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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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Punting

Field Position

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line 5 6 245 45 40.8 0 0 0 5 37.5
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line 5 6 317 63 52.8 0 3 41 0 46
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line 13 26 1325 63 51 0 13 142 14 45.5

Game Halves

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
1st Half 11 25 1246 63 49.8 0 10 122 12 44.2
Last Two Minutes of Half 3 3 153 60 51 0 1 12 1 47
2nd Half 9 13 641 63 49.3 0 6 61 7 44.6

Home vs Road

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Home Games 7 20 980 63 49 0 9 95 10 44.2
Road Games 6 18 907 60 50.4 0 7 88 9 44.4

Margin of Victory

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Margin 0-7 3 9 444 60 49.3 0 2 25 7 46.6
Margin 15+ 3 6 287 60 47.8 0 3 25 4 43.7

Point Differential

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Ahead 6 8 369 60 46.1 0 1 12 5 44.6
Ahead by 1-8 Points 3 4 188 54 47 0 0 0 2 47
Behind 8 19 984 63 51.8 0 10 134 6 43.7
Behind by 1-8 Points 7 10 477 63 47.7 0 3 41 2 41.6
Behind by 9-16 Points 5 7 391 63 55.9 0 5 38 4 50.4
Tied 13 11 534 58 48.6 0 5 37 8 45.2

Quarters

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
1st Quarter 8 12 590 60 49.2 0 5 49 7 43.4
4th Quarter 5 6 246 53 41 0 1 3 4 40.5
4th Quarter within 7 2 2 72 44 36 0 0 0 1 36
2nd Quarter 8 13 656 63 50.5 0 5 73 5 44.8
3rd Quarter 6 7 395 63 56.4 0 5 58 3 48.1

Stadium Surfaces

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Turf 13 38 1887 63 49.7 0 16 183 19 44.3

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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