University of South Alabama Athletics

As A Junior (2020): Did not see action.

As A Redshirt Sophomore (2019): Played in all but the final contest of the season ... Led the Jaguars in scoring with 38 points after connecting on all 17 extra-point attempts and seven field goals ... Ranked ninth in the Sun Belt Conference with 0.64 field goals per game ... Connected on career-best two field goals at Troy in the program’s annual “Battle For The Belt” ... Converted a 45-yard field goal — the longest of his career — in the fourth quarter against Georgia Southern in South’s previous game ... Hit only field-goal attempt from 36 yards out in win over Jackson State ... Made his only field-goal tries in back-to-back outings at UAB and ULM ... Final field goal of the year came from 37 yards out against No. 21 Appalachian State ... Converted a career-high four extra-point attempts at Texas State ... Connected on three points-after-touchdown in season opener at 24th-ranked Nebraska and against Louisiana ... Hit both extra-point tries in JSU victory as well as in match-ups with ULM and Georgia Southern.

As A Sophomore (2018): Sat out the fall as a redshirt.

As A Freshman (2017): Participated in eight contests his first season at the collegiate level ... Averaged 58 yards on 21 kickoffs with a pair of touchbacks ... Made his collegiate debut against 10th-ranked Oklahoma State ... Kicked off twice the following week in win over Alabama A&M, recording an average of 63 yards per effort ... Finished with a season-best 64.5 average after a pair of kickoffs in victory over Troy in the “Battle For The Belt” ... Kicked off a career-high seven times, recording two touchdowns, in Homecoming defeat of ULM ... Had five kickoffs for a 58.2-yard average in Senior Day win over Arkansas State, adding his first career tackle.

High School Highlights: Lettered four years in both football and soccer at Trinity Christian Academy ... Part of a Conquerors team that went 34-4 (89.5%) his final three years on the varsity ... Was 8-of-13 on field-goal attempts and converted 63-of-64 points-after-touchdown as a senior ... That included connecting on a 52-yard field goal in helping the Conquerors to the state 3A championship ... TCA finished 13-0 after a 30-3 victory in the state title game when he was a junior ... As a sophomore his efforts helped the Conquerors go 11-1 including a 20-point victory in the state championship contest ... TCA earned a 34-7 win in the final of the state playoffs his freshman season as well.

Personal: Full name is Ramiro Francisco Onate II ... Born March 27, 1999, in Jacksonville, Fla. ... Son of Ram and Cheryl Onate ... Is the youngest of four children, and the only boy ... Favorite movie is “The Waterboy” ... Favorite team is the Jacksonville Jaguars ... Favorite athlete is Pat McAfee ... Favorite musical artists are Florida Georgia Line, Drake, Future and Lee Brice ... Favorite foods are pasta and chicken wings ... Recruited by Florida, Army and Bowling Green also ... Earned his undergraduate degree in exercise science in December 2020, is currently working on an exercise science master’s degree.