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PTJake Bailey

Stanford — Pac-12

  • Height: 6-2
  • Weight: 202
  • Hometown: Solana Beach, CA
  • Age: 21

SENIOR (2018): 
• All-Pac-12 second team
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
• Ray Guy Award watch list
• AP Preseason All-America Second Team
• Athlon Preseason All-America Second Team Specialists
• Sporting News Preseason All-America Second Team
• Four of five kickoffs for touchbacks, five punts for 48.8 average, including three inside the 20. 
     • 63-yard punt bounced out at the one-yard line and led to a safety
• Career-long 66-yard punt and all four kickoffs went for touchbacks vs. USC
• Four punts for 45.0 average, including two inside the 20, and all five kickoffs went for touchbacks at Oregon
• Eight punts for 45.6 average, including long of 64, and three kickoffs for touchbacks at Notre Dame
• Three punts for 49.7 average, including long of 56, and all four kickoffs for touchbacks vs. Utah
• Eight punts for 41.9 average, including long of 61 and five inside the 20, and three kickoffs for touchbacks at Arizona State
• Both punts downed inside the 20 and all seven kickoffs went for touchbacks vs. Washington State
• Three punts for 44.0 average and all five kickoffs for touchbacks at Washington
• Three punts for 42.0 average, including two inside the 20, and six kickoffs for touchbacks vs. Oregon State
• Five punts for 41.2 average, including three inside the 20, and seven kickoffs for touchbacks at UCLA
• Six punts for 49.5 average, including school record 84-yard punt, and five kickoffs for touchbacks at Cal
• Career-high nine punts and 401 punt yards (44.6 average), including three inside the 20, and all three kickoffs for touchbacks in win over Pitt (Sun Bowl)

JUNIOR (2017): 
• All-Pac-12 second team
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
• Ray Guy Award watch list
• 57 punts
• 45.5 yards/punt
     • First among Pac-12 players
     • Seventh nationally
• 58 of 83 kickoffs went for touchbacks
• Four touchbacks on eight kickoffs, one punt for 59 yards vs. Rice
• Touchbacks on all four kickoffs, four punts for 51.2 average (three inside the 20) at USC
• Touchbacks on all four kickoffs, one punt inside the 20 at San Diego State
• Five kickoff touchbacks, one punt inside the 20 vs. UCLA
• Four kickoff touchbacks, four punts for 44.5 average (three inside 20), 17-yard rush vs. Arizona State
• All six kickoffs went for touchbacks, five punts for 44.6 average (two inside the 20) at Utah
• All five kickoffs for touchbacks, five punts for 46.0 average (one inside the 20) at Oregon State
• All four kickoffs for touchbacks, eight punts for 47.0 average (four inside the 20 and three of 50+ yards) at Washington State
• Five of seven kickoffs went for touchbacks, two punts went for 78 yards (one inside the 20) vs. Washington
• Four kickoffs for four touchbacks vs. Cal
• Seven punts for 50.4 average, five punts over 50 yards (three inside the 20), career-long 65-yard punt, five of seven kickoffs for touchbacks vs. Notre Dame
• Five punts for 45.6 average (two inside the 20 and long of 60 yards), and all four kickoffs went for touchbacks vs. USC (Pac-12 Championship Game) 
• Four punts for 48.8 average (long of 60 yards), four touchbacks on seven kickoffs vs. TCU (Alamo Bowl)

SOPHOMORE (2016): 
• All-Pac-12 honorable mention
• AP All-Bowl team (honorable mention)
• Ray Guy Award preseason watch list
• Ray Guy Punter of the Week (Oct. 24)
• Fourth-best single-season punting average in school history (43.52)
• 50 punts for 2,176 yards, 13 punts over 50 yards, 22 inside the 20
• 44 touchbacks on 71 kickoffs (62.0 pct.)
• Three kickoff touchbacks, and four of five punts inside the 20 vs. Kansas State
• Six kickoffs for three touchbacks, and two punts for 81 yards vs. USC
• Three kickoffs for touchbacks, all three punts inside the 20 for 47.3 average at UCLA
• 58-yard punt, two kickoff touchbacks vs. Washington State
• Two of three kickoffs for touchbacks, one punt over 50 yards, one punt inside the 20 at Notre Dame
• Five punts (50.6 yards/punt), first career 60-yard punt (61), two punts inside the 20, one kickoff touchback vs. Colorado
• Six punts (44.7 yards/punt), two of 50 or more yards and four inside the 20, six touchbacks on seven kickoffs at Arizona
• Three kickoff touchbacks and one punt inside the 20 vs. Oregon State
• Six touchbacks on nine kickoffs at Oregon
• Two punts inside the 20, three kickoff touchbacks at Cal
• Six touchbacks on eight kickoffs, two punts inside the 20 vs. Rice
• Six touchbacks on seven kickoffs, three of five punts over 50 yards, three inside the 20 vs. North Carolina (Sun Bowl)

FRESHMAN (2015): 
• Starting kickoff specialist, situational punter
• 10 punts (34.7 yards/punt)
• Three kickoffs and two touchbacks at Northwestern
• Eight kickoffs and two touchbacks at USC
• Seven kickoffs and two touchbacks at Oregon State
• 10 kickoffs and three touchbacks vs. Arizona
• Seven kickoffs vs. USC (Pac-12 Championship Game)

HIGH SCHOOL
• Played at Santa Fe Christian (Calif.) for head coach Jon Wallace
     • Attended same high school as Cardinal long snapper Reed Miller
• Nation’s fourth-best kicker by ESPN
• Nation’s sixth-best punter by 247Sports
• California’s 97th-best recruit by ESPN
• 12 of 16 field goals made – including 54-yarder – as a senior
     • Made three field goals of 50 or more yards
• 26 of 27 extra points made as a senior
• 40 touchbacks on 47 kickoffs as a senior
• 44.1 yards/punt as a senior, including 71-yarder
• Led team to 2012 state runner-up, league and conference titles
• 2015 Cal-Hi Sports all-state second team
• 2014 All-CIF San Diego Section first team
• 2014 Coastal League Kicker of the Year
• Team’s 2014 special teams MVP
• Team’s 2012 special teams MVP
• Two-time San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic
• Tied CIF San Diego Section record with 106-yard interception return for touchdown
• Lettered in football, track and field, and soccer
• School record holder in long jump (21-4)
• 2013 CIF semifinalist in long jump and 4x100 relay
• Track and field 2013 team MVP

PERSONAL:
• Born in Phoenix, Ariz.
• Full name is Jacob Richard Bailey
• Son of Brad and Susan Bailey
• One sister, Aly
• California Scholarship Federation
• National Honor Society
• National Society of High School Scholars
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• Enjoys playing golf
• Majoring in science, technology and society (innovation and organization)