Player Story
Kyle Schmidt story
Kyle Schmidt built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a punter from Chesterton, IN wearing No. 12, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Kyle Schmidt's career was his field-position work: 212 punts, 8,687 punting yards, and 14 punts inside the 20 across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Ball State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ball State.
The arc is straightforward: Kyle Schmidt moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.