CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Appeared in two career games for the Nittany Lions.
2023 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Did not see any game action.
2022 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Redshirt season...Saw action in two games...Punted four times for 160 yards, averaging 40 yards per punt...Landed three punts inside the 20.
Maryland (11/12): Punted twice, averaging 40.5 yards with a long of 41 yards...Placed both punts inside the 20. at Rutgers (11/19): Punted twice, including one landing inside the 20.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a three-year letterman for head coach Gerry Romberg at The Westminster Schools...Earned a spot as a team captain his senior season...Was named a MaxPreps All-American punter as a sophomore... Earned 3A all-state honors for three seasons...Tied for the Georgia high school state record with five field goals in a single game...Following the five makes, he was named the Kohl’s National Player of the Week...Was 24-for-24 in high school career for field goals inside 45 yards...Averaged 40.3 yards on 24 punts during senior season...Was also 30-for-34 on kickoffs going for touchbacks and connected on his lone field goal attempt of the season, a 46-yarder...Connected on eight field goals as a junior and knocked 23 of 26 kickoffs for touchbacks...Averaged 41 yards on six punts as a sophomore and hit 13 field goals on 15 attempts...Went 5-for-5 on field goals as a freshman...Rated the No. 1 punter and the No. 8 kicker nationally by Kohl’s Kicking...Rated as a three-star prospect and the No. 2 punter nationally by 247Sports and On3...Was also the starting center back on The Westminster Schools’ varsity soccer team...Soccer team won a state championship in 2019.
PERSONAL
Full name is Alex James Bacchetta...Son of Jim and Michelle Bacchetta...Has two sisters, Gianna and Bronte...Hobbies include enjoying time in nature, working out, training, spending time with family and music production...Dreamed of being a film composer and spent a lot of time digitally composing music to go along with random short films...Would like to major in business at Penn State...Following an NFL career, would like to be an entrepreneur.