Victor Venn

TCU

Oct 4 (Sat)

5:30 p.m.

Position:
Tailback
Height:
5-10
Weight:
170
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Buford, Ga.
High School:
Buford
Major:
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

HIGH SCHOOL—A three-star prospect by the recruiting services … 247 Composite listed him as the No. 67 running back nationally, the No. 87 player from Georgia and No. 859 player nationally … Rivals listed him as the No. 16 running back in the country and No. 67 player from Georgia … 247 Sports listed him as the No. 69 running back and No. 80 player from Georgia … On3 Sports ranked him the No. 65 running back and No. 97 player from Georgia … ESPN listed him as the No. 81 running back, No. 107 player from Georgia and No. 455 player from the south … Played four years of varsity football at Buford under coach Bryant Appling and his running backs coach Fryone Davis … Buford compiled a 51-6 record and won three straight state championships, the 5A title in 2019 and the 6A title in both 2020 and ‘21 … In his career, he had 367 carries for 3,010 yards and 36 touchdowns, added nine receptions for 101 yards and five kick returns for 61 yards … Senior season he was named all-state and second-team all-region, helping Buford to a 14-1 record and 6A state championship … Carried the ball 135 times for 957 yards and 10 touchdowns, had six receptions for 51 yards and three kick returns for 36 yards … Top games that season include running the ball 15 times for 98 yards and three touchdowns against Kell in a 38-14 win, carrying 17 times for 195 yards in a 27-0 over Lee County and a 16-carry, 103-yard performance with a touchdown in a 21-6 win over Carrollton … Junior season Buford went 14-1 and won the 6A state championship and he was named all-state and second-team all-region … Had 128 carries for 1,211 yards and 18 touchdowns, also catching two balls for 12 yards and one kick return for 14 yards … Top games included 14 carries for 142 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-26 win over Valdosta, 15 carries for 124 yards and a touchdowns in a 44-7 win over Hembersham and 13 carries for 117 yards and two touchdowns against Langston Hughes … Sophomore season Buford was 14-1 and 5A state champions and he had 98 carries for 801 yards and eight touchdowns, adding one reception for 38 yards and one kick return for 11 yards … Saw action at cornerback as a sophomore and had three tackles … Top games include 34 carries for 235 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-21 win over Carrollton and 14 carries for 108 yards and two touchdowns against Jones County … Helped Buford to a 10-3 record his freshman season when he had six carries for 41 yards … Also ran track & field at Buford and was part of the 4x100-meter state championship and the 4x400-meter section championship relay teams, and also competed in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, with top times of 10.64 in the 100-meter and 22.40 in the 200-meter dashes.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Colorado … Earned an academic letter and was on the honor roll all four years at Buford High School.

PERSONAL—He was born October 26, 2003 in Winston-Salem, N.C. … Parents are Sappia and Justina Venn … Has one brother, Denver … A cousin, Romar Morris, played football at North Carolina and for the New York Jets in the NFL … Uncle Justin Woazeah played for Appalachian State and for the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL and is now the Principle of the Miayen Investment Group … Likes playing video games and soccer in his free time … Can play the drums … Enjoys fiction novels and helping out youth in his area … Participated in the Gwinnett County Thanksgiving Giveaway and for an after school assistant program throughout his youth … He can juggle a soccer ball for 30 seconds.