#40

Anthony Venneri

P · UCF · Jr. · #40

Returning to UCF for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Anthony Venneri

P · UCF · Jr · #40

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches
2025era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Buffalo7-6HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-leaning
2023Buffalo3-9HC: Maurice Linguist · Balanced
2025UCF5-7HC: Scott Frost · Balanced

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 17–10

vs Jacksonville State

3 PTS  ·  24 LONG  ·  50 PCT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

UCF

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Punter · UCF

Returning around him

  • 31% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • 1 UCF player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -3 net (32 in / 35 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

UCF · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #43 · 2026 recruiting class #66

DNA match

Player DNA

Pinner

Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.

P

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tom Maginness’s 2023 season.

North Carolina · 2023

#2

Joshua Huiet

Kennesaw State · 2025

All-Conference USA
76%
#3

Xavier Subotsch

App State · 2021

72%
#4

Emile Sebafundi

Coastal Carolina · 2024

67%
#5

Guy Gillespie

Nevada · 2024

67%

Matches Tom on

Yards / punt
In-20 rate
Height

Differs from Tom on

Weight (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Emilio Duran's junior season at Toledo (2025).

Emilio Duran

67%match

Toledo · 2025

#2

Aidan Alves

Liberty · 2022

67%
#3

Alex Mastromanno

Florida State · 2022

Consensus All-American
62%
#4

Alec Bevelhimer

Miami (OH) · 2024

All-MAC
62%
#5

Dante Atton

Temple · 2025

62%

Matches Emilio on

Class year
Height
Yards / punt

Differs from Emilio on

Weight (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #15131

Final rank
#15131
Avg #15311.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #15131 this season.