Bryce Baringer: P · Michigan State · #99.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Michigan State’s specialists
Bryce Baringer
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around. The four seasons at Michigan State span two head coaches: Mark Dantonio and Mel Tucker. All-America (Consensus) in 2022 made it two straight seasons on the honors list.
Play style
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
48.8 gross, but 23 of 51 inside the 20 (45.1%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 27
Detroit Free Press Oct 24
Lansing State Journal Oct 23Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-13vs Western Michigan | 4 | 202 | 50.5 | 70 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Akron | 3 | 156 | 52.0 | 66 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-39@ Washington | 3 | 169 | 56.3 | 64 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-34vs Minnesota | 4 | 203 | 50.8 | 55 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-27@ Maryland | 5 | 270 | 54.0 | 61 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-49vs No. 3 Ohio State | 7 | 342 | 48.9 | 59 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-28vs Wisconsin | 5 | 241 | 48.2 | 68 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-29@ No. 4 Michigan | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 50 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 23-15@ No. 14 Illinois | 5 | 248 | 49.6 | 68 | 4 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-21vs Rutgers | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 64 | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-39vs Indiana | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-35@ No. 11 Penn State | 5 | 272 | 54.4 | 72 | 2 | |
| Total | 51 | 2491 | 48.8 | 72 | 23 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
45%23 of 51Touchback rate
8%4 of 51Yards / punt
48.851 puntsLong
72yards48.8 yards/punt on 51 punts · 45% placed inside the 20 · 4 touchbacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Player standing · 2022
First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.
Selector Grid · 2022
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
Michigan State carries two punters; Baringer has taken all 51 punts.
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan State, a Consensus All-American season (2022) — drafted at #192 overall by the New England Patriots.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2022)
4 first-team selectors
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Dantonio → Mel Tucker. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
New England PatriotsEntering 4th NFL season
New England PatriotsEntering 4th NFL season
