Anthony Richardson (American football)
Anthony Richardson is an American football quarterback for the Florida Gators.
| Florida Gators – No. 15 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Redshirt |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 22, 2001 |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 236 lb (107 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Eastside (Gainesville, Florida) |
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High school career
Richardson played for Eastside High School in Gainesville, Florida. During his high school career, he had 4,633 passing yards with 37 passing touchdowns, along with 1,633 rushing yards and 41 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Florida to play college football.[1]
College career
Richardson appeared in four games his first year at Florida in 2020. He completed one of two passes for 27 yards with a touchdown and interception.[2][3] Richardson entered 2021 as the backup to Emory Jones, but still earned playing time.[4][5][6] Against LSU, he replaced Jones and completed 10 of 19 passes for 167 yards with three touchdowns, two interceptions and a rushing touchdown.[7]
References
- Goodall, Zach. "QB Anthony Richardson Signs With Florida". Sports Illustrated Florida Gators News, Analysis and More.
- Thompson, Edgar. "UF QB, Gainesville native Anthony Richardson aims to elevate Gators from backup role". orlandosentinel.com.
- Hall, Graham. "Anthony Richardson 'blessed' with opportunity to improve and inspire with Gators". Gator Sports.
- "Who is Anthony Richardson? Meet Florida Gators' redshirt freshman QB sensation". www.sportingnews.com.
- Taylor, G. Allan. "'Dynamic' Emory Jones, talented Anthony Richardson form 1-2 punch: Rating the Gators' QB combination". The Athletic.
- "A Florida QB controversy after Anthony Richardson replaces Emory Jones ahead of Alabama game?". al. September 11, 2021.
- Thompson, Edgar. "In loss to LSU, Gators find hope and possibly a new starting QB in Anthony Richardson". orlandosentinel.com.
- "Anthony Richardson College Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
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