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 at Stanford.[2]
 Bailey in 2019 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | June 18, 1997 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 | |||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2021 | |||||||||||||
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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 honoree and two-time Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.[3]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Class | GP | Punting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punts | Yds | Avg | |||||
| 2015 | Stanford | FR | 7 | 10 | 347 | 34.7 | |
| 2016 | Stanford | SO | 13 | 50 | 2,176 | 43.5 | |
| 2017 | Stanford | JR | 14 | 57 | 2,586 | 45.4 | |
| 2018 | Stanford | SR | 13 | 68 | 2,996 | 44.1 | |
| Career | 47 | 185 | 8,105 | 43.8 | |||
Professional career
New England Patriots
2019 season
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 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 | 1.63 s | 2.75 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) |
9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
16 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[5][6] | ||||||||||||
Bailey was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fifth round (163rd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[7]
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.[8] After Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski was placed on injured reserve, Bailey took over kickoff duties as well.[9]
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.[10] He again won the American Football Conference 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.[11]
2020 season
He averaged 48.7 gross yards per punt, had a long of 71, and landed 31 punts inside the 20 yard line.[12]
Bailey was one of three Patriots players, along with special teamer Matthew Slater and cornerback Stephon Gilmore, named to the 2021 Pro Bowl.[13]
In January 2021, Bailey was named to the 2020 AP All-Pro first team at punter, making him the first Patriots punter so honored.[14] He received 26 of 50 votes.[15] 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.[16]
Contract Information
In 2019, Jake Bailey signed a 4 year, $2,808,980 contract with the New England Patriots of the National Football League. However, due to his selection in the 2021 Pro Bowl he will be making $3,986,000 in 2022.[17]
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | Punting | ||||
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| Punts | Yds | 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 | ||||
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| Punts | Yds | 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 Brad and Susan Bailey and he has one sister named Aly.[3] While at Stanford, he got his pilot's license.[3]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jake Bailey - Football". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Patriots.com Draft Profile: P Jake Bailey". patriots.com. May 9, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "Jake Bailey". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Jacob Bailey Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Draft Scout Jake Bailey, Stanford NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Buchmasser, Bernd (August 19, 2019). "The Patriots' punter competition is over: Ryan Allen has been released". PatsPulpit.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ Vautour, Matt (November 19, 2019). "Patriots' Jake Bailey, Nick Folk have suddenly made kicking a strength in New England". masslive. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jake Bailey wins another award". WEEI. November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Jake Bailey Stats, News, Bio".
- ^ "Stephon Gilmore among three Patriots selected to 2021 Pro Bowl". Boston Herald. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "How Jake Bailey, Gunner Olszewski made Patriots history with All-Pro honors". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "2020 NFL All-Pro Team Voting". AP NEWS. January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ Reiss, Mike (August 1, 2022). "New England Patriots and punter Jake Bailey agree to four-year, $13.5 million contract, source says". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Jake Bailey".