Punter, Michigan State, 2017–22
Bryce Baringer
Lettered 2018–22 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 99
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2022)
- Sixth-year
- Hometown
- Waterford, MI
- Born
- Apr 26, 1999
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Bryce Baringer played punter at Michigan State (2017–22). He was a consensus All‑American in 2022. The New England Patriots took Baringer in round 6, No. 192 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
- 2021Second-team All-Big Ten
- 2022Consensus All‑American
- 2022Big Ten Punter of the Year
- 2022First-team All-Big Ten
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Punting
| Season | Team | Punts | Yds | Avg | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Michigan State | 15 | 486 | 32.4 | 52 | 4 |
| 2020 | Michigan State | 37 | 1,613 | 43.6 | 78 | 10 |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 59 | 2,857 | 48.4 | 74 | 21 |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 51 | 2,491 | 48.8 | 72 | 23 |
| Career | 162 | 7,447 | 46.0 | 78 | 58 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Michigan State | 99 | P | Fr. | ||
| 2018 | Michigan State | 99 | P | So. | ||
| 2020 | Michigan State | 99 | P | Sr. | ||
| 2021 | Michigan State | 99 | P | 5th | ||
| 2022 | Michigan State | 99 | P | 6th | 6′3″ | 210 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 Michigan State 12 games, 51 punts, 48.8 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Western Michigan | W 35–13 | 4 | 202 | 70 | 2 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Akron | W 52–0 | 3 | 156 | 66 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | at Washington | L 28–39 | 3 | 169 | 64 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Minnesota | L 7–34 | 4 | 203 | 55 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Maryland | L 13–27 | 5 | 270 | 61 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Ohio State | L 20–49 | 7 | 342 | 59 | 5 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Wisconsin | W 34–28 | 5 | 241 | 68 | 3 |
| Oct 29 | at Michigan | L 7–29 | 4 | 159 | 50 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at Illinois | W 23–15 | 5 | 248 | 68 | 4 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Rutgers | W 27–21 | 3 | 136 | 64 | 3 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Indiana | L 31–39 | 3 | 93 | 41 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Penn State | L 16–35 | 5 | 272 | 72 | 2 |
2021 Michigan State 13 games, 59 punts, 48.4 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Northwestern | W 38–21 | 4 | 189 | 57 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Youngstown State | W 42–14 | 2 | 90 | 53 | 2 |
| Sep 18 | at Miami | W 38–17 | 5 | 273 | 65 | 3 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Nebraska | W 23–20 | 6 | 353 | 67 | 2 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 48–31 | 3 | 133 | 47 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | atRutgers | W 31–13 | 4 | 178 | 51 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | atIndiana | W 20–15 | 7 | 309 | 66 | 2 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Michigan | W 37–33 | 5 | 279 | 66 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Purdue | L 29–40 | 4 | 156 | 47 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Maryland | W 40–21 | 4 | 212 | 69 | 2 |
| Nov 20 | atOhio State | L 7–56 | 9 | 447 | 74 | 5 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Penn State | W 30–27 | 3 | 100 | 45 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Pittsburgh | W 31–21 | 3 | 138 | 53 | 2 |
2020 Michigan State 7 games, 37 punts, 43.6 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | vs.Rutgers | L 27–38 | 2 | 101 | 55 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | atMichigan | W 27–24 | 5 | 270 | 78 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | at Iowa | L 7–49 | 6 | 256 | 51 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Indiana | L 0–24 | 6 | 237 | 56 | 2 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Northwestern | W 29–20 | 2 | 48 | 37 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Ohio State | L 12–52 | 10 | 435 | 56 | 5 |
| Dec 12 | atPenn State | L 24–39 | 6 | 266 | 55 | 1 |
2018 Michigan State 4 games, 15 punts, 32.4 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | atIndiana | W 35–21 | 2 | 68 | 35 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Purdue | W 23–13 | 4 | 154 | 44 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | atMaryland | W 24–3 | 6 | 173 | 52 | 2 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Ohio State | L 6–26 | 3 | 91 | 42 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–10).
| Drill | Combine 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1¾″ |
| Weight | 216 lb |
| Arm length | 30½″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| Wingspan | 74¼″W |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 51 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New England Patriots | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New England Patriots | 17 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | New England Patriots | 17 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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