Andrel Anthony

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Andrel Anthony
Anthony with Michigan in 2022
Oklahoma Sooners – No. 5
PositionWide receiver
ClassJunior
MajorCommunication
Personal information
Born: (2002-01-07) January 7, 2002 (age 22)
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.[1]
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games2021 Orange Bowl
2022 Fiesta Bowl
High schoolEast Lansing (MI)

Andrel Anthony (born January 7, 2002) is an American football wide receiver for Oklahoma. He previously played college football for Michigan.

Early life and high school career

Anthony 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

Michigan

Anthony 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

On January 10, 2023, Anthony transferred to Oklahoma.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Andrel Anthony". ESPN.
  2. ^ "Andrel Anthony". University of Michigan. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Tyler J. Davis (October 30, 2021). "Who is Andrel Anthony? The man of Michigan football dreams, MSU nightmares". Detroit Free Press.
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  8. ^ "Why did it take Michigan football this long to showcase Andrel Anthony?". Detroit Free Press. November 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "Play of precocious UM freshman receiver Andrel Anthony comes as no surprise". The Detroit News. November 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "2022 Michigan Football Statistics". University of Michigan. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  12. ^ "BREAKING: Andrel Anthony Finds New Home In Big 12".

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