Andrel Anthony
Michigan Wolverines – No. 1 | |
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Position | Wide receiver |
Class | Freshman |
Personal information | |
Born: | January 7, 2002 |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | East Lansing (MI) |
Andrel Anthony (born January 7, 2002) is an American football wide receiver for the Michigan Wolverines.
Early years[]
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).[1]
University of Michigan[]
Anthony received scholarship offers from Notre Dame, Penn State, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Wisconsin, Michigan State, and Kentucky.[2] He announced his commitment to the University of Michigan at the end of July 2020.[3][4] He opted not to play his senior year at East Lansing and to instead enroll early at Michigan.[5]
Against Michigan State on October 30, 2021, he made his first reception at Michigan, a 93-yard completion 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.[6][7][8] He was subsequently named the Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week for the week ending November 1, 2021.[9]
References[]
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- 2002 births
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- Michigan Wolverines football players
- People from Greenwich, Connecticut
- Players of American football from Connecticut