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The Indianapolis Colts added another wide receiver to the offense with the selection of with the No. 142 pick.This addition to the offense will give more speed to the receiving corps and can provide special teams value as a returner.The selection of Gould, which led to a , likely rounds out the wide receiver room.Here are three things to know about the new Colts receiver:1. Anthony Goulds high school careerGould was a multi-sport athlete growing up. He began his high school career at Leavenworth High School where Randal Grichuk Jersey he was a wrestler and played as a running back, receiver, and defensive back for the football team. Before his junior year, Gould moved to Portland, Oregon and attended West Salem High School.When he moved he gave up wrestling to focus on his football career. In his two years at West Salem, he earned back-to-back All-Conference honors at receiver and returner. He was also named to the All-State second team in his senior season.Gould also was a standout track athlete at West Salem. He helped the school earn its first state title in its history with a 6A State Championship.Per , he was a three-star recruit, the 1,474th-ranked recruit Jose Bautista Jersey in his cla s, the 120th-best athlete, and the eighth-best player in Oregon. Gould committed to play for Oregon State.2. Anthony Goulds college careerHe started off his college career redshirting his freshman season and appeared in four games in his redshirt freshman season because of the shortened year due to the pandemic. He qualified as a redshirt freshman the following season which he played in 13 games and made three starts.It was his redshirt sophomore season when he took the next step. After starting in seven of his Roger Clemens Jersey 10 game appearances, he was named to the All-American First Team as a punt returner and and the All-Pac 12 First Team as a return specialist.In his final college season, Gould finished with 44 receptions for 718 yards and two touchdowns. He was named to the Honorable Mention All-Pac 12 team.3. Anthony Goulds athletic abilityGould is an undersized receiver so he is projected to play in the slot but has experience on the boundary. He will be bringing electric speed to the offense with his 4.39 40-yard time which can help take the top off a defense and provide return ability with Kendrys Morales Jersey the new kickoff rules.In his Relative Athletic Score (RAS), he had elite explosion and speed grades and a good agility grade. His overall 8.87 RAS score ranks 387th among receivers since 1987.Anthony Gould was drafted in round 5 pick 142 in the 2024 draft cla s. He scored a 8.87 out of a po sible 10.00. This ranked 387 out of 3402 WR from 1987 to 2024. Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) Gould tied his new Colt teammate with Russell Martin Jersey a 91 NextGenStats athleticism score, which placed him among the top five receivers in this cla s.RD 5 | PK 142 - Colts: Anthony Gould WR, Oregon StateWith Gould and 2nd-round pick Adonai Mitchell, the now have two of the five most athletic wide receivers in this year's draft by the NGS athleticism score. | Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) |
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