Jake Bailey
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#16
Experience: 8 years
Height: 6-2
Age: 29
Weight: 212 lbs
College: Stanford
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 | 08/28/2026 | @Dolphins | W 17 - 12 | 5 | 281 | 248 | 63 | 56.2 | 49.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | 08/22/2026 | @Colts | W 34 - 6 | 2 | 112 | 95 | 58 | 56 | 47.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| 1 | 08/14/2026 | Broncos | L 7 - 27 | 4 | 198 | 187 | 57 | 49.5 | 46.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
Biography
CAREER
- Saw action in 109 career games in stints with the Patriots (2019-22) and Dolphins (2023-25) and has punted 394 times for 18,257 yards (46.3 avg.) and a 41.1 net average. He has landed 165 punts inside the 20-yard line.
- Saw action in all 17 games in 2025 and punted 63 times for 3,005 yards (47.7 avg.) and a 42.6 net average.
- Played in all 17 games in 2024 and totaled 56 punts for 2,639 yards (47.1 avg.) and a 40.5 net average.
- Played in all 17 contests in 2023 and recorded 53 punts for 2,424 yards (45.7 avg.) and a 40.7 net average.
- Saw action in nine games with New England in 2022. He punted 37 times for 1,557 yards (42.1 avg.) and a net average of 35.3 before missing the rest of the season due to injury.
- Saw action in all 17 games and totaled 49 punts for 2,316 yards (47.3 avg.) and a 39.6 net average in 2021.
- Played in 16 games in 2020 and recorded 55 punts for 2,678 yards (48.7 avg.) and a 45.6 net average. His 45.6 net punt average led the NFL and was the best single-season net punt average in Patriots history. His 71 punt return yards allowed were the fewest in Patriots history and the seventh fewest in NFL history.
- Saw action in 16 games in 2019 and punted 81 times for 3,638 yards (44.9 avg) and a 41.3 net average. His 36 punts inside the 20 set a Patriots franchise record.
HONORS
- First-team All-Pro (2020)
- Pro Bowl (2020)
- PFWA All-AFC (2020)
- AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 3, 2019; Week 11, 2019)
COLLEGE
- Played in 52 games at Stanford (2015-18) and punted 185 times for 8,105 yards (43.8 avg.) and 76 inside the 20. His 43.8 career punt avg. was the best in school history.
- Earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors in 2017 and 2018, and honorable mention honors in 2016.
- His 45.5 punt average his junior season (2017) led the Pac-12 and ranked seventh nationally.
PERSONAL
- Prepped at Santa Fe Christian in Solana Beach Calif. and lettered in soccer and track and field.
- Set his school record in the long jump (21-4).
- Majored in science, technology and society at Stanford.