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South Dakota State University Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Hale, Brady
Jersey Number 49
Brady Hale
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 210
- Position:
- Punter
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Yankton, S.D.
- High School:
- Yankton H.S.
- Major:
- Physical Education/Teacher Education
Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS
• All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second Team (2018)
• MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 8, 2018; Oct. 13, 2018)
• MVFC Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2017)
• MVFC Honor Roll (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
2018: Put together his most consistent season as a Jackrabbit, earning second-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors ... averaged 42.5 yards on 56 punt attempts ... landed 24 of his punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line and boomed eight punts of 50 or more yards ... averaged better than 40 yards per punt in 10 of the 12 games in which he had an attempt ... named MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week after averaging 48 yards on four punts, including three inside the 20, in season-opening win over Montana State ... repeated as league's top special teams performer against Youngstown State, when he notched his longest punt of the season — 57 yards — and also handled the kickoff duties ... punted three times for an average of 45.3 yards and matched his season-long punt of 57 yards in Football Championship Subdivision playoff victory over Duquesne
2017: Enjoyed another solid season at punter, averaging 40.1 yards per attempt ... averaged 40-plus yards per attempt in 8 of 14 games ... landed 19 of his 48 punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line and only one of his punts resulted in a touchback ... punted three times for an average of 44 yards, including a season-long 52-yarder, at Youngstown State ... averaged 45 yards on two punts in home win over Southern Illinois ... booted 51-yard punts in back-to-back games against Northern Iowa and at Missouri State ... tallied season-high six punts for 42.2 yards with long of 47 in regular season finale at South Dakota ... pinned New Hampshire inside its own 20-yard line on three of four attempts, including 50-yarder on first attempt, in Football Championship Subdivision playoff quarterfinal ... also contributed on special teams as the holder on placekicks
2016: Was one of the team’s most improved players as he increased his punting average by 5.7 yards per attempt ... averaged 40-plus yards per punt in seven of 12 games in which he played, starting with average of 45.2 yards on six punts in season opener at TCU ... punted season-high eight times for 42.9-yard average with long of 50 at Southern Illinois ... posted career-best 47.8-yard average on four punts, including 58-yarder, versus South Dakota ... booted career-best 61-yard punt and landed three of seven punts inside opponent’s 20-yard line en route to average of 45.5 yards per attempt in playoff win over Villanova
2015: Appeared in all 12 games ... turned in a strong collegiate debut at Kansas, punting five times for a season-best average of 41.6 yards per attempt ... pinned Kansas inside its 20-yard line four times and also recorded season long with 56-yard attempt ... punted eight times, including 51-yarder, in MVFC opener with North Dakota State to earn squad’s Special Teams Player of the Week honor for first time ...named Special Teams Player of the Week for second time after landing four of his eight punts inside the 20-yard line in Hobo Day game against Northern Iowa ... forced a fair catch on five of his seven punts in win against Illinois State ... registered punts of 50 and 54 yards among his seven attempts at South Dakota ... punted career-high nine times and landed three inside the Montana 20-yard line in Football Championship Subdivision playoff contest en route to team’s weekly special teams award for third time
BEFORE SDSU: Played multiple roles in helping lead Yankton High School to 2014 Class AA state championship ... was an all-state selection and member of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 after averaging 38 yards per punt and connecting on 11-of-17 field goals, including a 53-yarder ... added 40 receptions, scored five touchdowns, and notched 25 tackles and three interceptions on defense ... also earned all-conference honors in basketball ... as a youth, was a champion in the 14-15 age group of the national Punt, Pass and Kick competition ... member of the National Honor Society
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