Bryce Baringer

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. Early life and high school Baringer was born and grew up in Waterford, Michigan and attended Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy. 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. College career Baringer began his college career at Illinois, where he redshirted his true freshman season. After the season, he transferred to Michigan State University. 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. He played in four games and punted 15 times for an average of 32.4 yards. Baringer was cut by the Spartans entering the 2019 season after the team added Australian punter Jack Bouwmeester to their recruiting class.