2020 Football Roster

40 Blake Mazza

  • Position Kicker
  • Ht./Wt. 5-9 / 183
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Major Sport Management
  • Hometown Plano, Texas
  • High School Plano HS
  • Prev School Arkansas

Biography

WASHINGTON STATE
RS-JUNIOR (2020):
Named All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention and to the Associated Press All-Pac-12 Second Team…went 4-of-4 on field goal attempts with a long of 49 and went 12-of-13 on PAT…recorded 24 points…named to Lou Groza Award Watch List (top collegiate kicker)…named to preseason All-Pac-12 First Team (Athlon, Media)…made 34-yard FG and all five PAT in win at Oregon State…went 3-for-3 on FG (39, 49, 25) against No. 11 Oregon…went 1-for-2 on PAT at No. 20 USC…connected on all four PAT at Utah.

RS-SOPHOMORE (2019): Named Lou Groza Award Finalist (1 of 3), 1st in program history…named All-Pac-12 Conference First Team…named to the Midseason All-America Second Team by The Athletic…started all 13 games…went 20-of-21 on field goal attempts, highest FG percentage in WSU single-season history…No. 18 in the country and second in the Pac-12 with 20 made FG, tied for 4th-most made FG in WSU single-season history…connected on first 18 FG attempts of 2019, longest consecutive FG streak in WSU history and most by a kicker in the country without a miss…went 55-for-57 in PAT, No. 17 in the country and third in the Pac-12 with 55 PAT made, 3rd-most in WSU single-season history…recorded 115 points, 2nd-most in WSU single-season history…scored eighth-most points by a kicker in the country and most in the Pac-12 (115)…recorded a pair from 50+ yards…made all three field goal attempts (45, 50, 34) and all seven PAT for 16 pts in season-opener against New Mexico State…made all nine PAT attempts against UCLA, tied for 3rd-most PAT in WSU single-game history…made career-long 51-yarder at Utah…made both FG attempts (33, 31) at Arizona State including game-tying 31-yarder with 2:30 remaining…made all three FG attempts against Stanford (35, 38, 35)…had 48-yard kick blocked against Oregon State, 1st miss of 2019…made both FG attempts at Washington (28, 38)…made all three PAT against Air Force in the Cheez-It Bowl.

RS-FRESHMAN (2018): Appeared in all 13 games at kicker…third in the Pac-12 Conference with 90 points…led Pac-12 with 60 extra points, most in WSU single-season history…went 10-of-15 on field goal attempts with a long of 50…went 60-of-62 PAT…hit both field goal attempts (24, 41) and all five PAT at Wyoming…made from 36 against San Jose State…made from 44 yards and all eight PAT against Eastern Washington…made season-long 50-yard field goal at USC…made all eight PAT at Oregon State…made all five PAT, made 23-yard field goal prior to half and hit game-winning 42-yard field goal with 19 seconds left at Stanford…made two field goals (29, 36) against California…made from 39 yards at Colorado…made nine PAT against Arizona.

ARKANSAS
FRESHMAN (2017-18):
Walked on...redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Plano High School in Plano, Texas...Worked with Chris Sailer Kicking, which ranked him a five-star prospect and the No. 12 placekicker in the nation for the 2017 class … Three-year starter … Served as the team’s kicker, punter and kickoff specialist … Converted 17 of 23 career field goal attempts … Named first team all-district as a kicker and punter … Was 6-for-9 on field goals with a long of 44 yards and 26-for-27 on extra points as a senior … Had 11 touchbacks out of 48 kickoffs … Earned second team all-district honors as a junior and sophomore … Hit 10 of 10 on PATs and nailed his lone field goal attempt as a sophomore … Made 65-yard field to win a Chris Sailer competition.

PERSONAL
Pronounced MAZ-uh...parents, Matt and Kristen…younger sister, Chandler.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 40

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    Punter
    5'9" 165 lbs
    40
  • 40

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    Kicker
    5'9" 175 lbs
    40
  • 40

    2020Redshirt Junior

    Kicker
    5'9" 183 lbs
    40