Jake Hartbarger: P · Michigan State · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Michigan State’s specialists
Jake Hartbarger
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Fifth season at Michigan State.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
43.2 gross, but 4 of 63 inside the 20 (6.3%) — a flipper. flipper
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
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-7vs Tulsa | 5 | 237 | 47.4 | 61 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-17vs Western Michigan | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-10vs Arizona State | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 55 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-10@ Northwestern | 6 | 282 | 47.0 | 55 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 40-31vs Indiana | 4 | 217 | 54.3 | 60 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-34@ No. 4 Ohio State | 7 | 328 | 46.9 | 60 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-38@ No. 8 Wisconsin | 9 | 388 | 43.1 | 61 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-28vs No. 6 Penn State | 7 | 217 | 31.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 34-37vs Illinois | 6 | 237 | 39.5 | 46 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-44@ No. 14 Michigan | 6 | 240 | 40.0 | 49 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-0@ Rutgers | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 19-16vs Maryland | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 53 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 27-21vs Wake Forest | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 54 | 1 | |
| Total | 63 | 2721 | 43.2 | 61 | 4 |
Season context: team record and system
5 seasons under Mark Dantonio — 39-26 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
6%4 of 63Touchback rate
0%0 of 63Yards / punt
43.263 puntsLong
61yards43.2 yards/punt on 63 punts · 6% placed inside the 20.
Michigan State carries two punters; Hartbarger has taken all 63 punts.
How it ended
Five seasons at Michigan State — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Dantonio.
