Noriaki Kinoshita

He earned Koshien Bowl honors three times (Mills Cup, MVP, NFL Special Award).

[2][3][4][5] He struggled throughout the 2005 season due to an injury early on (broken finger), and difficulties with English conversation and crowd noise.

[1][5] Kinoshita had a standout season in 2006, helping the Amsterdam Admirals ascend to a World Bowl XIV berth for the second year in a row.

On June 28, Kinoshita signed with his favorite team, the Atlanta Falcons, and competed throughout training camp for a roster spot.

In 2019, he caught three touchdowns in Obic's 31-15 victory over IBM Big Blue in the Pearl Bowl and was named the game's MVP.