Jake Bailey (American football)

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Jake Bailey
Jake Bailey (cropped).jpg
Bailey with the Patriots in 2019
No. 16 – Miami Dolphins
Position: Punter
Personal information
Born: (1997-06-18) June 18, 1997 (age 26)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school: Santa Fe Christian
(Solana Beach, California)
College: Stanford (2015–2018)
NFL draft: 2019  / Round: 5 / Pick: 163
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023
Punts:275
Punting yards:12,613
Punting average:45.9
Longest punt:71
Inside 20:122
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

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

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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 Conference honoree and two-time Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention. [2]

College statistics

SeasonTeamClassGPPunting
PuntsYdsAvg
2015 Stanford FR 71034734.7
2016 Stanford SO 13502,17643.5
2017 Stanford JR 14572,58645.4
2018 Stanford SR 13682,99644.1
Career 471858,10543.8

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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 s1.59 s2.75 s33.0 in
(0.84 m)		9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)		16 reps
All values from NFL Combine [3] [4]

New England Patriots

2019 season

Bailey was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fifth round (163rd overall) of the 2019 NFL draft. [5]

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. [2] Bailey serves as the Patriots' holder on field goals, as Allen did. [6] After Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski was placed on injured reserve, Bailey took over kickoff duties as well. [7]

On September 25, 2019, he was named American Football Conference (AFC) Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts against the New York Jets in Week 3. [8] He again won the 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. [9]

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Bailey in 2019

2020 season

He averaged 48.7 gross yards per punt, had a long of 71, and landed 31 punts inside the 20 yard line. [10]

Bailey was one of three Patriots players, along with special teamer Matthew Slater and cornerback Stephon Gilmore, named to the 2021 Pro Bowl. [11]

In January 2021, Bailey was named to the 2020 AP All-Pro first team at punter, making him the first Patriots punter so honored. [12] He received 26 of 50 votes. [13] 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.

2022 season

On August 1, 2022, Bailey signed a four-year, $13.5 million contract extension through the 2025 season. [14] He was placed on injured reserve on November 19, 2022. [15]

On March 10, 2023, Bailey was released by the Patriots. [16]

Miami Dolphins

2023 season

On March 17, 2023, Bailey signed with the Miami Dolphins. [17]

2024 season

On March 14, 2024, Bailey re-signed with the Dolphins on a two-year contract extension. [18] [19]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGPPunting
PuntsYdsAvgLngBlk
2019 NE 16813,63844.9650
2020 NE 16552,67848.7710
2021 NE 17492,31647.3713
2022 NE 9371,55742.1620
2023 MIA 17532,42445.7660
Career 7527512,61345.9713

Postseason

YearTeamGPPunting
PuntsYdsAvgLngBlk
2019 NE 1523046.0610
2021 NE 1314247.3530
2023 MIA 1416440.8510
Career 31253644.6610

Personal life

His parents are Brad and Susan Bailey and he has one sister named Aly. [2] While at Stanford, he got his pilot's license. [2]

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