Senior wide receiver for Duke. 2025: 26 catches, 246 receiving yards, 5 TD.
6′1″ · 186 lb · Lansing, MI
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
26 catches · 5 TD · 9.5 per catch
Best game: 5 rec, 58 yds, 2 TD, vs Illinois
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Duke. 2025: 26 catches, 246 receiving yards, 5 TD.
Andrel Anthony Jr.
Moves the chains on third down. Across five seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Jim Harbaugh, Brent Venables and Manny Diaz. The receipt on tape: 58 rec yds, 5 receptions against Illinois, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: David Cutcliffe, Mike Elko, Trooper Taylor, and Manny Diaz. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: td rate (97th percentile). Strength: catch rate (82nd percentile). Concern: yards / catch (21st percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 33.2 | 11.2 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 22.6 | 7.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.0 | 31.2 | 9.6 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 22.5 | 8.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #348 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #45 of 64 ACC WRs
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-17vs Elon | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-45vs Illinois | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 2 | 35 | Season-high 58 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 27-34@ Tulane | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-3@ Syracuse | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-21@ California | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 8 | L 18-27vs Georgia Tech | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 10 | W 46-45@ Clemson | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 11 | L 34-37@ UConn | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-34vs Virginia | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 26 | 246 | 8.9 | 5 | 35 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Duke
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · Duke
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Duke · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #69 · 2026 recruiting class #71
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaylen Johnson’s 2022 season.
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Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to T.J. Chase’s path through Florida Atlantic.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Mike Brown-Stephens's graduate season at South Florida (2024).
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Player DNA