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41 Emiliano Salazar

  • Position Kicker/Punter
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 170
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Orange, CA
  • High School Villa Park

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
  • FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week - Sept. 29, '25
  • PFL Special Teams Player of the Week - Sept. 28, '25, Oct. 26, '25
  • All-PFL First Team Special Teams (as a punter) (2025)
  • All-PFL Honorable Mention (as a placekicker) (2025)
  • PFL Special Teams Player of the Year (2025)
SOPHOMORE (2025)
  • PFL Special Teams Player of the Year
  • All-PFL First Team Special Teams (as a punter)
  • All-PFL Honorable Mention (as a placekicker)
  • PFL Special Teams Player of the Week (September 28, October 26)
  • FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week (September 29) 
  • Appeared in all 12 games for the Toreros 
  • Led the PFL with 40 point after attempts and 85 points while tying for first in both made field goals (15) and field goal attempts (18) 
  • Made a season-high 47-yard field goal on two occasions against Drake (October 11) and Dayton (November 1)
  • Hit a season-high three field goals on three occasions against St. Thomas (MN) (September 27), Drake and at Valparaiso (November 8)
  • Logged a season-high six PATs at Princeton (September 20) and at Stetson (November 22)
  • Also filled into the punting duties, recorded 37 punts for 1,656 yards four touchbacks, five fair catches and a PFL-high 16 punts inside the 20-yard line 
  • Ranked second in the PFL with 13 50+ yard punts
  • Logged a 44.8 punting average, which set a new single-season program record (minimum 15 punts) 
  • Recorded 11 punts against Marist (October 4), which was tied for the third-most punts in a single game in program history 
  • Also led the kickoff duties, averaging 61.9 yards on 65 kickoff attempts for 4,025 yards with 27 touchbacks and four kickoffs out of bounds
FRESHMAN (2024)
  • Appeared in one game for the Toreros against Stetson (November 16)
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Attended Villa Park High School in Villa Park, CA
  • Earned MVP honors
  • Academically, Salazar was the recipient for the All-CIF Academic Award, as well as a member of the National Honors Society  and a Scholar Athlete for having a 4.0 GPA
  • Also played soccer and tennis 
PERSONAL
  • Born to Juan Salazar in Anaheim, CA
  • Is considering a major in Finance

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 41

    2024Freshman

    Kicker/Punter
    6'1" 170 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2025Sophomore

    Kicker/Punter
    6'1" 170 lbs
    41