Antonio Gandy-Golden

Antonio Gandy-Golden (born April 11, 1998) is an American football wide receiver for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Liberty and was drafted by Washington, then known as the Redskins, in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Antonio Gandy-Golden
No. 10 – Washington Football Team
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1998-04-11) April 11, 1998
Chicago, Illinois
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:Paulding County High School (Dallas, Georgia)
College:Liberty
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 4 / Pick: 142
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early career

Gandy-Golden attended Paulding County High School in Dallas, Georgia.[1] Following high school, Gandy-Golden chose to attend Liberty University. As a freshman, he recorded 315 receiving yards and three touchdown receptions.[2] In his sophomore season, he led the Big South in receptions and receiving yards, also becoming Liberty's seventh 1,000-yard receiver in program history.[2] In his junior season he recorded 245 receiving yards against New Mexico, breaking the school's record. He finish his career at Liberty as the only player there to post three connective thousand yard receiving seasons.

Statistics
Year Receiving
GRecYdsAvgTD
2016 1121315153
2017 11691,06615.410
2018 11711,03714.610
2019 11701,30418.69
Total[3]442313,72216.132

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m)		 223 lb
(101 kg)		 31 3⁄4 in
(0.81 m)		 9 5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.60 s 4.55 s 7.33 s 36.0 in
(0.91 m)		 10 ft 7 in
(3.23 m)		 22 reps
All values from NFL Combine[4]

Gandy-Golden was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft, 142nd overall.[5] He signed his four-year rookie contract on July 22, 2020.[6]

Personal life

Gandy-Golden grew up performing gymnastics and juggling, which he attributed to helping him later in football.[7] He has also been noted for having several other talents, such as his ability to solve a Rubik's Cube in under a minute and achieving a perfect game in bowling.[7] He also draws, paints, and plays guitar as a hobby.[7] He was diagnosed with COVID-19 in March 2020, fully recovering prior to the draft the following month.[8]

References
  1. "Antonio Gandy-Golden's High School Timeline". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  2. "Antonio Gandy-Golden | Football | Liberty Flames". www.liberty.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  3. "Antonio Gandy-Golden College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  4. "Antonio Gandy-Golden Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  5. "Redskins' Antonio Gandy-Golden: Washington selects in fourth". CBS Sports. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  6. Fortier, Sam; Jhabvala, Nicki (July 23, 2020). "No. 2 overall pick Chase Young signs with Washington". Washington Post. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  7. Keim, John. "Backflips and Rubik's Cube: Redskins' Antonio Gandy-Golden does it all". ESPN. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  8. Middlehurst-Schwartz, Michael. "Redskins rookie WR Antonio Gandy-Golden says he was diagnosed with COVID-19, recovered before draft". USA Today. Retrieved 20 May 2020.


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