Introduction
Jake Bailey (born June 18, 1997) is an American football punter for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Stanford. Bailey was a 3rd Team All-American Punter in 2017 by GPR Punt Rating system.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert jump | Broad | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 ⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
200 lb (91 kg) |
30 in (0.76 m) |
8 ⁄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 | ||||||||||||
Bailey was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fifth round (163rd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.
New England Patriots
2019 season
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. Bailey serves as the Patriots' holder on field goals, as Allen did. After Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski was placed on injured reserve, Bailey took over kickoff duties as well.
On September 25, 2019, he was namedAFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts against the New York Jets in Week 3. 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.