No. 17 – New England Patriots | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Punter | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Waterford, Michigan, U.S. | April 26, 1999||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Notre Dame Preparatory (Pontiac, Michigan) | ||||||||||||
College: | Michigan State (2018–2022) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2023 / Round: 6 / Pick: 192 | ||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023 | |||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Bryce Baringer (born April 26, 1999) is an American football punter for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois and Michigan State.
Baringer was born and grew up in Waterford, Michigan and attended Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy. [1] He initially signed a National Letter of Intent to play college football at Southern Illinois, but was granted a release and committed to play at Illinois as a preferred walk-on. [2]
Baringer began his college career at Illinois, where he redshirted his true freshman season. [3] After the season, he transferred to Michigan State University. [4]
Baringer enrolled at Michigan State and originally did not plan on continuing his football career until he was contacted by the Spartans coaching staff. He took part in two tryouts, but was not offered a spot on the roster after either one. Baringer eventually joined the team after punters Jake Hartbarger and Tyler Hunt both suffered injuries during the 2018 season. [3] He played in four games and punted 15 times for an average of 32.4 yards. [5] Baringer was cut by the Spartans entering the 2019 season after the team added Australian punter Jack Bouwmeester to their recruiting class. [6]
Baringer continued to practice punting independently and was offered to rejoin the team after Bouwmeester left the team at the conclusion of the season. He entered his redshirt junior season competing with Mitchell Crawford, a graduate transfer from UTEP, but ultimately won the punting job early in the season and averaged 43.6 yards per punt on 37 punts. [7] As a redshirt senior, Baringer punted 59 times for a Michigan State record 48.4 yard average and was named second team All-Big Ten Conference. [8] Baringer used the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and returned to Michigan State for a sixth year. [9] He entered his final season ranked as the best punting prospect for the 2023 NFL Draft by ESPN analyst Mel Kiper. [10]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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6 ft 1+3⁄4 in (1.87 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
All values from NFL Combine [11] [12] |
Baringer was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round, 192nd overall, of the 2023 NFL draft. [13] He signed a standard four-year rookie contract with a total value of about $4.02 million, including a signing bonus of $178,459. [14]
Baringer is a close friend of professional golfer James Piot, who was also his roommate at Michigan State. [15]
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