Anthony Colandrea

American football quarterback

Anthony Colandrea
Virginia Cavaliers – No. 10
PositionQuarterback
ClassFreshman
Personal information
Born:Saint Petersburg, Florida
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career history
College
  • Virginia (2023–present)
High schoolLakewood (Saint Petersburg, Florida)
  • Stats at ESPN.com

Anthony Colandrea is an American football quarterback who plays for the Virginia Cavaliers.

Early life and high school

Colandrea was born in Saint Petersburg, Florida where he attended Lakewood High School. In Colandrea's 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] Colandrea would decide to commit 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 ACC freshman of the week.[6][7] Colandrea has made three starts as a true freshman for Virginia in 2023.[8]

References

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

External links

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