reed Martin on Thursday.
Anthony Wilson is five foot nine and weighs 191 pounds. A native of Columbia, South Carolina, Wilson spent four seasons at Georgia Southern (2019-23) with 246 tackles (145 solos, 101 assists), 10.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, two interceptions for four yards, 23 pass breakups, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery in 39 games for the Eagles.
He was named Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference, Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference by Phil Steele and a two-time All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention. In 2022, he made 101 tackles (60 solos, 41 assists), 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one interception for four yards, six pass breakups, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery in 13 games.
Then, he transferred to West Virginia (2023-24) with 181 tackles (105 solos, 76 assists), 1.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions for 79 yards, one touchdown, and eight pass breakups in 26 games for the Mountaineers. In 2024, he tied his career-high 101 tackles (51 solos, 50 assists), two interceptions for 79 yards, one touchdown, and three pass breakups in 13 games.
Reed Martin is five foot ten and weighs 190 pounds. A native of Plum, Pennsylvania, Martin spent four seasons at Edinboro University (2021-24), punting the ball 207 times for 8,482 yards (41.0 AVG) with a long of 77 yards, 16 touchbacks, 52 fair catches, 74 from inside the 20-yard line, 38 from 50-plus yards, 147 kickoffs for 8,675 yards (59.0 AVG), and 41 touchbacks.
He also made 7 of 14 field goals (50%) with a long of 48 yards, one catch for 13 yards, six carries for 124 yards, completed 4 of 5 passes (80%) for 70 yards, one interception, two interceptions for 33 yards, 107 tackles (81 solos, 26 assists), 6.5 tackles for loss, 10 pass breakups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and one blocked kick in 42 games for the Fighting Scots. He was named Second Team All-PSAC in 2021 and a two-time First Team All-PSAC in 2022 and 2024.
In 2024, he punted the ball 49 times for 2,088 yards (42.6 AVG) with a long of 74 yards, four touchbacks, 10 fair catches, 14 from inside the 20-yard line, 10 from 50-plus yards, 41 kickoffs for 2,321 yards (56.6 AVG), 12 touchbacks, one carry for 29 yards, completed 1 of 2 passes (50%) for 24 yards, one interception, one catch for 13 yards, and nine tackles (7 solos, 2 assists) in 10 games.
