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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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Preseason

WK Game Date OPP RESULT PUNTS YDS Net Yds LNG AVG Net Avg BLK OOB Dn IN 20 TB FC RET RETY TD
3 08/25/2024 @Broncos L 12 - 38 4 232 197 71 58 49.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 15 0
2 08/17/2024 @Colts L 13 - 21 6 310 269 64 51.7 44.8 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 21 0
1 08/10/2024 Saints L 14 - 16 5 221 177 57 44.2 35.4 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 24 0

Regular Season

WK Game Date OPP RESULT PUNTS YDS Net Yds LNG AVG Net Avg BLK OOB Dn IN 20 TB FC RET RETY TD
14 12/08/2024 Seahawks L 18 - 30 1 63 49 63 63 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0
13 12/01/2024 @Vikings L 22 - 23 1 42 42 42 42 42 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
12 11/24/2024 @Seahawks L 6 - 16 6 310 301 58 51.7 50.2 0 0 1 4 0 4 1 9 0
10 11/10/2024 Jets W 31 - 6 1 40 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
9 11/03/2024 Bears W 29 - 9 4 187 174 55 46.8 43.5 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 13 0
8 10/27/2024 @Dolphins W 28 - 27 3 160 135 60 53.3 45 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 25 0
7 10/21/2024 Chargers W 17 - 15 4 178 178 54 44.5 44.5 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 0
6 10/13/2024 @Packers L 13 - 34 4 211 144 58 52.8 36 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 47 0
5 10/06/2024 @49ers W 24 - 23 2 106 106 60 53 53 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
4 09/29/2024 Commanders L 14 - 42 4 192 176 62 48 44 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 16 0
3 09/22/2024 Lions L 13 - 20 5 260 220 63 52 44 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 40 0
2 09/15/2024 Rams W 41 - 10 1 60 48 60 60 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0
1 09/08/2024 @Bills L 28 - 34 2 78 71 50 39 35.5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 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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