Arizona Cardinals · P RoomP
#12 Blake Gillikin
Exp 6 yrs NFLAge 29Ht / Wt 6'2" · 196 lbCollege Penn State
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Updated 2026-07-29Blake Gillikin played 5 games in 2025 with a 0% snap share.
Background & career
Blake Gillikin is a punter who signed with Arizona on October 3, 2023, following two seasons with New Orleans. Over three seasons with the Cardinals (2023–25), he appeared in 31 games. In 2023, he punted 51 times for 2,580 yards, averaging 50.6 yards per punt and establishing a franchise record; that average ranked third in the NFL. During 2024, he punted 38 times for 1,887 yards at a 49.7 average, the second-best single-season mark in team history. In 2025, Gillikin played five games, punting 22 times for 1,138 yards at a 51.7 average before an injury ended his season; he ranked 4th in the NFL in both punting average and net punting average at that time.
Saints2020 – 2022Cardinals2023 — present
