Anthony Colandrea
American football quarterback (born 2004)
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Anthony Colandrea (born October 16, 2004) is an American college football quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He previously played for the Virginia Cavaliers and UNLV Rebels.
| Nebraska Cornhuskers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 16, 2004 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lakewood (Saint Petersburg, Florida) |
| College | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
Colandrea attended Lakewood High School in Saint Petersburg, Florida, where he completed 508 of 812 pass attempts for 7,311 yards and 60 touchdowns to 24 interceptions. He also rushed for 1,021 yards and 11 touchdowns and hauled in four receptions for 68 yards.[1] He committed to play college football at the University of Virginia.[2]
College career
Virginia
Colandrea made his first career start in week 2 after starting quarterback Tony Muskett went down with an injury, completing 20 of 26 passes for 377 yards and two touchdowns with one interception[citation needed] in a 36-35 loss to James Madison.[3] He became the first true freshman quarterback to start a home opener for Virginia since 1977.[4] For his performance, Colandrea was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) freshman of the week.[5] He started six games as a true freshman with 1,958 yards 13 touchdowns and nine interceptions, leading Virginia to a 1-5 record.[6]
UNLV
On December 22, 2024, Colandrea transferred to UNLV.[7] He led the Rebels to a 30-23 upset win over the UCLA Bruins of the Big Ten at home on September 6, passing for 3 touchdowns and 203 yards with no interceptions, for the Rebels first win over a Big Ten opponent since 2003.[8] His best games included a 382 yard, 3 passing touchdown game in a loss against the New Mexico Lobos on November 1, and another 3 touchdowns through the air and 253 passing yards in a 38–10 rout of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors on November 21.[9]
On December 26, 2025, Colandrea announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.[10]
Nebraska
On January 6, 2026, a day after Kenny Minchey flipped his commitment from Nebraska to Kentucky, Colandrea transferred to Nebraska.[11]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record[a] | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2023 | Virginia | 8 | 6 | 1−5 | 154 | 246 | 62.6 | 1,958 | 8.0 | 13 | 9 | 139.6 | 73 | 225 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Virginia | 11 | 11 | 5−6 | 198 | 320 | 61.9 | 2,125 | 6.6 | 13 | 11 | 124.2 | 128 | 277 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 2025 | UNLV | 14 | 14 | 9−4 | 275 | 417 | 65.9 | 3,459 | 8.3 | 23 | 9 | 149.5 | 127 | 649 | 5.1 | 10 |
| Career | 33 | 31 | 15−15 | 627 | 983 | 63.8 | 7,452 | 7.7 | 49 | 29 | 138.8 | 328 | 1,151 | 3.5 | 12 | |
- Accounts for only GS as a QB. On 8/23/25 Colandrea started at WR.