2026 Football Roster
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Roster
Ramon Villela
- Ht/Wt:
- 6-2 / 210
- Exp:
- 1L
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Upland, CA
- High School:
- Upland HS
UNLV: Last name is pronounced “v-EL-ah.” ... A Mountain West Scholar-Athlete in 2024 ... A member of the UNLV Dean’s List in fall 2023 and spring 2024.
2026: Named 2026 Preseason All-Mountain West Third Team by Phil Steele.
2025: Served as the Rebels primary kicker, starting in all 14 games as a sophomore ... Converted 15 of 20 field goal attempts (75%) and went a perfect 58 of 58 on extra points ... Made a career-long 50-yard field goal twice.
- Hit a UNLV bowl-record 50-yard field goal vs. Ohio in the Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl
- Named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 22)
- Hit a game-winning 23-yard field goal against Miami (OH)
- Went 3 for 3 on field goals with a long of 45 yards in a win over Air Force
- Nailed a career-long 50-yard field goal in a victory over UCLA
- Earned Academic All-Mountain West recognition
2024: Appeared in one game vs. Utah Tech, booted three kickoffs for a total of 195 yards.
2023: Redshirted season.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2022 graduate of Upland HS … Competed as a kicker and punter for the Highlanders.
PERSONAL: Ramon Antonio Villela was born in West Covina, CA … The son of Ramon and Kumiko … Has a brother, Santiago, and a sister, Ayumi … Majoring in management.
