2025 Football Roster

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27 Mitchell Lake

  • Position Punter
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 200
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Brisbane, Australia
  • High School Saint Peters Lutheran

Biography

2024: Appeared in the first two games at punter … Recorded a career-long 61-yard punt against Clemson … Tallied two punts inside the 20 and one inside the 10-yard line … Averaged 38.2 yards on 11 punts.

2023: Averaged 39.0 yards on 54 punts in 14 games as a freshman … App State opponents totaled 63 yards on 13 punt returns (4.8 average) … Had 20 punts inside the 20 and 20 punts that ended with fair-catches … Had six punts of 50-plus yards, with a long of 57 … Mountaineers held a four-point lead in the fourth quarter of the Cure Bowl when Lake unleashed a 53-yard punt to the 9-yard line in a driving rainstorm … Punted three times for a 43.7-yard average — his highest game average of the season — in the Cure Bowl.

Bio: Early enrollee … Trained with Prokick Australia, which has produced seven Ray Guy Award winners in the last 10 seasons … Left-footed punter who can kick traditional or rugby style … Rated a two-star prospect by 247Sports … Xavier Subotsch, who punted at App State from 2017-21, was also a product of Prokick Australia … Grew up playing Australian Rules football.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Punter
    5'11" 195 lbs
  • 49

    2023Freshman

    Punter
    5'11" 195 lbs
    49
  • 49

    2024Sophomore

    Punter
    5'11" 195 lbs
    49
  • 27

    2025Redshirt Sophomore

    Punter
    5'11" 200 lbs
    27