High school career

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

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.

College career

Boldin attended Florida State University. He was converted to wide receiver in order to get more playing time, with only spot duty at QB. In 23 games at wide receiver, he caught 118 passes for 1,790 yards (averaging 15.2 yards per reception) and 21 touchdowns.

Professional career

2003 NFL Draft

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

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 1 in	216 lb	4.71 s	1.61 s	2.77 s	4.33 s	7.35 s	33½ in	9 ft 6 in

Arizona Cardinals

As a rookie Boldin set an NFL record for most receiving yards by a rookie in his first game (217), 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 scores. Boldin was the only rookie selected to the 2004 Pro Bowl.

In 2005, despite missing time with an injury, Boldin still caught more than 100 passes for over 1,400 yards. Arguably his finest moment came against the San Francisco 49ers on December 4 when he broke several tackles and scored the game-winning touchdown in a 17-10 win. That year, he and fellow wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald became only the third duo from the same team to each catch over 100 receptions in addition to topping the 1,400-yard mark. They joined Detroit's Herman Moore and Brett Perriman, who accomplished the feat in 1995, and Denver Broncos tandem Ed McCaffrey and Rod Smith, who did it in 2000.

After compiling 83 catches, 1203 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns in 2006, Boldin and was selected to play in his second Pro Bowl.

Boldin was named the offensive captain for the Cardinals for the 2007 season; during the season, he became the fastest player in NFL history to compile 400 career receptions.

On September 28, 2008, Boldin was carted off the field after a violent helmet-to-helmet collision in the end zone with 27 seconds remaining in the Cardinals’ 56-35 loss to the New York Jets. While attempting to catch a long pass from Kurt Warner, Boldin was hit in the back by free safety Kerry Rhodes and then took an illegal helmet-to-face shot from strong safety Eric Smith, knocking them both unconscious. Smith was able to get up after a few moments. After several minutes, Boldin was placed on a stretcher and carted off the field. Smith was fined $50,000 and suspended one game. Boldin left the game having caught 10 balls for 119 yards and a touchdown. On October 4, 2008, coach Ken Whisenhunt announced that Boldin would be out for an indefinite time period with fractured paranasal sinuses. Boldin returned three weeks later and caught 9 passes for 63 yards and two touchdowns against the Carolina Panthers. Fitzgerald and Steve Breaston, who filled in for the injured Boldin, became the fifth 1,000 yard receiving trio in NFL history.

In December, 2008, he became the fastest player in NFL history to have 500 receptions. On January 3, 2009, in his first post-season game, against the Atlanta Falcons in the wildcard round, Boldin had a 71-yard catch and run for a touchdown. In the Super Bowl XLIII loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Boldin caught 8 passes for 84 yards.

On May 26, 2009, according to ESPN's Mike Sando, Anquan Boldin fired agent Drew Rosenhaus. He later hired agent Tom Condon.

On November 15, 2009 in a game against the Seattle Seahawks, Boldin became the fifth-fastest NFL player ever to gain 7,000 receiving yards.

Baltimore Ravens

On March 5, 2010, Boldin was traded to the Baltimore Ravens for the Ravens third and fourth round picks in the 2010 NFL Draft. The Ravens also received a fifth round pick from the Cardinals as part of the deal. Boldin agreed to a three-year deal worth $25 million, in addition to the one year he had left on his then-current deal, bringing the total deal to $28 million over 4 years, with $10 million guaranteed. On September 26, 2010, against the Cleveland Browns, in a game where he caught eight passes for 142 yards and three touchdowns, he became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 600 receptions, doing so in just 98 games. Boldin was eventually awarded AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance. Boldin scored 7 TDs in his first year with the Ravens. He had 836 yards through the air as well, on 64 receptions.

In 2011, Boldin had 57 receptions for 887 yards and only three touchdowns. He sometimes struggled with dropped passes. Boldin did record a very desperately needed one-handed catch in the Divisional Playoff Game against the Houston Texans. In that game he also touched the ball four times. He had 73 total yards. He averaged 18.3 yards per catch, with his longest catch being 28 yards. Boldin also had one touchdown. The Ravens won that game 20-13. On January 22, 2012, in the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots, Boldin recorded 6 receptions and 101 receiving yards but the Ravens lost 23-20.

On January 6, 2013, in the Wild Card Round of the 2012 Playoffs, Boldin had one of his best postseason performances with the Baltimore Ravens. He caught a 46-yard pass and an 18-yard touchdown pass from Joe Flacco in a 24-9 win over the Indianapolis Colts. He also set a franchise record of 145 receiving yards in a postseason game. Boldin got his first championship title as the Ravens defeated the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII. He had six receptions for a total of 104 yards. He scored one touchdown and his longest reception was 30 yards. His super bowl performance was ranked 31st among all wide receiver performances and 13th in the AFC alone. He was a key for the Ravens successful journey in the 2012 playoffs.

San Francisco 49ers

On March 11, 2013, Boldin was traded to the San Francisco 49ers for a sixth-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. On September 8, 2013, in the season opener against the Green Bay Packers which was also his debut game as a 49er, the 49ers defeated the Packers 34-28. Boldin racked up 208 yards and a touchdown on 13 receptions during that game. His week one performance earned him NFC Offensive Player of the Week. He also became the first wide receiver to ever gain over 100 yards for 3 different teams on the team debut matches. Boldin finished the first year with the 49ers with 85 receptions and 1,179 yards as well as 7 touchdowns.

On March 3, 2014, it was announced that Boldin and the 49ers had agreed on a new two-year, $12 million contract, keeping Boldin in San Francisco.

On December 6, 2015, Boldin surpassed 13,000 receiving yards in a week 13 game against the Chicago Bears. Boldin caught 5 passes for 37 yards in the win.

NFL records

• Most receptions in a rookie season: 101
• Most receiving yards in first career game: 217
• Most receptions in the first 26 games of an NFL career: 157
• Fastest to record 200 career receptions (in 34 games)
• Fastest to record 300 career receptions (in 47 games)
• Fastest to record 400 career receptions (in 67 games)
• Fastest to record 500 career receptions (in 80 games)
• Fastest to record 600 career receptions (in 98 games)

Cardinals franchise records

• Best receiving yards per game average (season): 100.1 (2005)
• Best receptions per game average (season): 7.4 (2008)
• Best receptions per game average (career): 6.2

NFL stats

Receiving Stats

Year	Team	Games	Receptions	Targets	Yards	Yards per Reception	Longest Reception	Touchdowns	First Downs	Fumbles	Fumbles Lost
2003	ARI	16	101	-	1,377	13.6	71	8	62	2	2
2004	ARI	10	56	-	623	11.1	31	1	32	1	1
2005	ARI	14	102	-	1,402	13.7	54	7	68	2	1
2006	ARI	16	83	153	1,203	14.5	64	4	53	0	0
2007	ARI	12	71	100	853	12.0	44	9	43	2	1
2008	ARI	12	89	127	1,038	11.7	79	11	56	3	3
2009	ARI	15	84	126	1,024	12.2	44	4	49	3	2
2010	BAL	16	64	108	837	13.1	61	7	43	1	1
2011	BAL	14	57	105	887	15.6	56	3	44	0	0
2012	BAL	15	65	112	921	14.2	43	4	45	0	0
2013	SF	16	85	130	1,179	13.9	63	7	62	0	0
2014	SF	16	83	131	1,062	12.8	76	5	56	0	0
2015	SF	14	69	110	789	11.4	51	4	35	1	1
Career		186	1009	1201	13,195	13.1	79	74	648	15	12

Rushing Stats

Year	Team	Games	Carries	Yards	Yards per Carry	Longest Carry	Touchdowns	First Downs	Fumbles	Fumbles Lost
2003	ARI	16	5	40	8.0	23	0	2	0	0
2004	ARI	10	1	3	3.0	3	0	0	0	0
2005	ARI	14	12	45	3.8	11	0	2	0	0
2006	ARI	16	5	28	5.6	18	0	2	1	0
2007	ARI	12	1	14	14.0	14	0	1	0	0
2008	ARI	12	9	67	7.4	30	0	3	1	0
2009	ARI	15	3	12	4.0	5	1	1	0	0
2010	BAL	16	2	2	1.0	3	0	0	0	0
2010	BAL	14	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
2012	BAL	15	1	3	3.0	3	0	0	0	0
2013	SF	16	2	11	5.5	11	0	1	0	0
2014	SF	16	1	4	4.0	4	0	0	0	0
2015	SF	14	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		186	42	229	5.5	30	1	12	2	0

Personal

He has a brother, DJ Boldin, who most recently played in the CFL for the Toronto Argonauts.

Boldin's son, Anquan, Jr., was born in 2004.

Boldin is a Christian. With the Baltimore Ravens, Boldin would often lead Bible study in the locker room.

Boldin established the Anquan Boldin Foundation aka Q81 Foundation in 2004. The Foundation is dedicated to expanding the educational and life opportunities of underprivileged children and has a track record for sustaining programs in multiple cities. As evidenced by the charitable activities in Arizona, Baltimore and Boldin’s home state of Florida, the Q81 Foundation has its annual Q-Festival Weekend, Holiday Turkey Drive and Shopping Spree, and Q81 Summer Enrichment Program partnered with Florida Crystals The Foundation exercises scholarship and dental programs for children. It also serves the community by awarding great scholastic and community achievement in youth.

In March 2012, Boldin and former Cardinals teammate Larry Fitzgerald went to Ethiopia, where they volunteered to move rocks to create arable land.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]