Valentin Senn

Early life

Senn was born 23 April 2001 in Volders, Austria. He mainly played soccer as a child and did not begin to play American football until 2015. Senn instead played trumpet for the Swarovski Orchestra and sang in the Stimmpfeffer choir. He attended BHAK Hall in Tirol, Austria, and was the only one in his class to receive an excellence award for maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Senn speaks German, English, and Italian. When he first played football, Senn played wide receiver, and then tight end. He switched to offensive tackle when he was on his way to college.

Senn played 3 years in Austria with the AFL SWARCO Raiders-Tirol. He won the Austrian Bowl with the team in 2018. He is the second member of the team to join an NFL team, after Sandro Platzgummer.

College career

Senn was the number-two prospect in Europe and the number-one prospect in Austria. He received 9 different Division I scholarship offers on his third trip to America.

University of Colorado

He was recruited by the University of Colorado and spent two years there, becoming the first Austrian to join Colorado University. He was the scout of the week for both offense and special teams. Senn spent his first year as a redshirt before starting his redshirt-freshman year.

University of Connecticut

He transferred to University of Connecticut (UConn), where he played for three years. He assisted the team in winning a Fenway Bowl. Senn played 41 games at UConn, including 38 straight starts at left tackle. Senn started all 13 games for UConn in his sophomore year, and all 12 in his senior year, following which he was named to the East–West Shrine Bowl 1000 watchlist. Senn played in the Under Armour All-America bowl.