Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-42@ Illinois | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 52 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-21@ Louisiana | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 146 | 48.8 | 52 | 1 |
#20
Badger Hargett
Junior punter for UAB. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Lafayette, LA · Ascension Episcopal
Transferred LSU → UAB for 2026
The numbers
48.7
yards per punt · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 punts, 48.5 avg, at Illinois
The story
Junior punter for UAB. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with LSU in 2023.
From Lafayette, LA.
UAB’s specialists
- #47Caleb MoserLong snapper · Jr.
- #46Evan BishopLong snapper · Jr.
- #47Noah MedlenLong snapper · Fr.
- #41Oliver StrawPunter · Sr.5 punts · 37 avg
- #20Badger HargettPunter · Jr.3 punts · 48.7 avg · 1 inside the 20
- #30Carson TinsleyPunter · Fr.
- #27Patrick FoleyPunter · Sr.
- #39Jonah DelangeKicker · Sr.7 of 7 on field goals
- #35Owen SimpsonKicker · So.
His career
2023
- Signed with LSUout of Ascension Episcopal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
UAB
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UAB
2025LSU
2026UAB
Game log
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 punt.
Season context · Team result + system
2026UAB1-2HC: Alex Mortensen · Run-heavy
Starter
UAB carries four punters; Hargett has taken three of the 8.
The battery
UAB’s specialists
- #47Caleb MoserLong snapper · Jr.
- #46Evan BishopLong snapper · Jr.
- #47Noah MedlenLong snapper · Fr.
- #41Oliver StrawPunter · Sr.5 punts · 37 avg
- #20Badger HargettPunter · Jr.3 punts · 48.7 avg · 1 inside the 20
- #30Carson TinsleyPunter · Fr.
- #27Patrick FoleyPunter · Sr.
- #39Jonah DelangeKicker · Sr.7 of 7 on field goals
- #35Owen SimpsonKicker · So.
Background
2024 (LSU): Did not see any game action this season Was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll 2023: Redshirted as a true freshman, did not see any game action High School: Ranked as the nation’s No. 5 prep punter as a senior in high school by Kohl’s Kicking Camp Named 2A First-Team All-State in…
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology