Andrel Anthony (born January 7, 2002) is an American college football wide receiver for Oklahoma. He previously played college football for Michigan.
_Anthony.jpg) Anthony with Michigan in 2022 | |
| Oklahoma Sooners – No. 5 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Communication |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 7, 2002 Lansing, Michigan, U.S.[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| Bowl games | 2021 Orange Bowl 2022 Fiesta Bowl |
| High school | East Lansing (MI) |
Early life
editAnthony played high school football in East Lansing, Michigan. He set the East Lansing High School records for most receiving yards in a season (954 in 2019) and a career (1,971).[2]
College career
editMichigan
editAnthony received scholarship offers from Notre Dame, Penn State, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Wisconsin, Michigan State, and Kentucky.[3] He announced his commitment to the University of Michigan at the end of July 2020.[4][5] He opted not to play his senior year at East Lansing and to instead enroll early at Michigan.[6]
Against Michigan State on October 30, 2021, he made his first reception at Michigan, a 93-yard touchdown from Cade McNamara, the second longest pass play in Michigan football history. He ended the game with six catches for 155 yards and two touchdowns.[7][8][9] He was subsequently named the Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week for the week ending November 1, 2021.[10]
As a sophomore in 2022, Anthony caught seven passes for 80 yards and a touchdown.[11]
Oklahoma
editReferences
edit- ^ "Andrel Anthony". ESPN.
- ^ "Andrel Anthony". University of Michigan. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ Tyler J. Davis (October 30, 2021). "Who is Andrel Anthony? The man of Michigan football dreams, MSU nightmares". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ "East Lansing star picks Michigan over Michigan State". Lansing State Journal. August 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Brian Calloway (August 2, 2020). "How East Lansing star Anthony landed at Michigan". Lansing State Journal. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Drew Ellis (August 15, 2020). "Prep career may be over for U-M recruit planning to enroll early". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ryan Zuke (November 1, 2021). "How Andrel Anthony became a bigger part of Michigan's passing attack". Mlive.com.
- ^ "Why did it take Michigan football this long to showcase Andrel Anthony?". Detroit Free Press. November 2, 2021.
- ^ "Play of precocious UM freshman receiver Andrel Anthony comes as no surprise". The Detroit News. November 2, 2021.
- ^ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.[dead link]
- ^ "2022 Michigan Football Statistics". University of Michigan. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ "BREAKING: Andrel Anthony Finds New Home In Big 12".
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