2020 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Antonio Gandy-Golden | Liberty | WR

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Player Bio: Antonio Gandy-Golden prepped at Paulding County High School in Dallas, GA. Gandy played varsity all four-years and received numerous selections throughout his prep career. In his sophomore season, he was named the Offensive Player of the year despite only catching one touchdown. The next year, Gandy-Golden finished that season with 891 receiving yard and five-touchdowns. In his senior year, he finished the season with 1,083 receiving yards and five touchdowns. That statistic was kind enough to get him selected as the Georgia 5A 5A All-Region and Team MVP that season. In the 2016 Max Preps National High School All-Star game, Gandy-Golden with 230 receiving yards. Gandy-Golden arrived at Liberty University only to put his name in the Flames record book starting his sophomore season. Gandy-Golden recorded 17 games with over 100-receiving yards to claim a Flame record. He became the first flame ever to surpass 1,000 yards in three consecutive season.  He also became the school's all-time leader with 3,814 receiving yards, 240 receptions, and 33 touchdown receptions. ​

ACCOLADES
2020 NFL Combine Invite
2020 Reese's Senior Bowl Participant
2019 Phil Steele All-America Honorable Mention
2019 Touchdown Club of Richmond Offensive End of the Year Honoree
2019 Biletnikoff Award Semi-Finalist
2018 Phil Steele Postseason All-Independent First-Team
2018 VaSID All-State Second-Team
2017 Big South All-Conference First-Team
2017 VaSID All-State Second-Team

ANTONIO GANDY-GOLDEN
RECEIVER

HOMETOWN                      |        CLASS
DALLAS, GA                       |        SENIOR
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DRAFT YR:  2020     COMBINE INVITE: YES




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SCHOOL:  LIBERTY                         |      CONFERENCE:  FBS INDEPENDENTS
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HEIGHT/WEIGHT:  6-4  / 223         ARMS: 31 3/4"          HANDS: 9 5/8”       PROJECTED 40-TIME: 4.55         

COMBINE RESULTS
BENCH   |   40 YD DASH    |   VERTICAL JUMP  |  BROAD JUMP |   3 CONE DRILL   |    20 YD SHUTTLE  |   60 YD SHUTTLE
​    22      |         4.60           |              36”           |           127”       |            7.33          |            4.55             |             N/A

PRO-DAY RESULTS
BENCH     |   40 YD DASH   |   VERTICAL JUMP      |  BROAD JUMP    |   3 CONE DRILL   |    20 YD SHUTTLE    |   60 YD SHUTTLE 
​   N/A       |          N/A          |          N/A                  |           N/A           |            N/A          |               N/A             |             N/A
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Antonio Gandy-Golden highlights

Strengths: Has the ability to stretch the field and win contested catches. Does a great job with intermediate routes and securing the ball. Outstanding catch radius and a big body to shield against the defender. Has the ability to break tackles. He is a good blocker with a durable frame and an unstoppable motor. He has excellent, reliable hands that pluck the ball out the air and late from his route. Has a tremendous vertical jump making it impossible for any defender to contest. He will win the majority of the 50/50 balls thrown his direction—good route runner and ability to separate from the defender.

Weaknesses: He does not posse the breaking away speed, despite his athleticism. Need to polish his route running. Lack of plays across the middle questions his concentration vs. toughness. Need to polish his get-off from the line-of-scrimmage. The level of competition is of concern will it translate to the next level.

Draft Grade: 6.27

Draft Projection: 3rd round

NFL Comparison: Devante Parker

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