Last confirmed: Penn State, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 196 lb · Smyrna, GA · Westminster School
Blake Gillikin: P · Penn State · #93.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Penn State’s specialists
Blake Gillikin
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. This is his fourth season at Penn State.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.2 gross, but 8 of 62 inside the 20 (12.9%) — a flipper. flipper
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 79-7vs Idaho | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-13vs Buffalo | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 17-10vs Pittsburgh | 7 | 297 | 42.4 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 59-0@ Maryland | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 52 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-7vs Purdue | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-12@ No. 17 Iowa | 7 | 295 | 42.1 | 62 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-21vs No. 16 Michigan | 8 | 352 | 44.0 | 60 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-7@ Michigan State | 8 | 354 | 44.3 | 58 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 26-31@ No. 13 Minnesota | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-27vs No. 24 Indiana | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 51 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-28@ No. 2 Ohio State | 6 | 204 | 34.0 | 40 | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-6vs Rutgers | 4 | 197 | 49.3 | 72 | 2 | |
 Bowl | W 53-39vs No. 15 Memphis | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 59 | 2 | |
| Total | 62 | 2615 | 42.2 | 72 | 8 |
Week 8 · 2019
W 28-21
vs Michigan
44 yards per punt · 8 punts · 60 long
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
Season context: team record and system
4 seasons under James Franklin — 42-11 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
13%8 of 62Touchback rate
0%0 of 62Yards / punt
42.262 puntsLong
72yards42.2 yards/punt on 62 punts · 13% placed inside the 20.
Penn State carries two punters; Gillikin has taken all 62 punts.
How it ended
Four seasons at Penn State — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 53 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under James Franklin.
