| Currentnumber | 92 |
|---|---|
| Currentposition | Placekicker |
| Pastschools |
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| Highschool | Plano Senior |
| Birth date | December 8, 1998 (age 27) |
| Birth place | Plano, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft |
| Height in | 10 |
| Weight lb | 186 |
| Highlights |
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| Espn | 4242165 |
Blake Mazza (born December 8, 1998) is an American college football placekicker. He previously played for the SMU, Washington State Cougars, and the Arkansas Razorbacks.
High school career
Mazza attended Plano Senior High School in Plano, Texas. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a five-star recruit and the 12th best placekicker for the class of 2017 by Chris Sailer Kicking.[1]
Statistics
| Year | GP | Kicking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XPM | XPA | XP % | FGM | FGA | FG % | Long | ||
| 2014 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 26 |
| 2015 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 96.4 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 44 |
| 2016 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 88.6 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 49 |
| Career[2] | 21 | 64 | 69 | 92.7 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 49 |
College career
Arkansas
2017
Mazza received a scholarship offer from Army, but committed to the University of Arkansas, appearing as a walk-on for the 2017 team; he did not receive any playing time during the season.[3][4]
SMU
2021
On January 20, 2021, Mazza announced he would be transferring from Washington State in order to play closer to home.[5] Six days later, it was announced that Mazza would be transferring to Southern Methodist University (SMU).[6]
Statistics
| Year | Team | GP | Kicking | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XPM | XPA | XP % | FGM | FGA | FG % | Long | Points | |||
| 2017 | Arkansas | Did not play | ||||||||
| 2018 | Washington State | 13 | 60 | 62 | 96.8 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 50 | 90 |
| 2019 | Washington State | 13 | 55 | 57 | 96.5 | 20 | 21 | 95.2 | 51 | 115 |
| 2020 | Washington State | 4 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 49 | 90 |
| 2021 | SMU | 12 | 54 | 57 | 94.7 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 47 | 68 |
| Career[7] | 42 | 181 | 190 | 95.3 | 46 | 56 | 82.1 | 51 | 319 | |
References
- ^ "Player Rankings Profile - Blake Mazza". Chris Sailer Kicking. March 17, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "Blake Mazza High School Football Stats Plano (Plano, TX)". Maxpreps.com. March 9, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ Ogburn, Will (April 18, 2017). "Arkansas lands commitment from 2017 kicker Blake Mazza". Saturday Down South. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ Blum, Sam (January 26, 2021). "Former Plano HS kicker Blake Mazza transfers to SMU from Washington State". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ Lawson, Theo (January 20, 2021). "Kicker Blake Mazza will transfer from Washington State to play 'closer to home'". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "Former Washington State kicker Blake Mazza announces transfer to SMU". The Spokesman-Review. January 26, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "Blake Mazza College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021.