Anthony Colandrea Explained

Anthony Colandrea
School:Virginia Cavaliers
Pastschools:
Currentnumber:10
Currentposition:Quarterback
Class:Sophomore
Highschool:Lakewood (Saint Petersburg, Florida)
Birth Date:16 October 2004
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:183
Espn:5044387

Anthony Colandrea (born October 16, 2004) is an American football quarterback for the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Early life and high school

Colandrea was born in Saint Petersburg, Florida where he attended Lakewood High School. In his high school career, he completed 508 out of his 812 pass attempts for 7,311 yards and 60 touchdowns to 24 interceptions. Colandrea also rushed for 1,021 yards 11 touchdowns, while also hauling in four receptions for 68 yards.[1] He committed to play college football at the University of Virginia.[2] [3]

College career

Colandrea made his first career start in week two after starting quarterback Tony Muskett went down with an injury. In his first start, Colandrea completed 20 of his 26 passes for 377 yards and two touchdowns with one interception, but the Cavaliers would fall to James Madison 36-35.[4] [5] For his performance on the game, Colandrea was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) freshman of the week.[6] [7] He started six games as a true freshman with 1,958 yards 13 touchdowns and nine interceptions, leading Virginia to a record of 1-5.[8]

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Virginia Cavaliers
20238 6 1−5 154 246 62.6 1,958 8.0 13 9 139.6 73 225 3.1 0
20249 9 5−4 172 272 63.2 1,948 7.2 12 8 132.1 104 259 2.5 2
Career[9] 17 15 6-9 326 518 62.9 3,906 7.5 25 17 135.6 177 484 2.7 2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anthony Colandrea Football Stats . MaxPreps.com . September 28, 2023.
  2. Three-Star Quarterback Anthony Colandrea Commits to Virginia . Sports Illustrated . July 8, 2022 . September 28, 2023.
  3. Web site: Lakewood's Anthony Colandrea Commits To Virginia . Prime Time Preps . July 8, 2022 . September 28, 2023.
  4. Web site: Barber . Mike . Barber: Anthony Colandrea makes the most of his moment for Virginia . Richmond Times-Dispatch . September 10, 2023 . September 28, 2023.
  5. News: Wang . Gene . Anthony Colandrea is Virginia's quarterback of the future — if not the present . The Washington Post . September 28, 2023.
  6. Web site: Madia . Greg . UVa sports notebook: QB Anthony Colandrea named ACC Rookie of the Week . The Daily-Progress . September 11, 2023 . September 28, 2023.
  7. Web site: Warters . Nathan . UVA freshman QB Anthony Colandrea dazzled in first start with his elusive, freelancing play . The Virginian-Pilot . September 13, 2023 . September 28, 2023.
  8. Web site: Barber . Mike . Virginia starts Anthony Colandrea again at QB against North Carolina State . Richmond Times-Dispatch . September 22, 2023 . September 28, 2023.
  9. Web site: Anthony Colandrea College Stats. Sports-Reference.com. July 28, 2024.