Anthony Colandrea

HONORS
2023 – An Honorable Mention on College Football Networks Freshman All-America team … VaSID Offensive Rookie of the Year (first in program history) … Voted the team’s offensive player of the year.

AT VIRGINIA:
2024 – Started all 11 games he appeared in, missing only the season finale against Virginia Tech (11/30) … Ended the year with 2125 passing yards, 13 passing TDs, and 277 rushing yards … Rushed for a career-high 20 carries against No. 13 SMU (11/23) … Finished 26-for-45 passing with 279 yards and a touchdown against Louisville (10/12) … Also ran for 84 yards against the Cardinals, only five yards short of his career high, which he set against Louisville in 2023 … Completed 33 of 43 passes for 357 yards and matched a career-best with three touchdown passes at Wake Forest (9/7) … His 33 completions were a career high … Accounted for 346 yards of total offense against Richmond (8/31) … Recorded his first career rushing touchdown on a seven-yard keeper. 2023 – Made collegiate debut against Tennessee (9/2) … Set the UVA freshman single-season records for completions (154), passing yards (1,958) and total offense (2,183) … His 1,958 passing yards were the most of any true freshman Power-5 quarterback … Threw a touchdown pass in seven of his eight games he played … Averaged 14.50 passing yards per attempt, the eighth most in a single-season in program history … Earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors on Sept. 11 and Nov. 20 … In his first collegiate start, went 20-for-26 with 377 passing yards (UVA freshman single-game record) and two touchdown passes (63 yards & 75 yards) against James Madison (9/9) in week two. The 377 yards passing were the fifth-most in a game by an ACC quarterback in 2023. His 75-yard touchdown pass to Kobe Pace was the longest score of the season for the Cavaliers … totaled 403 yards of total offense (314 pass, 89 rush) against Louisville on Nov. 9, the most ever in a single game by a UVA freshman … Against Virginia Tech on Nov. 25, his 29 completions were the most in a single game by a UVA freshman … Tallied his first collegiate win over Duke at Scott Stadium on Nov. 18. Colandrea was 21-for-30 with 278 yards passing and three touchdowns in the 30-27 victory.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL
Set to enroll at UVA in January of 2023 … Dual threat quarterback from Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg, Fla. … Committed to Virginia in July … Completed 224 of 349 (.642) passes for 3,137 yards as a senior … passing total ranked No. 7 for the state of Florida … Led his team to a 9-5 record and the semifinals finals of the FHSAA 2M championship … Pinellas County player of the year … Threw for 28 touchdowns … Averaged 14.0 yards per completion … Tossed a season-high 437 yards in a 63-42 victory vs. Calvary Christian (11/25) … Had five TD passes in that contest and the previous week vs. Tampa Catholic … Rushed 82 times for 657 yards (8.0 avg.) and six touchdowns … Finished the 2022 season with 3862 yards of total offense (297.1 per game) … As a junior in 2021 he threw for 3,252 yards and 27 scores … Completed 216 of 345 (.626) during that campaign … Had season high 448 passing yards and six TD tosses vs. Hardee as a junior … He led Lakewood to the 4A semifinals that season and a 10-3 overall record … During a four-year high school career he threw for 7,311 yards and completed 508 of 812 passes (.625) … Threw for 60 TD passes during prep career … Team was 35-4 during his high school career … Averaged 14.4 yards per catch during high school career … Rated 3-stars by Rivals, ESPN, On3 and 247Sports … Played for head coach Cory Moore at Lakewood … Enrolled in UVA’s College of Arts and Sciences.