Devin Bale - Football - Arkansas Razorbacks

#37 Devin Bale

P | R-Jr | 6-3 | 204 | La Jolla, Calif. | La Jolla HS / Northern Colorado

2024 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR) Punted six times for 263 yards (43.8) while kicking off four times for 259 yards (64.8) and three touchbacks against Texas A&M (Sept. 28) … Gained 25 yards on a successful fake punt attempted, becoming the first punter to have a run of 20+ yards since Reid Bauer had a 23-yard rush at LSU on Nov. 13, 2021(Sept. 28) … Punted three times for 149 yards (49.7) with a long of 53 during a win at Auburn, while also recording a tackle (Sept. 21) … Kicked off eight times for 518 yards (64.8) while totaling six touchbacks in a win over UAB (Sept. 14) … Saw first punting action at Oklahoma State punted three times for 137 yards (45.7), pinning the Cowboys inside their own 20-yard line on all three attempts (Sept. 7) … Kicked off five times for 318 yards (63.6 avg.) at Oklahoma State (Sept. 7) … Kicked off eight times for a total of 501 yards (62.6 avg) in a 70-0 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Aug. 29).

2023 (JUNIOR): Redshirted in his first season at Arkansas.

At Northern Colorado
2022 (SOPHOMORE):
Resumed his role as Northern Colorado’s primary punter in year two while adding kickoff duties for the Bears … Recorded 51 punts for 2,095 yards … Averaged 63.9 yards per kickoff … Compiled 32 touchbacks on 41 kickoffs … Averaged 41.1 yards per punt … Totaled 14 punts inside the 20-yard line … Punted five times for 183. Yards, averaging 36 yards per punt, with a long of 42 against Houston Christian (Sept. 3) … Two of his punts vs. Houston Christian were downed inside the 20-yard line … Kicked off four times for 260 yards with four touchbacks vs. Houston Christian … Called on to punt six times for 245 yards with a long of 52 vs. Wyoming (Sept. 10) … Accumulated 70 yards on two punts with one dropping inside the 20-yard line against Lamar (Sept. 17) … Booted two punts for 80 yards with a long of 48 against Idaho State (Sept. 24), pinning one inside the 20-yard line … Punted three times for 119 yards vs. Idaho (Oct. 1), dropping two of his punts inside the 20-yard line … Totaled a career high 336 yards on eight punts, averaging 42 yards per punt, with a long of 54 against Sacramento State (Oct. 8) … Dropped one punt inside the 20-yard line vs. Sacramento State … Called on to punt six times for 254 yards, averaging 42.3 yards per punt, with a long of 56 vs. Montana State (Oct. 15) … Entered to punt once for a season long 71 yards for a touchback against UC Davis (Oct. 22) … Punted four times for 159 yards with a long of 48 vs. Portland State (Nov. 5), pinning one punt inside the 20-yard line … Racked up 306 yards on seven punts with a long of 56 against Northern Arizona (Nov. 12), placing a season high three punts inside the 20-yard line … Averaged 43.7 yards per punt against Northern Arizona … Punted seven times for 272 yards with a long of 51 at Eastern Washington (Nov. 19) … Also pinned two punts inside the 20-yard line against the Eagles.

2021 (FRESHMAN): Played in nine games during his freshman year, assuming primary punting duties for Northern Colorado … Punted 52 times for 2,145 yards … Averaged 41.3 yards per punt, which ranked 27th nationally … Set a program record after booting an 84-yard punt vs. Sacramento State on Oct. 21 … Pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line 15 times … Had 10 punts over 50 yards … Forced opponents into a fair catch 16 times … Punted twice for 66 yards in his collegiate debut vs. Houston Baptist (Sept. 11) … Assumed primary punting duties against Northern Arizona (Sept. 25) after punting five times for 247 yards, averaging a season high 49.4 yards per punt and pinning the Lumberjacks inside the 20-yard line twice … Three of his punts vs. Northern Arizona went 50+ yards with a long of 56 … Called on to punt eight times for a season high 316 yards, including two punts for 50+ yards, against Montana State (Oct. 2) with a long of 54 … Dropped six punts for 265 yards (44.17 yards per punt) vs. Eastern Washington (Oct. 9), pinning the Eagles inside the 20-yard line twice … Punted six times for 205 yards vs. UC Davis (Oct. 16) … Boomed four punts for 178 yards, averaging 44.5 yards per punt, with a long of 47 vs. Southern Utah (Oct. 23) … Also pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line a season high three times and forced two fair catches vs. Southern Utah … Booted six punts for 277 yards, averaging 46.17 yards per punt, with a career long 84-yard punt against Sacramento State (Oct. 30) … His 84-yarder vs. Sacramento State set a program record … Also pinned Sacramento State inside the 20-yard line twice and forced three fair catches … Totaled 295 yards on seven punts vs. Montana (Nov. 11) with a long of 57, dropping two boots inside the 20-yard line and recording two punts for over 50 yards … Called on to punt eight times for 296 yards with a long of 46 against Weber State (Nov. 20), dropping two punts inside the 20-yard line.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended La Jolla High School in La Jolla, Calif. … Two-sport athlete playing football and soccer … Named Eastern League Specialist of the Year … Earned a spot on the San Diego Tribune’s all-academic team.