Anquan Boldin

Anquan Kenmile Boldin Sr. (born October 3, 1980) is an American former football wide receiver who played for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

His ability playing as a quarterback led him to be named Florida's Mr. Football in 1998.

During his senior season, Pahokee held a 10–0 regular season record including a 34–14 win over Glades Central in the annual Muck Bowl.

After the season, he was a USA Today first-team selection and named Florida Player of the Year.

Also a standout track athlete, Boldin competed in sprinting, jumping and throwing events at Pahokee High.

He was timed at 52.34 seconds over 400 meters.

In jumps, he recorded a personal-best leap of 6.13 meters in the long jump.

As a thrower, he got a top-throw of 13.53 meters in the shot put.

Boldin attended Florida State University from 1999 to 2002.

Despite not being named to the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, Boldin is widely considered as one of the greatest wide receivers of his era.

Boldin played football, basketball, and ran track at Pahokee High School.

In the 2002 season, he had nine receptions for 175 receiving yards against Notre Dame, a three-touchdown game against North Carolina, and a two-touchdown game against rival Florida.

He was converted to wide receiver in order to get more playing time.

In 23 games at wide receiver, he caught 118 passes for 1,790 yards (averaging 15.2 yards per reception) and 21 touchdowns.

Boldin created initial concerns of the NFL scouts after he registered a relatively slow 4.7 time in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine.

He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft.

He also played for the Baltimore Ravens, the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions.

Boldin was the 2003 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, was selected to three Pro Bowls and won Super Bowl XLVII with the Ravens.

He was drafted in the second round by the Arizona Cardinals with the 54th overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft.

Boldin set an NFL record for most receiving yards by a rookie in his first game with 217 on ten receptions against the Detroit Lions.

In Week 10, against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he had eight receptions for 118 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in the 28–15 loss.

Two weeks later, he had six receptions for 123 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 30–27 loss to the St. Louis Rams.

In Week 14, against the San Francisco 49ers, he had nine receptions for 123 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in the 50–14 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

In Week 16 against the Seattle Seahawks, he had ten receptions for 122 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in the 28–10 loss.

As a rookie, he tied Billy Sims for most yards from scrimmage 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).

He is also the fastest to record 300 career receptions (47 games) and finished the season with 101 catches, 1,377 receiving yards, and eight touchdowns.

Boldin was the only rookie selected to the 2004 Pro Bowl.

He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.

He was named Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press and the PFWA.

In addition, he was named Sporting News Rookie of the Year.

Boldin suffered a right knee injury in training camp.

He was inactive for the first six regular season games.

In the 2004 season, Boldin finished with 56 receptions for 623 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in ten games.

He had two games going over 100 receiving yards on the year.

In Week 2, against the St. Louis Rams, Boldin had eight receptions for 119 receiving yards in the 17–12 loss.

In Week 4, against San Francisco, he had eight receptions for 116 receiving yards and a touchdown in the 31–14 victory.

In the following game, against the Carolina Panthers, he had ten receptions for 162 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown in the 24–20 loss.

In Week 11, Boldin started a streak of five consecutive games going over the 100-yard mark.

In 2007, he was named to the Florida High School Association All-Century Team, a team compiled of the top 33 players in the 100-year history of high school football in the state of Florida.

In 2015, he was named the Walter Payton Man of the Year for his community service.