Reidel Anthony Reidel Clarence Anthony ( born October 20 , 1976 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League ( NFL ) for five seasons during the 1990s and early 2000s . Anthony played college football for the University of Florida , and received consensus All - American honors . He was a first - round pick in the 1997 NFL Draft , and played professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL . Early years . Anthony was born in Pahokee , Florida , in 1976 . He attended Glades Central High School in Belle Glade , Florida , and he was a stand - out high school football player for the Glades Central Raiders . He is the son of former South Bay , Florida mayor Clarence E . Anthony . College career . Anthony received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville , Florida , where he was a wide receiver and a key target in head coach Steve Spurrier ' s Florida Gators football team from 1994 to 1996 . Anthony showed his stuff as a freshman in Spurrier ' s " fun ' n ' gun " offense in 1994 , when he caught an 87 - yard touchdown pass from Gators quarterback Eric Kresser against the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles . As a junior in 1996 , he played an instrumental role in the Gators ' 12 – 1 national championship season , catching seventy - two passes to lead the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) with 1 , 293 yards ( an average of 18 . 0 yards per reception ) , and setting the SEC regular season record with eighteen touchdown catches . Both Anthony and his fellow Gator wideout , Ike Hilliard , were first - team All - SEC selections and earned consensus first - team All - American honors . During his three college seasons , the Gators won three consecutive SEC Championship Game s in 1994 , 1995 and 1996 . In the aftermath of his All - American junior season and the Gators ' Bowl Alliance national championship victory over the Florida State Seminoles in the Sugar Bowl , Anthony decided to forgo his final season of NCAA eligibility and enter the NFL Draft . He finished his college career with 126 receptions for 2 , 274 yards and twenty - six touchdowns ( a career average of 18 . 0 yards per reception ) . His eighteen receiving touchdowns in 1996 remains the SEC and Gators ' team record . In a 2006 series written for " The Gainesville Sun " , Anthony was recognized as No . 17 among the 100 all - time greatest Gators of the first 100 years of Florida football . He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a " Gator Great " in 2009 . Professional career . The Tampa Bay Buccaneers chose Anthony in the first round ( sixteenth pick overall ) of the 1997 NFL Draft , and he played for the Buccaneers for five seasons from to . In , Anthony recorded thirty - five receptions for 448 yards and four touchdowns . In his first game , Anthony became ( and still remains ) the youngest NFL player ever to record a touchdown reception ( 20 years , 315 days ) . In , he set career highs with fifty - one receptions for 708 yards and seven touchdowns . In perhaps his finest game as a Buccaneer , Anthony recorded 126 receiving yards with two touchdowns against the Jacksonville Jaguars on November 15 , 1998 . During the year , he also finished eighth in the NFL in all - purpose yards , totaling 1 , 869 yards . In , Anthony had thirty receptions for 296 yards , and scored one touchdown . In , Anthony had fifteen receptions for 232 yards and four touchdowns . In his final NFL season in , he recorded thirteen receptions for 162 yards . Anthony finished his five - year NFL career with 144 receptions for 1 , 846 yards and sixteen touchdowns . Life after the NFL . Anthony currently is the offensive coordinator at his alma mater , Glades Central High School in Belle Glade , Florida . He was formerly the receivers coach for the Celtics football team of Trinity Catholic High School in Ocala , Florida . He is also a contributing writer to the ESPN - affiliated fan site GatorCountry . com as its official offensive analyst .