Jamie Gillan

AFC Special Teams Player of the Week: 2019 Week 2

AFC Special Teams Player of the Month: September 2019

NFC Special Teams Player of Week: 2023 Week 18

Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns on May 3, 2019…Released by Cleveland on Dec. 22, 2021…Signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad on Dec. 24, 2021…Released by Buffalo on Jan. 31, 2022…Signed as a free agent by the Giants on Feb. 7, 2022.

HONORS:

• AFC Special Teams Player of the Week: 2019 Week 2
• AFC Special Teams Player of the Month: September 2019
• NFC Special Teams Player of Week: 2023 Week 18

TRANSACTIONS:

• Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns on May 3, 2019…Released by Cleveland on Dec. 22, 2021…Signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad on Dec. 24, 2021…Released by Buffalo on Jan. 31, 2022…Signed as a free agent by the Giants on Feb. 7, 2022.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Has played in 77 regular-season games and 4 postseason games for Cleveland and the Giants…In the regular season, he has a 45.6-yard gross average and a 40.7-yard net average on 325 punts, including a long kick of 74 yards, 118 punts inside the 20 and 22 touchbacks…Has kicked a 40-yard field goal on 2 attempts, 3 kickoffs, 2 rushing attempts for minus-2 yards and one fumble recovery…In the postseason, has a 42.8-yard gross average and a 41.1-yard net average on 14 punts, including a long kick of 48 yards and 5 punts inside the 20.
• Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week, 2019 Week 2 and AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September 2019, as well as NFC Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 18 of the 2023 season…Selected to the 2019 PFWA All-Rookie team…Set Browns single-season net punting record with a 41.6-yard average in 2019.
• In 2023, punted a career-high 95 times for a 46.0-yard gross average and a career-best 42.3-yard net average…That latter figure was a franchise single-season record (since 1976, when net average became an official statistic) – Riley Dixon held the former mark with a 42.0-yard net average in 2019…Gillan ranked 12^th in the league in that category...He had only 4 touchbacks.
• Placed a career-high 35 punts inside the 20-yard line…Gillan's 95 punts and 35 inside were each the league's 3rd-highest total.
• Tallied a season-high 49.0-yard net average on 6 punts at San Francisco (9/21)…Booted a career-high 13 punts – 5 more than his previous high total – for a 44.2-yard gross average and a 40.7-yard net average vs. the Jets (10/29)…Punted 8 times for a 45.4-yard gross average and a 40.3-yard net average and kicked a career-long 74-yard punt vs. New England (11/26)…The 74-yarder was the longest kick by a Giants' punter since Rodney Williams' franchise record 90-yarder at Denver on Sept. 10, 2001…It tied for the 2nd-longest punt in franchise history with 74-yarders by Len Younce vs. the Chicago Bears on Nov. 14, 1943, and Don Chandler at Dallas on Oct. 11, 1964.
• Punted 5 times for 238 yards for a 40.6-yard net average at New Orleans (12/17)…Assumed placekicking duties when Randy Bullock injured his hamstring on the kickoff following his 56-yard field goal in the first quarter…It was the first field goal and 2nd attempt of Gillan's career…Return specialist Gunner Olszewski was the emergency holder on the field goal…Gillan's first field goal attempt was for the Cleveland Browns against the Jets on Dec. 27, 2020 in MetLife Stadium – also on the final play of the first half. Gillan's 61-yard try was short and to the right…He did kick a 31-yard field goal in a preseason game vs. the Cincinnati Bengals on Aug. 21, 2022.
• It was the first game in which 2 different Giants players kicked field goals since Oct. 23, 1994, when David Treadwell booted a 19-yarder and Brad Daluiso added a 49-yarder in a 10-6 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
• Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his outstanding performance in a victory vs. Philadelphia (1/7)…Gillan averaged 46.5 gross yards and 44.0 net yards on 5 punts…Four of Gillan's punts were downed or fair caught inside the 20-yard line, including one at the 9…The fifth punt was fielded at the 11-yard line and returned 8 yards to the 19…Gillan's longest kick was 55 yards.
• In 2022, played in all 17 regular-season games and both Giants postseason games…Punted a 74 times for a 46.8-yard gross average and a 40.1-yard net average…Placed 26 punts inside the 20-yard line and had 9 touchbacks…Twice kicked a season-long 69-yard punt – at Tennessee (9/11) and at Seattle (10/30)…Also had a 67-yard punt vs. Carolina (9/18)…Booted a season-high 7 punts vs. Washington (12/4).
• In the postseason, averaged 43.7 yards on 7 punts, none of which were returned…Tied his career postseason long with a 48-yarder in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Philadelphia (1/21).
• In 2021, played in 12 games for the Browns…Punted 42 times for a 43.9-yard gross average and a 39.5-yard net average…Longest punt was 65 yards…Placed 15 punts inside the 20-yard line and had one touchback…Booted a season-high 7 punts at Minnesota (10/3)…Had season-high averages – minimum 3 punts - of 51.7 gross yards on 3 punts vs. Denver and 47.3 net yards at New England (11/14).
• In 2020, played in all 16 regular-season games for the 2nd consecutive season and in 2 postseason games…Recorded a 44.0-yard gross average and a 38.3-yard net average on 51 punts…Tallied season-best averages of 46.3 gross yards and 45.3 net yards (minimum 3 punts) vs. Pittsburgh (1/3)…Attempted a 61-yard field goal that was short on the final play of the first half at the Jets (12/27)…Posted averages of 41.9 gross yards and 38.4 net yards on 7 postseason punts.
• As a rookie in 2019, played in all 16 games…Finished with career-high totals of 63 punts, a 46.2-yard gross average, a Browns-record 41.6-yard net average, 28 punts inside the 20 (5th in Browns history) and 5 touchbacks…One of 2 undrafted free agents selected to the 2019 PFWA All-Rookie team…Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week after posting a net average of 37.7 yards and dropping 5 of 6 punts inside the 20 at the Jets (9/16)…Selected AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September 2019 – his first month in the NFL - when he had gross and net averages of 40.6 yards…Kicked a career-high 8 punts vs. Pittsburgh (11/14).

COLLEGE:

• Selected first-team all-Southwest Conference as a punter in 2017-18 and as a kicker in 2018 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff…In 43 games in 4 seasons, Gillan averaged 42.2 yards on 214 punts…Averaged a career-best 43.4 yards on 59 kicks in 2017…As a senior in 2018, tied his career high with 71 punts and averaged 42.5 yards, including a career-long 80-yard kick…Converted 46 of 74 field goal attempts (62.2%) and 77 of 85 PATs (90.6%) for 215 points…Scored a career-high 82 points in his senior season, when he made 2o of 29 field goal tries (career-best 69.0%) and 22 of 26 PATs (84.6%)…Rushed for 52 yards on 5 career attempts…Added 13 tackles (9 solo).

PERSONAL:

• Earned a degree in physical education from Arkansas-Pine Bluff… Native of Inverness, Scotland who moved to the United States as a teenager…Nicknamed "The Scottish Hammer" by his high school football coach…Grew up playing rugby and played for Highland Rugby Club, before attending and playing rugby for Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh…Did not play football until midway through his senior season at Leonardtown (Md.) High School…Wants to play rugby professionally after his NFL career…Earned a full scholarship to Arkansas-Pine Bluff after a friend submitted his highlight tape without his knowledge after seeing a Facebook post looking for a kicker after Arkansas-Pine Bluff had de-committed…Father, Colin, was a longtime member of the Royal Air Force.