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This is a 2025 photo of Blake Gillikin of the Arizona Cardinals NFL football team.  This image reflects the Arizona Cardinals active roster as of June 9, 2025 when this image was taken.  (AP Photo)

Blake Gillikin

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#12

Experience: 6 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 27

Weight: 196 lbs

College: Penn State

2024 SEASON

  • PUNTS
    38
  • AVG
    49.66
  • LNG
    63
  • In 20
    19
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WK OPP RESULT Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk OOB Dn In 20 TB FC RET RetY TD
13 @Vikings L 22 - 23 1 42 42 42 42 42 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
14 Seahawks L 18 - 30 1 63 49 63 63 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0
1 @Bills L 28 - 34 2 78 71 50 39 35.5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
2 Rams W 41 - 10 1 60 48 60 60 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0
3 Lions L 13 - 20 5 260 220 63 52 44 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 40 0
4 Commanders L 14 - 42 4 192 176 62 48 44 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 16 0
5 @49ers W 24 - 23 2 106 106 60 53 53 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
6 @Packers L 13 - 34 4 211 144 58 52.8 36 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 47 0
7 Chargers W 17 - 15 4 178 178 54 44.5 44.5 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 0
8 @Dolphins W 28 - 27 3 160 135 60 53.3 45 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 25 0
9 Bears W 29 - 9 4 187 174 55 46.8 43.5 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 13 0
10 Jets W 31 - 6 1 40 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
12 @Seahawks L 6 - 16 6 310 301 58 51.7 50.2 0 0 1 4 0 4 1 9 0

Career Stats

P Career

SEASON TEAM G GS Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk OOB Dn In 20 TB FC RET RetY TD
2021 New Orleans Saints 17 0 83 3956 3485 63 47.7 42 0 7 11 29 4 18 43 391 0
2022 New Orleans Saints 17 0 77 3571 3199 68 46.4 41.6 0 6 13 32 7 25 26 232 0
2023 Arizona Cardinals 13 0 51 2580 2222 77 50.6 43.6 0 2 9 11 2 9 29 318 0
2024 Arizona Cardinals 13 0 38 1887 1684 63 49.7 44.3 0 2 6 19 1 13 16 183 0
TOTAL 60 0 249 11994 10590 77 48.6 42.9 0 17 39 91 14 65 114 1124 0

Biography

NoteCARDS:

  • Following two seasons (2021-22) in New Orleans, signed with Arizona on Oct. 3, 2023 and has appeared in 26 games over the two seasons (2023-24) with the Cardinals.
  • After establishing a franchise record averaging 50.6 yards per punt in 2023, returned in 2024 an averaged 49.7 yards per punt. That represents the second-best single-season total in team history (min. 35 punts).
  • Averaged 50.0+ yards per punt in 16-of-26 games played over the last two seasons (2023-24). During that span only Ryan Stonehouse (18) and A.J. Cole II (18) had more such games among all NFL punters.
  • Punted 38 times for 1,887 yards (49.7 avg. and 44.3 net avg.) in 2024 and placed 19 of his 38 punts inside the 20-yard line. His 50% inside the 20-yard line rate was tied for the fourth-highest average in the NFL while his 44.3 net avg. was the third-highest league wide.
  • Had just one touchback on 38 punts in 2024. Was the only punter in the NFL last season to have punted at least 30 times with one touchback or fewer.
  • Earned Special Teams Player of the Week after punting four times for 187 yards (46.8 avg.) with three punts placed inside the 20-yard line in a win vs. Chicago in Week 9 of '24.
  • Punted 51 times for 2,580 yards in 2023, establishing a franchise single-season record with a 50.6 punting average. His 50.6 average also ranked third in the NFL in '23.
  • In Week 16 of '23 at Chicago, had a 77-yard punt which was the longest by a Cardinals player since Mike Wood's 81-yarder against the Giants in 1978.
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