 Toliver with theWashington Valor in 2017 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (1977-01-31)January 31, 1977 (age 48) Daytona Beach, Florida U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Mainland (Daytona Beach, Florida) | ||||||||||||
| College | Hinds (1996–1997) Bethune-Cookman (basketball) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2000: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Antoine "T. T."Toliver (born January 31, 1977) is an American former professionalfootballwide receiver who played in theArena Football League (AFL) from 2002 to 2018. He played football and basketball atMainland High School inDaytona Beach, Florida. In 1995, he was named theClass 5A Player of the Year in football and was also runner-up for Florida'sMr. Football Award. In basketball, Toliver helped Mainland win theClass 6A state championship in 1995 and 1996. He playedcollege football andbasketball atHinds Community College, where he was named the 1997 Junior College Player of the Year as aquarterback. He lost his college football eligibility after signing with theToronto Argonauts of theCanadian Football League in 1998. Toliver later enrolled atBethune-Cookman University, where he played basketball.
From 2000 to 2002, Toliver spent time on thepractice squads of theSt. Louis Rams,San Francisco 49ers andTampa Bay Buccaneers of theNational Football League. He was part of the Buccaneers team that wonSuper Bowl XXXVII in January 2003. He played for theTampa Bay Storm of the AFL from 2002 to 2005. In 2003, he was part of the Storm team that wonArenaBowl XVII, becoming the first person to win an ArenaBowl and Super Bowl in the same year. Toliver later played for the AFL'sNashville Kats from 2005 to 2006, the Storm in 2007, theOrlando Predators from 2007 to 2013, the Storm from 2014 to 2016 and the Valor from 2017 to 2018. He was named first-teamAll-Arena in 2008 and second-team All-Arena in 2016. He is the AFL's all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards andall-purpose yards.
Toliver played football and basketball atMainland High School inDaytona Beach, Florida.[2][3] He completed 130 of 219 passes for 1,959 yards and 16touchdowns with 10interceptions while rushing for 1,098 yards and 15 touchdowns in helping the Buccaneers advance to theClass 5A quarterfinals in 1995. He was named the 1995 Class 5A Player of the Year.[2] Toliver was runner-up for Florida'sMr. Football Award. He also participated in the Florida-Georgia All-Star Game.[4] In basketball, he helped Mainland win theClass 6A state championship in 1995. Toliver was the team'spoint guard and averaged 12.4 points per game that year. NBA playerVince Carter was also a member of that team.[3][5] Toliver was also the leading scorer on the 1996 team that won the state championship.[4]
Toliver had initially committed to playcollege football for theClemson Tigers in 1996 but did not meet theNCAA's academic admission standards.[2] He instead decided to play football for the Hinds Eagles ofHinds Community College from 1996 to 1997, where he was named the 1997 Junior College Player of the Year as aquarterback.[6][2][7] He also earned first-team Junior CollegeAll-American honors in 1997.[8][9] Toliver also played basketball for the Eagles.[10]
He lost his college football eligibility after signing with theToronto Argonauts of theCanadian Football League in spring 1998. He did not make the team.[11][12] In August 1998, it was reported that Toliver was trying to get enough credits to transfer to a four-year school.[12][11] He later enrolled atBethune-Cookman University, where he played for theWildcats basketball team during the1999–00 season. He averaged 6.8 points per game in 25 games for the Wildcats.[13] Toliver did not play football at Bethune-Cookman due to having lost his football eligibility.[6]
Toliver spent a week on theSt. Louis Rams'practice squad in November 2000 before being was released by the Rams on November 22, 2000.[14][15][16] He signed with the Rams on January 12, 2001. He was released by the team on August 27, 2001.[16]
Toliver signed with theTampa Bay Storm on June 13, 2002.[17] He recorded 30 solotackles, 19 tackle assists and 2 interceptions in 5 games for the Storm in 2002.[18]
He was signed by theSan Francisco 49ers on August 21, 2002.[19][20] He was released by the team on September 1 and signed to the 49ers' practice squad on September 2, 2002.[19] He was released by the 49ers again on October 1, 2002.[19][21]
Toliver was signed to theTampa Bay Buccaneers's practice squad on December 4, 2002.[16] The Buccaneers wonSuper Bowl XXXVII against theOakland Raiders on January 26, 2003.[22] He signed a future contract with the Buccaneers on January 31, 2003. He was released by the Buccaneers on April 22, 2003.[16] Toliver did not receive aSuper Bowl ring during his time with the Buccaneers as the team said that players needed to have been with the team for a minimum of 10 games to receive a ring. He was with the team for four regular season games and three playoff games.[23]
After being released by the Buccaneers, he was activated from the Storm's exempt list and re-signed by the Storm in April 2003.[17][24] He accumulated 8receptions for 126 yards and 2 touchdowns while also recording 12 solo tackles in 2003.[18] Toliver became the first person to win anArenaBowl andSuper Bowl in the same year when the Storm wonArenaBowl XVII against theArizona Rattlers on June 22, 2003.[23][25] He caught 64 passes for 749 yards and 14 touchdowns while also totaling 50 solo tackles, 9 tackle assists and 3 interceptions in 2004.[18] He was named to the All-Ironman Team in 2004.[26][a] Toliver recorded 17 receptions for 169 yards and 5 touchdowns with 4 solo tackles, 1 tackle assist and 1 interception for the team in 2005.[17][18]
He was traded to theNashville Kats in exchange for Fred Booker on March 30, 2005.[17] He totaled 38 receptions for 599 yards and 12 touchdowns with 9 solo tackles and 2 tackle assists for the Kats during the2005 season. Toliver caught 78 passes for 1,273 yards and 28 touchdowns for the team in 2006.[18]
He was traded to the Storm in exchange for future considerations on November 29, 2006.[17] He recorded 99 receptions for 1,193 yards and 17 touchdowns for the Storm in 2007.[18] On May 30, 2007, Toliver informedhead coachTim Marcum that he no longer wanted to play for the Storm.[28][29] He was subsequently placed on the "left squad" list, meaning he was suspended for the next two games he would have played as a Storm player.[17][28] Toliver was released by the Storm on June 12, 2007.[17][30]
Toliver signed with theOrlando Predators on June 13, 2007.[31][32] He accumulated 20 receptions for 190 yards and 4 touchdowns for the Predators in 2007. He caught 117 passes for 1,647 yards and 31 touchdowns in 2008, earning first-teamAll-Arena honors. Toliver also returned 78 kicks for 1,398 yards and 3 touchdowns. He totaled 116 receptions for 1,423 yards and 29 touchdowns for the Predators during the2010 season.[18][33] He was named the Russell Athletic Offensive Player of the Week for Week 20 of the 2010 season for setting the AFL record for receiving touchdowns in a playoff game with seven touchdowns.[34] He played in 16 games, starting 15, in 2011 and recorded 121 receptions for 1,525 yards and 32 touchdowns. Toliver played in 16 games, starting 15, in 2012 and caught 103 passes for 1,290 yards and 23 touchdowns. He played in 14 games, starting 13, in 2013 and accumulated 127 passes for 1,659 yards and 29 touchdowns.[18][33]
Toliver was assigned to the Storm on April 9, 2014.[17] He played in 12 games, starting 10, during the2014 season and recorded 69 receptions for 812 yards and 16 touchdowns.[35][18] He started all 18 games for the Storm in 2015, catching 112 passes for 1,536 yards and 35 touchdowns.[36][18] Toliver earned Cutter's Catch of the Week honors for Week 3 of the 2015 season for catching his 1,000th career pass, becoming only the fourth player in AFL history to do so.[37] He started all 16 games for the Storm in 2016, catching 114 passes for 1,578 yards and 25 touchdowns, earning second-team All-Arena honors.[38][39] He also caught 3 passes for 51 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Storm's playoff loss to thePhiladelphia Soul on August 7.[40] Toliver earned AFL Highlight of the Week honors in Week 9 for an over-the-shoulder game-winning touchdown catch, with three seconds left in the game after the catch.[41] He again earned Highlight of the Week accolades in Week 11 for becoming the league's all-time leader in receiving yards.[42] During the 2016 season, he became the AFL's all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards andall-purpose yards.[43][39][44] Toliver also became the first player in AFL history to record 5,000 receiving yards and 400 receptions with two different teams, which he accomplished with both the Predators and Storm. He also joinedChris Jackson as the second player in league history to total 100 receiving touchdowns with two different teams.[41]
Toliver was assigned to theWashington Valor on January 11, 2017. On June 1, 2017, he was placed on injured reserve. On June 29, 2017, he was reactivated from injured reserve.[45] Toliver was named the Week 16 Offensive Player of the Week after catching 6 passes for 113 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 34–30 win against theBaltimore Brigade. He also caught the eventual game-winning touchdown, with only four seconds remaining in the game after his catch.[46] He played in 10 games, starting 8, in 2017, catching 38 passes for 524 yards and 12 touchdowns.[47][48] As of August 2017, Toliver was the oldest player in the AFL.[49] He was placed on reassignment on June 28, 2018. He was assigned to the Valor on July 5, 2018.[50] He played in 11 games in 2018, catching 17 passes for 195 yards and 6 touchdowns.[51] On July 28, 2018, the Valor wonArenaBowl XXXI against the Baltimore Brigade.[52] Toliver retired after the 2018 season.[53]
| Year | Team | Rec | Yds | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | TAM | 8 | 126 | 2 |
| 2004 | TAM | 64 | 749 | 14 |
| 2005 | TAM | 17 | 169 | 5 |
| 2005 | NSH | 38 | 599 | 12 |
| 2006 | NSH | 78 | 1,273 | 28 |
| 2007 | TAM | 99 | 1,193 | 17 |
| 2007 | ORL | 20 | 191 | 4 |
| 2008 | ORL | 117 | 1,647 | 31 |
| 2010 | ORL | 116 | 1,423 | 29 |
| 2011 | ORL | 121 | 1,525 | 32 |
| 2012 | ORL | 103 | 1,290 | 23 |
| 2013 | ORL | 127 | 1,659 | 29 |
| 2014 | TAM | 69 | 812 | 16 |
| 2015 | TAM | 112 | 1,536 | 35 |
| 2016 | TAM | 114 | 1,578 | 25 |
| 2017 | WAS | 38 | 524 | 12 |
| 2018 | WAS | 17 | 195 | 6 |
| Career | 1,258 | 16,488 | 320 | |
Stats from ArenaFan:[54]
Toliver became the wide receivers coach atMatanzas High School inPalm Coast, Florida in 2021.[53]
Toliver's mother nicknamed him "T. T." for 'Toine Toliver.[10]
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