2026 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Alex Bacchetta
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for four head coaches across four seasons and three programs. First career honor, 2025: All-AAC.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.8 gross, but 10 of 33 inside the 20 (30.3%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Georgia Tech’s specialists
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Sports Illustrated Oct 27Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-14vs Colorado | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 42 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs No. 18 Tennessee | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 54 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-11vs Mercer | 4 | 205 | 51.3 | 65 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-34@ Stanford | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-25vs Duke | 4 | 179 | 44.8 | 58 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-34@ Virginia Tech | 5 | 203 | 40.6 | 49 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-49vs Boston College | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 55 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 11-34@ Pittsburgh | 8 | 347 | 43.4 | 54 | 2 | |
| Total | 33 | 1413 | 42.8 | 65 | 10 |
Last game (Wk 9): 8 punts, 2 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
30%10 of 33Touchback rate
6%2 of 33Yards / punt
42.833 puntsLong
65yards42.8 yards/punt on 33 punts · 30% placed inside the 20 · 2 touchbacks.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Georgia Tech carries three punters; Bacchetta has taken all 33 punts. The No. 1,899 recruit in the country is punting in the ACC.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: James Franklin, Mike Bloomgren, Pete Alamar, Scott Abell and Brent Key.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Georgia Tech
