Jamie Gillan

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.

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:

• Played in 44 games for Cleveland from 2019-21…Has a 44.9-yard gross average and a 40.0-yard net average on 156 punts, including a long kick of 71 yards, 57 punts inside the 20 and 9 touchbacks…Has one field goal attempt, 3 kickoffs, 2 rushing attempts for minus-2 yards and one fumble recovery…Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week, 2019 Week 2 and AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September 2019…Selected to the 2019 PFWA All-Rookie team…Set Browns single-season net punting record with a 41.6 average in 2019.
• 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's had de-committed…Father, Colin, was a longtime member of the Royal Air Force.