Punter, UCF (from Buffalo, Ohio State), 2022–⁠25

Anthony Venneri

Lettered 2022–⁠23 at Buffalo (school media guide)

Number
No. 40
Height
6′0″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2025)
Junior
Hometown
Hamilton, ON

Anthony Venneri played punter at Buffalo (2022–⁠23), Ohio State (2024) and UCF (2025).

Team titles: National champions, 2024 (Ohio State)

Punting

Punting yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2022Buffalo371,56342.2648
2023Buffalo532,31143.66417
2025UCF481,95240.75820
Career1385,82642.26445

Kicking

SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2025UCF1250.02403

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Buffalo40PYr 1
2023Buffalo40PYr 2
2024Ohio State40PYr 3
2025UCF40PJr. (Yr 4)6′0″225

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2025UCF––––––-1.7 (2 att.)

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 UCF 12 games, 48 punts, 40.7 average
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20
Aug 28vs.Jacksonville StateW 17–⁠104136383
Sep 6vs.North Carolina A&TW 68–⁠7291471
Sep 20vs.North CarolinaW 34–⁠9280410
Sep 27atKansas StateL 20–⁠344181553
Oct 4vs.KansasL 20–⁠274174482
Oct 11atCincinnatiL 11–⁠203106392
Oct 18vs.West VirginiaW 45–⁠133116433
Nov 1atBaylorL 3–⁠304137440
Nov 7vs.HoustonL 27–⁠307282481
Nov 15atTexas TechL 9–⁠486271542
Nov 22vs.Oklahoma StateW 17–⁠146245513
Nov 29atBYUL 21–⁠413133580
2023 Buffalo 12 games, 53 punts, 43.6 average
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20
Sep 2atWisconsinL 17–⁠387338602
Sep 9vs.FordhamL 37–⁠40279400
Sep 16vs.LibertyL 27–⁠556257641
Sep 23atLouisianaL 38–⁠456264573
Sep 30atAkronW 13–⁠106299633
Oct 7vs.Central MichiganW 37–⁠134160481
Oct 14vs.Bowling GreenL 14–⁠24291501
Oct 21atKent StateW 24–⁠66242563
Oct 31atToledoL 13–⁠314156450
Nov 7vs.OhioL 10–⁠20274421
Nov 15atMiami (OH)L 10–⁠236254491
Nov 21vs.Eastern MichiganL 11–⁠24297511
2022 Buffalo 9 games, 37 punts, 42.2 average
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20
Sep 24atEastern MichiganW 50–⁠31144440
Oct 1vs.Miami (OH)W 24–⁠206257533
Oct 8atBowling GreenW 38–⁠75219482
Oct 15atMassachusettsW 34–⁠73152611
Oct 22vs.ToledoW 34–⁠274141640
Nov 1atOhioL 24–⁠455233590
Nov 9atCentral MichiganL 27–⁠314164481
Nov 26vs.Kent StateL 27–⁠305165420
Dec 27 ✦vs.Georgia SouthernW 23–⁠214188611

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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