Bryce Baringer

Experience: 2 years

Height: 6-2

Weight: 215 lbs

College: Michigan State

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YEAR	TEAM	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	BLK	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
2023	New England Patriots	17	98	4598	79	46.9	0	44	439	38	40.8
TOTAL		17	98	4598	79	46.9	0	44	439	38	40.8

YEAR	TEAM	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
2023	New England Patriots	17	1	1	0	0	0	0
TOTAL		17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

YEAR	TEAM	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
2023	New England Patriots	17	0	0	0	1
TOTAL		17	0	0	0	1	0	0

Biography

Bryce Baringer was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round (192nd overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft.

PRONOUNCED - BEAR-ringer

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Bryce Baringer was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round (192nd overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft.

SEASONAL REVIEWS

2023 (17/0)

Served as the punter and holder on extra points and field goals. Had a total of 98 punts, which was second most in the NFL, for 4,598 yards and a 46.9 yard average.
Led the NFL in punts inside opponents 20-yard line and set a team record with 38. Had the second longest punt in the NFL in 2023 with a 79-yard punt vs. Indianapolis (11/12), a team record. Baringer surpassed the previous team mark of 26 punts inside the 20-yard line set by Jake Bailey in 2019.
Had at least one punt of 50 yards or more in all 17 games, setting a team record for the longest single season streak in team history (at any point of the season). Zoltan Mesko had a 12-game streak in 2011.
Landed a season-high five of his eight punts inside the 20-yard line vs. New Orleans (10/8).
Had three games in 2023 when he drilled at least two 60-yard punts, with a 60-yard and 63-yard punt at Miami on Oct 29, a 79-yard and a 65-yard punt vs. Indianapolis on Nov. 12 and a 63 and 60-yard punt vs. the NY Jets on Jan. 7. He is the only Patriots punter with at least two games with two 60-yard punts in a season.
Had a total of 38 punts inside opponents 20-yard line, the most in a season for the Patriots. Jake Bailey had 36 punts inside the 20-yard line in 2019.

COLLEGE

Four-year letterwinner and one of the most decorated punters in Michigan State history, owning school records for career average (46.0) and single-season average (49.0 in 2022).
Earned first-team consensus All-America honors from the NCAA after being named a first-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).
Also earned first-team All-America honors from CBS Sports and second-team accolades from the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).
His career punting average of 46.0 yards per punt (161 punts for 7,406 yards) is not only a school record, but also the best in Big Ten history (previous: Reggie Roby of Iowa with 45.5-yard average from 1979-82).
The 46.0-yard average is the sixth best in FBS history for punters between 150-249 career punts.
Led the Big Ten in punting in back-to-back seasons (48.4 in 2021; 49.0 in 2022).
Finished his career with 64 punts of 50-plus yards (40 percent) and 55 inside the 20 (34 percent).
Former walk-on rejoined the team in 2020 following a year off the active roster in 2019; earned a scholarship in 2021.
Transferred from Illinois during the 2018 spring semester after redshirting the 2017 season at Illinois.

PERSONAL

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