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2022 Football Roster

8 J.R. Tran-Reno

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 222
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Birmingham, Ala.
  • Previous School Vanderbilt University

Biography

2021 (Fall): Saw action in all 11 games at wide receiver . . . caught 13 passes for 111 yards for the season . . . had five catches for 59 yards against ETSU . . . caught three passes for 15 yards at VMI . . . had two catches for 23 yards against Furman.

2021 (Spring): Played in all seven games during the spring . . . caught four passes for 62 yards on the season . . . had two catches for 46 yards against Wofford . . . caught one pass for 12 yards at The Citadel. 

Previous College: Tran-Reno spent the 2019 season at Vanderbilt, seeing no game action. 

High School: Prepped at nearby Briarwood Christian . . .  he was a three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports . . . he accumulated 2,453 rushing yards, 1,142 receiving yards, 459 passing yards and 54 touchdowns in his prep career . . . he had 20 touchdowns as a senior, and 26 touchdowns as a junior . . . he led his team to a 9-4 record in 2018 . . . Tran-Reno led his team to a 14-1 record and 5A state title game appearance in 2017 . . . he was a 2017 Alabama 5A Mr. Football finalist, and was named the 2017 5A Back of the Year . . . in 2017, he was also named first team All-State, All-Region and All-Conference.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2020-21Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 214 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2021Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 222 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2022Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 222 lbs
    8