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Jersey Number 90
Nathanial Vakos
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- K
- Hometown:
- Avon, Ohio
- High School:
- Avon
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 210
Honors and Awards
2025: Lou Groza Award preseason watch list
2023: Lou Groza Award Semifinalist, honorable mention All-Big Ten, Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 25)
2022: Earned CFN Freshman All-America status, announced on Dec. 6 … named to the Lou Groza “Stars of the Week” list (10/17) … earned MAC East special teams player of the week honors twice (9/5 and 10/17)
2024 Season: Played in all 12 games as the Badgers’ place-kicker ... earned second letter as a Badger … converted 12-of-19 field goal attempts and 31-of-31 extra points ... went 3-for-3 on kicks of 50+ yards ... became the Badgers' all-time leader in 50+ yard field goals (4) ... converted 50+ yard field goals against South Dakota, Alabama and Penn State
2023 Season: Played in all 13 games as the Badgers’ place-kicker ... earned first letter as a Badger … converted 15-of-19 field goal attempts and 34-of-34 extra points … posted a 14-of-15 clip on field goals inside 50 yards … became the first Badger to start 8-for-8 on FGs in a season since 1998 when Matt Davenport converted 9-of-9 tries to start the season … went 3-for-3 on field goals against Washington State (Sept. 9) … earned Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors after going 3-for-3 at Purdue (Sept. 22) … hit a 52-yard field goal versus Iowa (Oct. 14)
2022 (Freshman at Ohio): Played in all 13 games, making 19-of-23 field goals and 48-of-49 extra points during his rookie season with the Bobcats … began his collegiate career with a 2-for-2 performance on field goals and converting 5-of-5 extra points vs. Florida Atlantic (9/3) … drilled a career-long 55-yard field goal vs. Western Michigan, one of his four field goals in the game
High School/Personal
2025: Lou Groza Award preseason watch list
2023: Lou Groza Award Semifinalist, honorable mention All-Big Ten, Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 25)
2022: Earned CFN Freshman All-America status, announced on Dec. 6 … named to the Lou Groza “Stars of the Week” list (10/17) … earned MAC East special teams player of the week honors twice (9/5 and 10/17)
2024 Season: Played in all 12 games as the Badgers’ place-kicker ... earned second letter as a Badger … converted 12-of-19 field goal attempts and 31-of-31 extra points ... went 3-for-3 on kicks of 50+ yards ... became the Badgers' all-time leader in 50+ yard field goals (4) ... converted 50+ yard field goals against South Dakota, Alabama and Penn State
2023 Season: Played in all 13 games as the Badgers’ place-kicker ... earned first letter as a Badger … converted 15-of-19 field goal attempts and 34-of-34 extra points … posted a 14-of-15 clip on field goals inside 50 yards … became the first Badger to start 8-for-8 on FGs in a season since 1998 when Matt Davenport converted 9-of-9 tries to start the season … went 3-for-3 on field goals against Washington State (Sept. 9) … earned Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors after going 3-for-3 at Purdue (Sept. 22) … hit a 52-yard field goal versus Iowa (Oct. 14)
2022 (Freshman at Ohio): Played in all 13 games, making 19-of-23 field goals and 48-of-49 extra points during his rookie season with the Bobcats … began his collegiate career with a 2-for-2 performance on field goals and converting 5-of-5 extra points vs. Florida Atlantic (9/3) … drilled a career-long 55-yard field goal vs. Western Michigan, one of his four field goals in the game
High School/Personal
- Four-time letterman at Avon High School
- Converted 260 of 261 extra points and 260 in a row, setting a state and national record
- Made 18-of-25 field goals
- Named second-team all-state in 2021
- Earned special teams player of the year each season from 2019 to 2021
- Named conference special teams MVP in 2021
- Earned Avon High School Athlete of the Year and Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2021
- Son of Mike, who wrestled at Illinois State, and Claudia
- Has one brother, Dominic, and one sister, Ariana
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Saturday, October 18
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Monday, October 06
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