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Michigan State's best punters since 2004
Mike Sadler leads with 268 punts in 53 games at Michigan State; Aaron Bates had 260.
Every punter with 5 or more games at Michigan State since 2004, ranked by punts; the lines are each player's punts game by game, the top 8 drawn. A link opens the player's page, where he has one, or his row on the board.
8 punters with 5+ games at Michigan Statepunts
| # | player | seasons | games | punts | punting yards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Sadler | 2011–2014 | 53 | 268 | 11,307 |
| 2 | Aaron Bates | 2007–2010 | 52 | 260 | 10,907 |
| 3 | Jake Hartbarger | 2015–2019 | 54 | 249 | 10,554 |
| 4 | Bryce Baringer | 2018–2022 | 36 | 161 | 7,406 |
| 5 | Ryan Eckley | 2022–2025 | 35 | 149 | 7,094 |
| 6 | Brandon Fields | 2004–2006 | 34 | 145 | 6,462 |
| 7 | Rhys Dakin | 2026 | 7 | 17 | 867 |
| 8 | Michael O'Shaughnessy | 2023 | 7 | 14 | 562 |
Also at Michigan State: quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, defenders, kickers. Every school and conference: schools, conferences. The games are ESPN's box scores since 2004 (the Method says where they fall short); a position is the roster's, else read off the box score, so a tight end from before 2014 may be listed with the wide receivers.