#12
Blake Gillikin
NO · 2020–2023ARI · 2023–presentACT
BlakeGillikin#12P
Age
28
Jan 21, 1998
Height
6'2"
74"
Weight
196
lb
College
Penn State
2016-2019
Drafted
2020
UDFA
Exp
6
seasons
Contract
$2M
1y · $1.9M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Punts
22
2025
Gross Avg
51.7
yards / punt
Net Avg
45.4
net / punt
IN20%
36%
8/22
TB%
9%
2/22
Return%
50%
11/22
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2016 — Present · Includes honors
2023
Arizona Cardinals · Punter
P · 31 active weeks
NFL
2020–2023
New Orleans Saints · Punter
P · 34 active weeks
NFL
2016–2019
Penn State · P
NCAA

Draft Profile

2020 Draft
Selection
Undrafted Free Agent
2020 UDFA signing with New Orleans Saints
TeamNO
StatusUDFA
Undrafted Free Agent

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaAll-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.