Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
45.1 gross, but 14 of 35 inside the 20 (40.0%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.

2026 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Aaron Bickerton
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
45.1 gross, but 14 of 35 inside the 20 (40.0%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
North Dakota State’s specialists
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-7vs Jacksonville State | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs Fordham | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-32@ Air Force | 3 | 156 | 52.0 | 61 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-10@ Sacramento State | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 61 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-0vs Wyoming | 4 | 201 | 50.3 | 68 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-13@ UNLV | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 49 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-17vs Nevada | 6 | 295 | 49.2 | 53 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-21@ New Mexico | 6 | 285 | 47.5 | 53 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-7vs UTEP | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 55 | 3 | |
| Total | 35 | 1580 | 45.1 | 68 | 14 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 punts, 3 punts inside the 20.
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
40%14 of 35Touchback rate
14%5 of 35Yards / punt
45.135 puntsLong
68yards45.1 yards/punt on 35 punts · 40% placed inside the 20 · 5 touchbacks.
North Dakota State carries two punters; Bickerton has taken all 35 punts.
2026 is in progress.
From Stoke, England — one of 25 players from England in FBS this season.