Jake Bailey (American football)
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]
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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) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach, California) | ||||||||||
| College: | Stanford | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 5 / Pick: 163 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||
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]
Professional career
2019 season
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||||
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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 | 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 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.[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 Matthew Slater and cornerback Stephon Gilmore, named to the 2021 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.
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.[15]
NFL career statistics
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.
- "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.
- 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.
- "Jake Bailey".