Andrel Anthony Jr.

#1 · WR · Sr. · Duke6′1″ · 186 lb · Lansing, MI · East Lansing

Andrel Anthony Jr. is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Duke.

Anthony moves the chains on third down. The five seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Jim Harbaugh, Brent Venables and Manny Diaz. On tape: 58 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Illinois, Week 2, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

DeMarcus HarrisMarshall · 2023 · 88% season match
Kelvontay DixonSMU · 2024 · 82% season match
Jaylen JohnsonEast Carolina · 2022 · 80% season match
Karmello EnglishCoastal Carolina · 2025 · 77% season match
Mike Brown-StephensSouth Florida · 2024 · 77% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Duke	26	246	9.5	5	35
2024	Oklahoma	1	4	4.0	0	4
2023	Oklahoma	27	429	15.9	1	55
2022	Michigan	7	80	11.4	0	29
2021	Michigan	12	248	20.7	3	93
Career		73	1,007	13.8	9	93

Season	Team
2025	Duke	--	--	--
2024	Oklahoma	--	--	--
2023	Oklahoma	--	--	--
2022	Michigan	1	−2	--
2021	Michigan	1	6	21
Career		2	4	21

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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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 No. 11 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 No. 12 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 No. 20 Virginia	1	8	8.0	0	8
Total		26	246	9.5	5	35

Signature game

Week 2 · 2025

L 19-45

vs Illinois

5 rec · 58 yds · 2 TD

With D. Mensah — 334 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 68.4 · C. Tyler — 1 rec · 62 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 10 · Clemson · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.25Mensah to Anthony: a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Week 2 · Illinois · 4th and 6 · Q3 · EPA +3.13Darian Mensah pass complete to Andrel Anthony for 6 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Week 1 · Elon · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.74Darian Mensah pass complete to Andrel Anthony for 27 yds for a TD (Todd Pelino KICK)
Week 11 · UConn · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.70Mensah to Anthony: a 10-yard touchdown pass.
Week 2 · Illinois · 1st and 5 · Q2 · EPA +1.88Darian Mensah pass complete to Andrel Anthony for 5 yds for a TD (Todd Pelino KICK)
Week 3 · Tulane · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.66Darian Mensah pass complete to Andrel Anthony for 5 yds to the DUKE 44 for a

4 more plays

Week 6 · California · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.55Darian Mensah pass complete to Andrel Anthony for a loss of 2 yards to the DUKE 40
Week 2 · Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.43Darian Mensah pass complete to Andrel Anthony for 35 yds to the ILL 17 for a
Week 6 · California · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.35Darian Mensah pass complete to Andrel Anthony for 15 yds to the DUKE 41 for a
Week 1 · Elon · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +1.23Darian Mensah pass complete to Andrel Anthony for 16 yds to the DUKE 27 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

26 rec · 246 yds · 5 TD

24 of 26 receptions matched to play-by-play

11 of 34 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

348% of team targets

Catch rate

71%24 of 34 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

9% of targets (1)

100%catch rate

Air -3.0 · YAC 9.0 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

64% of targets (7)

71%catch rate

Air 5.9 · YAC 0.0 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

9% of targets (1)

100%catch rate

Air 10.0 · YAC 3.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

18% of targets (2)

0%catch rate

Air 41.5 avg

71% catch rate on 34 targets · 8% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

13%4 of his 31 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2021Michigan12-2HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning

2022Michigan13-1HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2023Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced

2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning

2025Duke9-5HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 35 (#348 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

35Below cohort / limited sample #348 of 485 · 2025?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: td rate (97th percentile). Strength: catch rate (82nd percentile). Concern: yards / catch (21st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#22 / 798 · 97th pct

9.7%

Catch rate#142 / 798 · 82nd pct

77.4%

EPA / target#514 / 798 · 36th pct

0.33

Explosive rate#566 / 798 · 29th pct

6.5%

Yards / catch#628 / 798 · 21st pct

9.0

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#96 / 558 · 78th pct

Receptions#335 / 558 · 39th pct

Rec yards#409 / 558 · 27th pct

246

Long catch#436 / 558 · 21st pct

Yards / catch#483 / 558 · 13th pct

9.5

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. 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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2025 season

Head Coach

Manny Diaz

Pass share

53.3%

506 pass / 444 run

Plays / game

67.9

14 games

Team sack rate

4.8%

495 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

26 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

35 · #348 of 485 WRs · 2025

Three-star recruit. Now #348 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-ACC

Based on 2025: #45 of 64 ACC WRs

How the All-ACC base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).