Andrel Anthony

Andrel Anthony
	Anthony with Michigan in 2022
No. 5
Position	Wide receiver
Class	Senior
Major	Communication
Personal information
Born:	January 7, 2002 (age 23); Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	186 lb (84 kg)
Career history
College	Michigan (2021–2022); Oklahoma (2023–2024);
Bowl games	2021 Orange Bowl ; 2022 Fiesta Bowl
High school	East Lansing (MI)
	Stats at ESPN;

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

Early life

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]

On December 11, 2024, Anthony announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.^[13]

References

^ "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".
^ Przybylo, Bob (December 11, 2024). "OU Transfer Portal Tracker: Andrel Anthony the next domino to fall". On3.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.

External links

[1] "Andrel Anthony". ESPN.

[Bio-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.

[4] "East Lansing star picks Michigan over Michigan State". Lansing State Journal. August 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Brian Calloway (August 2, 2020). "How East Lansing star Anthony landed at Michigan". Lansing State Journal. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.

[6] 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.

[7] Ryan Zuke (November 1, 2021). "How Andrel Anthony became a bigger part of Michigan's passing attack". Mlive.com.

[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.^{[dead link‍]}

[11] "2022 Michigan Football Statistics". University of Michigan. Retrieved November 26, 2022.

[12] "BREAKING: Andrel Anthony Finds New Home In Big 12".

[13] Przybylo, Bob (December 11, 2024). "OU Transfer Portal Tracker: Andrel Anthony the next domino to fall". On3.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.

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