Mike Sadler Class: Sophomore Hometown: Grand Rapids, Mich. High School: Forest Hills Northern Height / Weight: 6-0 / 183 Position: P Experience: 1L

Career Stats | Game-by-Game Statistics: 2011

CAREER NOTES: Third-year player and left-footed kicker enters his second season as Michigan State's starting punter in 2012.

2011 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Was one of 14 freshmen starting punters in the FBS (true and redshirt) . . . averaged 41.1 yards per punt . . . placed 41 percent (25-of-61) of his punts inside the 20 . . . tied for 12th in the FBS with 25 punts inside the 20 . . . also pinned 11 punts inside the 10, which tied for eighth most in the nation . . . had six punts of 50-plus yards . . . selected to the CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-America Team (second team) for his 4.0 GPA in applied engineering sciences . . . also a CoSIDA Academic All-District V first-team selection and an Academic All-Big Ten honoree . . . earned Freshman All-America honors by Phil Steele (third team) and CollegeFootballNews.com (honorable mention) . . . named to ESPN.com, Yahoo! Sports and BTN.com Big Ten All-Freshman Team . . . set career highs in punting average (50.1 yards per punt), punts (8) and punting yards (401) and tied a career high with four punts inside the 20 in Michigan State's win over No. 18 Georgia in the 2012 Outback Bowl; also had a career-long 57-yard punt against the Bulldogs . . . placed two of his three punts inside the 20 against Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game, including one at the 1-yard line . . . pinned two of his four punts inside the 20 at Northwestern and averaged 39.0 yards per punt (four punts for 156 yards) . . . named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after averaging a season-best 46.2 yards per punt (six punts for 277 yards), including three inside the opponent's 20, in Michigan State's 37-21 victory at Iowa . . . named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in MSU's 31-24 victory over Minnesota; averaged just 35.0 yards on five punts against the Gophers, but a season-best four of his five punts were placed inside the Gopher 20-yard line; delivered two clutch punts in the final seven minutes, twice pinning Minnesota inside its own 10-yard line; his first punt was downed at the Minnesota 6 and the second was fair caught by Brandon Green at the Gopher 10 . . . pinned two of his seven punts inside the 20 against Wisconsin; averaged 38.0 yards on seven punts vs. the Badgers . . . named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for his performance in the Michigan game; averaged 41.0 yards per punt on five attempts, had one punt downed inside the Michigan 20-yard line, and delivered a long of 45 yards despite wind gusts of up to 40 miles per hour in Spartan Stadium; also earned honorable mention College Football Performance Awards National Special Teams Player of the Week accolades . . . averaged 40.8 yards on six punts at Ohio State, including three downed inside the 20 . . . averaged 43.5 yards on two punts vs. Central Michigan, including a 46-yarder . . . averaged 39.7 yards on six punts, including a 55-yarder, at Notre Dame . . . his only punt against Florida Atlantic was a 36-yarder that was downed at the FAU 8-yard line . . . in his collegiate debut against Youngstown State, averaged 38.3 yards per punt (three for 115 yards), including one inside the 20.

2010 SEASON: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the nation's top punters by Scout.com (No. 3) . . . listed among the country's top kickers by Scouts, Inc. (No. 5) and Rivals.com (No. 7) . . . rated as possessing the fourth-strongest leg among kickers by Rivals.com . . . named to SuperPrep's and PrepStar's All-Midwest Teams . . . ranked among the state's top seniors by Scout.com (No. 23), Rivals.com (No. 28) and Detroit Free Press (No. 49) . . . two-year starter for Coach Jeff Rapelje at Forest Hills Northern High School in Grand Rapids, Mich. . . . averaged 39.9 yards on 32 punts as a senior, including a season-long 61-yarder . . . placed 13 kicks inside the opponent's 20-yard line in 2009 . . . ranked second on the team in scoring as a senior with 33 points, hitting 27-of-29 extra-point and 2-of-4 field-goal attempts . . . converted a school-record 58-yard field goal vs. Belding . . . averaged 63.0 yards on 33 kickoffs in 2009 . . . averaged 38.6 yards per punt as a junior, including a career-best 65-yarder . . . accounted for 15 points in 2008, converting 12-of-13 PATs and 1-of-2 field-goal tries . . . as a junior, his only field goal came vs. West Catholic, a 43-yarder . . . also lettered in basketball for the Huskies . . . graduated with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average . . . son of David and Karen Sadler . . . born Nov. 19, 1991 . . . majoring in applied engineering sciences.

CAREER HIGHS
Punts: 8, vs. Georgia (1/2/12)
Punting Yards: 401, vs. Georgia (1/2/12)
Punting Avg. (Min. 4): 50.1, vs. Georgia (1/2/12)
Punts Inside 20: 4, twice (last vs. Georgia, 1/2/12)
Longest Punt: 57 yards, vs. Georgia (1/2/12)