Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs East Tennessee State | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-66@ Clemson | 8 | 303 | 37.9 | 61 | 2 | |
| Total | 11 | 420 | 38.5 | 61 | 2 |
#27
Mitch Lake
Sophomore punter for App State. From Brisbane, QLD — one of 83 Australians punting in FBS this season.
5′11″ · 200 lb · Brisbane, QLD
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from App State)
Recruiting
3★
P recruit
No. 2350 nationally · Signed with App State
Last played in 2024.
The story
Sophomore punter for App State. From Brisbane, QLD — one of 83 Australians punting in FBS this season.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to App State in 2023.
Mitch Lake
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. This is his second season at App State.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
His career
202314 games
- Signed with App State3-star out of ProKick Australia
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
App State
NFL
NFL Draft
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In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025App State
DestinationTBD
Game log
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Shawn Clark, all balanced offenses — 14-11 over that span.
2023App State9-5HC: Shawn Clark · Balanced
2024App State5-6HC: Shawn Clark · Balanced
How he plays
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
CFB Index positional classification
The battery
App State’s specialists
- #42Cale SchiralliLong snapper · Fr.
- #30Gabriel SimpkinsLong snapper · So.
- #47Hardy ButlerLong snapper · Fr.
- #34Parker StoneLong snapper · Sr.
- #40Jaxson DunnPunter · Jr.11 punts · 41.5 avg · 6 inside the 20
- #43Evan MulcarePunter · Fr.
- #27Mitch LakePunter · So.
- #83James LondonKicker · Sr.6 of 7 on field goals
- #36Andrew CummingsKicker · Fr.
- #29Carter EverettKicker · Sr.
- #43Cash McVayKicker · Sr.
- #39Jackson MooreKicker · So.
Where he came from
From Brisbane, QLD — one of 83 Australians punting in FBS this season.
DNA match
Player DNA
Steady
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
P
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Flynn Appleby’s 2023 season.
Matches Flynn on
Class year
In-20 rate
Yards / punt
Differs from Flynn on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Damon Greaves's freshman season at Kansas (2023).
75%match
Matches Damon on
Yards / punt
In-20 rate
Differs from Damon on
Height (lower)
Class year (lower)
Weight (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Mitch Lake
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology