Anquan Boldin
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| Arizona Cardinals — No. 81 | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Date of birth: October 3, 1980 | |
| Place of birth: Pahokee, Florida | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 217 lb (98 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2003 for the Arizona Cardinals | |
| Career history | |
| College: Florida State | |
| NFL Draft: 2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 54 | |
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| Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season) |
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| Receptions | 413 |
| Receiving Yards | 5,458 |
| Receiving TDs | 29 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Anquan Kenmile "The Quan" Boldin (pronounced /AN-kwan/) (born October 3, 1980 in Pahokee, Florida) is an American football player for the NFL Arizona Cardinals. In 2003, Boldin was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press. He was drafted by the Cardinals in the 2003 NFL Draft out of Florida State University. He was drafted in the 2nd round because of his relatively slow combine speed[1]: a 4.71 40 yard dash. He is the cousin of CFL All-Star defensive back Korey Banks. He also has a brother, Demir Boldin, who currently plays for Wake Forest University. Many Arizona Cardinals fans refer to Boldin simply as "Q." He is known as one of the league's most physical receivers.
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[edit] High school career
Boldin was a standout football and basketball player at Pahokee High School. His quarterbacking prowess led him to be named Florida's Mr. Football in 1998. During his senior season, Pahokee rolled to a 10-0 regular season record, routinely defeating teams by large margins. Pahokee defeated archrival Glades Central 34-14 in the Muck Bowl, Florida's biggest high school football showdown. Surprisingly, the Blue Devils were upset 29-14 by Coach Corky Rogers's powerhouse Bolles team from Jacksonville in the 2A state championship game. Boldin is considered to be among the best players the state has ever produced. In 2007 he was named to the Florida High School Association All-Century Team which selected the Top 33 players in the 100 year history of high school football in the state of Florida's history.
Many of his numbers were later eclipsed by Adrian McPherson. Boldin's remarkable athleticism and work ethic have allowed him to rebound from several serious knee injuries in college and the NFL. Anquan was named the offensive captain for the Arizona Cardinals for the 2007-2008 season.
[edit] College career
Anquan Boldin attended Florida State University. A very versatile player, he played both wide receiver and quarterback. In just 23 games at wide receiver, Anquan Boldin caught 118 passes for 1,790 yards (15.2 yards per rec. avg.), and 21 TD.
[edit] Pro career
Despite the initial concerns of the NFL scouts after Boldin ran a 4.71 40 time at the NFL Combine, Boldin has broken several NFL records. In his rookie year, Boldin broke out with 101 catches and was the only rookie selected to the 2004 Pro Bowl. Boldin also set an NFL record for most receiving yards by a rookie in his first game (217), and holds the NFL record for most receptions in the first 26 games of an NFL career (157) as well as the fastest to record 300 career receptions (47 games).
Boldin teams with Larry Fitzgerald, who was drafted a year after Boldin in 2004, to create one of the most dangerous wide receiver tandems in the NFL. In 2005, he was injured and missed part of the season, yet still caught more than 100 passes for over 1,400 yards. On top of that, the Cardinals WRs became only the third duo from the same team to each catch over 100 receptions (see Herman Moore and Brett Perriman, also Rod Smith and Ed McCaffrey). Boldin and Fitzgerald also topped the 1,400-yard mark, only the third duo to achieve that in NFL history. They joined Detroit's Herman Moore and Brett Perriman, who accomplished the feat in 1995, and St. Louis' Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce, who did it in 2000.
Boldin has drawn strong comparisons to Sterling Sharpe for his powerful legs and punishing possession skills.
In 2007, Anquan Boldin was selected to play in the Pro Bowl for the NFC, along with teammate Adrian Wilson. It was Anquan's second selection.
Boldin became the quickest player in NFL history to compile 400 receptions in 2007.
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| Preceded by Clinton Portis |
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year 2003 season |
Succeeded by Ben Roethlisberger |
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