Manaki Watanabe, Fresno State Football News: Draft Scout Player News

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09/23/26 - K Manaki Watanabe, rSo/2029, Fresno State, (DS#5 K)

09/21 WEEK 3 PAC-12 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Manaki Watanabe, 3rd year, K, Fresno State (Novi, Mich.),...Converted 4 of 5 field-goal attempts, scoring a game-high 14 points in Fresno State's 26-10 victory...Connected on field goals from 52, 51, 44 and 40 yards...Made 2 field goals of at least 50 yards, including a Div. I career-long 52-yarder. Had a 59-yard FG with Div. II Ashland last season...Became the 1st Bulldog kicker to have multiple 50-yard field goals in a game. Also the 1st Bulldog kicker to have a 50-yarder in back-to-back games...His 52-yard field goal tied the game at 3-3 in the second quarter...Added a 51-yard field goal with 50 seconds remaining in the first half to give Fresno State a 6-3 lead...Converted a 44-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, extending the Bulldogs' lead to 16-10...Made a 40-yard attempt with 1:54 remaining to give Fresno State a 2-possession advantage...Finished 2-for-2 on PAT attempts...3-for-3 on 50+ yard field goals so far this season after kicking a 51-yarder the previous week against Sacramento State. Only FBS kicker this season to attempt 3 field goals of 50+ yards and the most 50-yard FG made in a season by a Fresno State kicker since at least 1996...The 14 kicking points are the most in a game by a Fresno State kicker since Dylan Lynch had 15 in last year's win over San Jose State. ALSO NOMINATED: Xayvion Noland, WR, Oregon State; Jaylen Thomas, DB, Washington State. - Pac-12 Football

(DS#5 K) rSo/2029