Kicker, Wisconsin (from Ohio), 2022–⁠25

Nathanial Vakos

Number
No. 90
Height
6′1″
Weight
208 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Avon, OH

Nathanial Vakos played kicker at Ohio (2022) and Wisconsin (2023–⁠25).

Career highs

4field goals, career highat Western Michigan, 2022

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2022Ohio222781.55549115
2023Wisconsin151978.9523479
2024Wisconsin121963.2533167
2025Wisconsin71163.6471940
Career567673.755133301

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Ohio90PKFr.
2023Wisconsin90PKSo.
2024Wisconsin90PKJr.
2025Wisconsin90PKSr.6′1″208

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2022Ohio––––––5.4 (27 att.)
2023Wisconsin––––––3.5 (20 att.)
2024Wisconsin––––––-6.5 (18 att.)
2025Wisconsin––––––-3.3 (12 att.)

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 Wisconsin 10 games, 7 of 11 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 28vs.Miami (OH)W 17–⁠0114225
Sep 6vs.Middle TennesseeW 42–⁠1000066
Sep 13atAlabamaL 14–⁠3800022
Sep 20vs.MarylandL 10–⁠27133314
Oct 4atMichiganL 10–⁠24113914
Oct 25atOregonL 7–⁠2100011
Nov 8vs.WashingtonW 13–⁠10234217
Nov 15atIndianaL 7–⁠3101011
Nov 22vs.IllinoisW 27–⁠10224739
Nov 29atMinnesotaL 7–⁠1700011
2024 Wisconsin 12 games, 12 of 19 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 30vs.Western MichiganW 28–⁠14233328
Sep 7vs.South DakotaW 27–⁠13225039
Sep 14vs.AlabamaL 10–⁠42125314
Sep 28atUSCL 21–⁠3800033
Oct 5vs.PurdueW 52–⁠61126710
Oct 12atRutgersW 42–⁠701066
Oct 19vs.NorthwesternW 23–⁠301033
Oct 26vs.Penn StateL 13–⁠28225017
Nov 2atIowaL 10–⁠42113814
Nov 16vs.OregonL 13–⁠16223517
Nov 23atNebraskaL 25–⁠44133325
Nov 29vs.MinnesotaL 7–⁠2401011
2023 Wisconsin 13 games, 15 of 19 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 2vs.BuffaloW 38–⁠17113758
Sep 9atWashington StateL 22–⁠313349110
Sep 16vs.Georgia SouthernW 35–⁠1400055
Sep 22atPurdueW 38–⁠173348312
Oct 7vs.RutgersW 24–⁠13123936
Oct 14vs.IowaL 6–⁠15225206
Oct 21atIllinoisW 25–⁠21114125
Oct 28vs.Ohio StateL 10–⁠24121914
Nov 4atIndianaL 14–⁠2000022
Nov 11vs.NorthwesternL 10–⁠24123314
Nov 18vs.NebraskaW 24–⁠17113536
Nov 25atMinnesotaW 28–⁠1400044
Jan 1 ✦vs.LSUL 31–⁠35122147
2022 Ohio 14 games, 22 of 27 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3vs.Florida AtlanticW 41–⁠382236511
Sep 10atPenn StateL 10–⁠46112114
Sep 17atIowa StateL 10–⁠43114514
Sep 24vs.FordhamW 59–⁠52113469
Oct 1atKent StateL 24–⁠31112836
Oct 8vs.AkronW 55–⁠3400077
Oct 15atWestern MichiganW 33–⁠144555315
Oct 22vs.Northern IllinoisW 24–⁠17123136
Nov 1vs.BuffaloW 45–⁠24113769
Nov 8atMiami (OH)W 37–⁠213425413
Nov 15atBall StateW 32–⁠183337312
Nov 22vs.Bowling GreenW 38–⁠14113258
Dec 3vs.ToledoL 7–⁠1701011
Dec 30 ✦vs.WyomingW 30–⁠273446110

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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