Mike Sadler: P · Michigan State · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Michigan State’s specialists
Mike Sadler
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
41.2 gross, but 15 of 52 inside the 20 (28.8%) — 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
2014 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-7vs Jacksonville State | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | 45 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-46@ No. 3 Oregon | 6 | 256 | 42.7 | 49 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 73-14vs Eastern Michigan | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 55 | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-14vs Wyoming | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-22vs No. 19 Nebraska | 9 | 346 | 38.4 | 44 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-31@ Purdue | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 42 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-17@ Indiana | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 53 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-11vs Michigan | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 46 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 37-49vs No. 13 Ohio State | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-15@ Maryland | 6 | 278 | 46.3 | 66 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-3vs Rutgers | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-10@ Penn State | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 49 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 42-41vs No. 4 Baylor | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 46 | 1 | |
| Total | 52 | 2143 | 41.2 | 66 | 15 |
Week 6 · 2014
W 27-22
vs Nebraska
38.4 yards per punt · 9 punts · 3 inside the 20
A close one, won by 5 at home.
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
29%15 of 52Touchback rate
10%5 of 52Yards / punt
41.252 puntsLong
66yards41.2 yards/punt on 52 punts · 29% placed inside the 20 · 5 touchbacks.
How it ended
One season at Michigan State — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2010–2014
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Dantonio.
