Saints Kicker Blake Grupe Set 11 Saints Rookie All-Time Franchise Records, Tied 2 Saints Rookie All-Time Franchise Records, Set 3 Saints All-Time Franchise Record and Tied 2 Saints All-Time Franchise Records In His Rookie Season:
Eleven Saints Rookie Kicker Franchise Records Set:
1. Most FGs Made In A Single Game - 5 2. Most FGs Attempted - 37
3. Most FGs Made - 30
4. Most FGs Made From 40 or More Yards Out - 14
5. Most FGs Made From 50 or More Yards Out - 6
6. Most Touchbacks- 76
7. Most Kickoff Yardage - 5828
8. Highest Touchback Percentage- 83.5%
9. Highest Kickoff Average - 64.0 Yards ***(For Rookie Kickers Who Kicked In Every Game For The Saints During Their Rookie Season.)*** 10.1st Rookie To Make 2 FGs of 50 or More Yards Out in a Single Game 11. 1st Rookie Kicker to Kick in 17 games
Two Saints Rookie Kicker Franchise Records Tied:
1. Most Made FGs between 40-49 Yards Out - 8
2. Percentage Of PATs (40 out of 40) - 100%
Three Saints Franchise Kicker Records Set:
1. FGs Made From 50 or More Yards Out In A Single Season -6
2. Highest Career Touchback Percentage - 83.5%
3. Highest Career Kickoff Average - 64.0 Yards
Two Saints Franchise Kicker Records Tied:
1. 100% of PATs Made 2. Most FGs Made In A Single Game - 5
In addition to the above Records, Grupe has also Holds the Record for the 2nd Longest FG Made by a Rookie at 55 Yards and is Tied for 2nd in Franchise History for FGs Made in a Single Season of 40 Yards Out or More at 14. Grupe Scored the 2nd Most Points (130) for a Rookie in Saints Franchise History. Blake Grupe Pre-Draft Articles Below:
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Grupe’s leg looked noticeably more powerful on Friday. The first kick the media saw him attempt was from 57 yards, and he drilled it with plenty of distance to spare. He followed that up by connecting from 61 yards out and sent several kickoffs through the back of the end zone.
Get To Know Blake Grupe, The Rookie That Won The Kicker Competition
Grupe played college football at Arkansas State and was the all-time scoring leader but later transferred to Notre Dame. He decided he wanted to spend his sixth season in a bigger spotlight with the Fighting Irish after setting a Red Wolves scoring record. The Sedalia, MO native wanted a challenge.
He earned first-team All-Sun Belt honors after the 2019 season and was a second-team player after the 2021 season. In 2019, he was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award, which goes to the nation’s best placekicker. He ranked 6th nationally in scoring among kickers that season with 110 points. Full Article: https://www.canalstreetchronicles.c...s-saints-blake-grupe-rookie-nfl-roster-kickerBlake Grupe Social - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/blakegrupe/?hl=en
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