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Blake Mazza
No. 92
PositionPlacekicker
MajorMS Management[1]
Personal information
Born: (1998-12-08) December 8, 1998 (age 25)
Plano, Texas
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight186 lb (84 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolPlano Senior (Plano, Texas)
Career highlights and awards

Blake Mazza (born December 8, 1998) is an American 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.[2]

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[3] 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.[4][5]

SMU

2021

On January 20, 2021, Mazza announced he would be transferring from Washington State in order to play closer to home.[6] Six days later, it was announced that Mazza would be transferring to Southern Methodist University (SMU).[7]

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[8] 42 181 190 95.3 46 56 82.1 51 319

References

  1. ^ "Former Groza Award finalist ready to kick off next chapter at SMU". PonyFans.com.
  2. ^ "Player Rankings Profile - Blake Mazza". Chris Sailer Kicking. March 17, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Blake Mazza High School Football Stats Plano (Plano, TX)". Maxpreps.com. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Ogburn, Will. "Arkansas lands commitment from 2017 kicker Blake Mazza". Saturday Down South. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Blum, Sam (January 26, 2021). "Former Plano HS kicker Blake Mazza transfers to SMU from Washington State". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Former Washington State kicker Blake Mazza announces transfer to SMU". The Spokesman-Review. January 26, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "Blake Mazza College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021.


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