Anthony Gould

#2 · WR · Jr. · Oregon State5′8″ · 172 lb · Leavenworth, KS · West Salem

Anthony Gould: WR · Oregon State · #2.

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Anthony Gould

WR · Oregon State · Jr · #2

Moves the chains on third down. Fourth year in the same receiving corps at Oregon State. The first one came in 2022: All-America (CBS). A game that shows it: 117 receiving yards and 7 receptions against California — Week 6, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Oregon State in the news

Ra'Shaad Samples' DUII case heads to courtOregonLive Nov 2
CB cleared to returnOregonLive Oct 26
Ducks OC Drew Mehringer firedKezi Oct 25
Oregon State ends winless streakSports Illustrated Oct 23

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Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	Oregon State	44	718	16.3	2	75
2022	Oregon State	27	457	16.9	3	74
2021	Oregon State	13	185	14.2	1	33
2020	Oregon State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		84	1,360	16.2	6	75

Season	Team
2023	Oregon State	4	22	105	--
2022	Oregon State	2	11	260	2
2021	Oregon State	5	50	41	--
2020	Oregon State	--	--	−5	--
Career		11	83	401	2

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 42-17@ San José State	3	59	19.7	1	28
Wk 3	W 26-9vs San Diego State	3	97	32.3	1	75
Wk 4	L 35-38@ No. 21 Washington State	4	61	15.3	0	33
Wk 5	W 21-7vs No. 10 Utah	3	22	7.3	0	16
Wk 6	W 52-40@ California	7	117	16.7	0	31	Season-high 117 yds
Wk 7	W 36-24vs No. 18 UCLA	7	87	12.4	0	19
Wk 9	L 24-27@ Arizona	2	58	29.0	0	52
Wk 10	W 26-19@ Colorado	3	37	12.3	0	15
Wk 11	W 62-17vs Stanford	1	61	61.0	0	61
Wk 12	L 20-22vs No. 5 Washington	5	34	6.8	0	14
Wk 13	L 7-31@ No. 6 Oregon	6	85	14.2	0	25
Total		44	718	16.3	2	75

Signature game

Week 13 · 2023

L 7-31

at Oregon

6 rec · 85 yds

With D. Uiagalelei — 220 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 64.4 · 13 rush yds (7 car) · S. Bolden — 4 rec · 56 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · San Diego State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +6.08DJ Uiagalelei pass complete to Anthony Gould for 75 yds for a TD (Atticus Sappington KICK)
Week 9 · Arizona · 3rd and 16 · Q2 · EPA +4.61Aidan Chiles pass complete to Anthony Gould for 52 yds to the ARIZ 20 for a
Week 11 · Stanford · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +4.51DJ Uiagalelei pass complete to Anthony Gould for 61 yds to the STAN 21 for a
Week 6 · California · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.75DJ Uiagalelei pass complete to Anthony Gould for 31 yds to the CAL 31 for a
Week 1 · San José State · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.28DJ Uiagalelei pass complete to Anthony Gould for 28 yds for a TD (Atticus Sappington KICK)
Week 6 · California · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.95DJ Uiagalelei pass complete to Anthony Gould for 22 yds to the CAL 24 for a

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Week 7 · UCLA · 2nd and 16 · Q4 · EPA +2.32DJ Uiagalelei pass complete to Anthony Gould for 19 yds to the ORST 39 for a
Week 5 · Utah · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.28DJ Uiagalelei pass complete to Anthony Gould for 16 yds to the ORST 46 for a
Week 7 · UCLA · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.00DJ Uiagalelei pass complete to Anthony Gould for 16 yds to the ORST 44 for a
Week 1 · San José State · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +1.91DJ Uiagalelei pass complete to Anthony Gould for 12 yds to the SJSU 42 for a

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Jonathan Smith — 27-19 over that span.

2020Oregon State2-5HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced

2021Oregon State7-6HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-leaning

2022Oregon State10-3HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-heavy

2023Oregon State8-5HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 62 (#122 of 497). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2023 season

62Quality starter #122 of 497 · 2023?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: yards / catch (88th percentile). Strength: epa / target (82nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#79 / 639 · 88th pct

16.4

EPA / target#116 / 639 · 82nd pct

1.05

Explosive rate#170 / 639 · 73rd pct

18.4%

Catch rate#173 / 639 · 73rd pct

89.8%

TD rate#410 / 639 · 36th pct

4.1%

Box-score rates (8)

Long catch#63 / 566 · 88th pct

Rec yards#98 / 566 · 83rd pct

718

Yards / catch#101 / 566 · 82nd pct

16.3

Receptions#147 / 566 · 73rd pct

Rush yards#91 / 294 · 69th pct

Rec TDs#267 / 566 · 43rd pct

Rush TDs#54 / 294 · 41st pct

Fumbles lost#93 / 227 · 35th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

99th → 82nd percentile

Explosive rate

70th → 73rd percentile

Catch rate

84th → 73rd percentile

TD rate

79th → 36th percentile

Yards / catch

90th → 88th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2023. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.8	60.2	24.0	0.2
Road6g	4.2	69.5	17.9	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.5	73.8	17.3	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	3.4	55.0	24.7	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Jonathan Smith

Pass share

46.9%

380 pass / 431 run

Plays / game

62.4

13 games

Team sack rate

5.0%

399 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

44 catches and 4 carries in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

62 · #122 of 497 WRs · 2023

Three-star recruit. Now #122 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2022

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Anthony Gould

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Style of play

Fans

Oregon State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

44 catches and 4 carries in 11 games

Five seasons at Oregon State, drafted

2019

2022 10 games

2024