Bryce Baringer

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

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CAREER TRANSACTIONS

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

Seasonal reviews

2024 (17/0)

• Had a streak of at least one 50-yard punt in a game for 27-straight games. It was the longest active streak in the NFL until it ended vs. the L.A. Rams on Nov. 17.
• Had fourth-career game with two 60-yard punts vs. Seattle (9/15) after a 65 yard punt in the second quarter and a 67 yard punt in the third quarter.
• Had three punts inside the 20-yard line at the New York Jets (9/19).
• Has two punts over 65 yards on the season with a 69-yard punt in the second quarter vs. Miami (10/6) and a 66-yard punt in the second quarter at Jacksonville (10/20).
• Had a 60-yard punt at Tennessee (11/3) in the fourth quarter.
• Had a 61-yard punt and a 75-yard punt in the third quarter at Chicago (11/10) for his fifth-career game with at least two 60-yard punts. Became the only Patriots player to have at least two games with two 60-yard punts in a season. The 75-yarder is the second-longest of his career, behind the 79-yard punt he had vs. Indianapolis on Nov. 12, 2023.
• Had a 69-yard punt at Miami (11/24) in the second quarter.
• Had his sixth-career game with two 60-yard punts vs. the L.A. Chargers (12/28) after a 62-yard punt in the third quarter and a 64-yard punt in the fourth quarter. It is his third game in 2024 with two 60-yard punts - vs. Seattle on Sept. 15 and at Chicago on Nov. 10. He also had three games with at least two 60-yard punts in 2023. He is the only Patriots player to have at least two games with two 60-yard punts in a season.
• Landed two punts inside the 20-yard line vs. Buffalo (1/5), finishing the season with 31 punts inside the 20-yard line. Became the second Patriots punter with back-to-back seasons with at least 30 punts inside the 20-yard line after Jake Bailey had 36 in 2019 and 31 in 2020. Finished the season with a 49.8 punting yard average, the highest in team history for a single season and fourth in the NFL in 2024. Jake Bailey previously held the team record with a 48.7 yard average in 2020.

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. Baringer surpassed the previous team mark of 36 punts inside the 20-yard line set by Jake Bailey in 2019. Had the second-longest punt in the NFL in 2023 with a 79-yard punt vs. Indianapolis (11/12), the fifth-longest in team history.
• 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.

Extra Points

• Bryce Baringer had an unconventional path to the NFL. He began his collegiate career by earning a walk-on spot at Illinois in 2018 as a true freshman, but due to being buried on the depth chart and the cost of out-of-state tuition, he transferred home to Michigan State as a regular student. Outside of a four-game stint on the Michigan State team due to injuries on the roster, Baringer did not have a walk-on roster spot available to him in 2019. After a year of serving as the team's photographer to maintain access to the facilities to train, Baringer attended an open tryout with a new coaching staff at the Spartans and made the team, establishing himself as the Spartans top punter in 2020 and going on to have record-breaking seasons in 2021 and 2022. In 2022, he was named the Big 10 punter of the year and a consensus All-American by all five major associations.

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

• Son of Bruce and Kimberly Baringer.
• Graduated with a bachelor's degree in advertising creative in December 2021.
• Also lettered in golf, soccer and basketball in high school.
• Three-year letterwinner under Coach Pat Fox at Notre Dame Prep High School.
• Started punting in December of his junior season.