Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
45.6 gross, but 13 of 34 inside the 20 (38.2%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
2025 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Devin Bale
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing. Now in a second season at Arkansas. The first career honor came in 2025: All-SEC.
Play style
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
45.6 gross, but 13 of 34 inside the 20 (38.2%) — 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.
Arkansas’s specialists
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-7vs Alabama A&M | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 56 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-14vs Arkansas State | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-41@ No. 17 Ole Miss | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-32@ Memphis | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 61 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-56vs No. 22 Notre Dame | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-34@ No. 12 Tennessee | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 42 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 42-45vs No. 4 Texas A&M | 2 | 107 | 53.5 | 55 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-33vs Auburn | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-38vs Mississippi State | 5 | 222 | 44.4 | 54 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 22-23@ LSU | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 52 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 37-52@ No. 17 Texas | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 61 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-31vs Missouri | 6 | 278 | 46.3 | 52 | 1 | |
| Total | 34 | 1552 | 45.6 | 62 | 13 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
38%13 of 34Touchback rate
12%4 of 34Yards / punt
45.634 puntsLong
62yards45.6 yards/punt on 34 punts · 38% placed inside the 20 · 4 touchbacks.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Arkansas carries two punters; Bale has taken all 34 punts.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC
All-SEC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Sam Pittman → Bobby Petrino. Worth noting in scheme + development context.