Jake Bailey (American football)

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Jake Bailey
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Bailey in 2019
No. 7 – New England Patriots
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1997-06-18) June 18, 1997 (age 24)
Phoenix, Arizona
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Santa Fe Christian
(Solana Beach, California)
College:Stanford
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 5 / Pick: 163
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2021
Punts:185
Punting yards:8,632
Punting average:46.7
Longest punt:71
Inside 20:90
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Jacob Bailey (born June 18, 1997) is an American football punter for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football for Stanford.[2]

College career[]

While at Stanford, Bailey had the longest punt in the school's history at 84 yards. In four years he punted 185 times and is the all-time team leader in career punt average with 43.8 yards per kick. Bailey was a three-time All-Pac-12 honoree and two-time Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.[3]

Statistics[]

College football statistics[4]
Season Team Class GP Punting
Punts Yds Avg
2015 Stanford FR 7 10 347 34.7
2016 Stanford SO 13 50 2176 43.5
2017 Stanford JR 14 57 2586 45.4
2018 Stanford SR 13 68 2996 44.1
Career 47 185 8105 43.8

Professional career[]

New England Patriots[]

2019 season[]

Bailey in a game against the Washington Redskins
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 1+3⁄8 in
(1.86 m) 		200 lb
(91 kg) 		30 in
(0.76 m) 		8+3⁄4 in
(0.22 m)		 4.72 s 33.0 in
(0.84 m)		 9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)
All values from NFL Combine[5]

Bailey was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fifth round (163rd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[6]

Upon joining the roster, Bailey competed with incumbent punter Ryan Allen, who had been with the Patriots for 6 seasons. Bailey won the competition, and Allen was released on August 19, 2019, after the Patriots' second preseason game.[3] Bailey serves as the Patriots' holder on field goals, as Allen did.[7] After Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski was placed on injured reserve, Bailey took over kickoff duties as well.[8]

On September 25, 2019, he was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts against the New York Jets in Week 3.[9] He again won AFC Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 11 versus the Philadelphia Eagles, when he had five punts of 50+ yards and six landing inside the 20.[10]

2020 season[]

He averaged 48.7 gross yards per punt, had a long of 71, and landed 31 punts inside the 20 yard line.[11]

Bailey was one of three Patriots players, along with special teamer Matt Slater and cornerback Stephon Gilmore, named to the 2020 Pro Bowl.[12]

In January 2021, Bailey was named to the 2020 AP All-Pro first team at punter, making him the first Patriots punter so honored.[13] He received 26 of 50 votes.[14] Bailey was one of three Patriots special teamers named to the team; Gunner Olszewski was named first team punt returner, and Matthew Slater was named second team special teamer.

NFL career statistics[]

Regular season[]

Year Team GP Punting
Punts Yards Avg Lng Blk
2019 NE 16 81 3,638 44.9 65 0
2020 NE 16 55 2,678 48.7 71 0
2021 NE 17 49 2,316 47.3 71 3
Career 49 185 8,632 46.7 71 3

Postseason[]

Year Team GP Punting
Punts Yards Avg Lng Blk
2019 NE 1 5 230 46.0 61 0
2021 NE 1 3 142 47.3 53 0
Career 2 8 372 46.5 61 0

Personal life[]

His parents are Brand and Susan Bailey and he has one sister named Aly.[3] While at Stanford, he got his pilot's license.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ O'Malley, Nick (April 27, 2019). "NFL Draft 2019: New England Patriots trade up to take punter Jake Bailey in Round 5". masslive.com. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jake Bailey - Football". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Patriots.com Draft Profile: P Jake Bailey". patriots.com. May 9, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "Jake Bailey". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Jacob Bailey Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  6. ^ Buchmasser, Bernd (April 27, 2019). "NFL draft 2019: Patriots trade up, draft P Jake Bailey with the 163rd pick". Pats Pulpit. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  7. ^ Buchmasser, Bernd (August 19, 2019). "The Patriots' punter competition is over: Ryan Allen has been released". PatsPulpit.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Vautour, Matt (November 19, 2019). "Patriots' Jake Bailey, Nick Folk have suddenly made kicking a strength in New England". masslive. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  9. ^ Hartwell, Darren (September 24, 2019). "Patriots' Jake Bailey named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week, joins rare company". NBCSports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  10. ^ "Jake Bailey wins another award". WEEI. November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  11. ^ "Jake Bailey Stats, News, Bio".
  12. ^ "Stephon Gilmore among three Patriots selected to 2021 Pro Bowl". Boston Herald. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  13. ^ "How Jake Bailey, Gunner Olszewski made Patriots history with All-Pro honors". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  14. ^ "2020 NFL All-Pro Team Voting". AP NEWS. January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.

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