Kicker, Notre Dame (from Arkansas State), 2018–⁠22

Blake Grupe

Number
No. 99
Height
5′7″
Weight
156 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Sedalia, MO
Born
Nov 5, 1998

Blake Grupe played kicker at Arkansas State (2018–⁠21) and Notre Dame (2022).

Career highs

3field goals, career highseven times; last vs. Boston College, 2022

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2018Arkansas State142166.7473577
2019Arkansas State192286.44653110
2020Arkansas State111861.1424376
2021Arkansas State202580.0503191
2022Notre Dame141973.7474991
Career7810574.350211445

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Arkansas State99PKYr 1
2019Arkansas State99PKYr 2
2020Arkansas State99PKYr 3
2021Arkansas State99PKYr 4
2022Notre Dame99PKSr. (Yr 5)5′7″156

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2018Arkansas State––––––-7.2 (21 att.)
2019Arkansas State––––––7.5 (22 att.)
2020Arkansas State––––––-7.4 (18 att.)
2021Arkansas State––––––2.2 (26 att.)
2022Notre Dame––––––-0.6 (19 att.)

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Notre Dame 13 games, 14 of 19 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3atOhio StateL 10–⁠21113314
Sep 10vs.MarshallL 21–⁠2600011
Sep 17vs.CaliforniaW 24–⁠17114736
Sep 24atNorth CarolinaW 45–⁠32124069
Oct 8vs.BYUW 28–⁠20222628
Oct 15vs.StanfordL 14–⁠1600022
Oct 22vs.UNLVW 44–⁠213446514
Oct 29atSyracuseW 41–⁠242331511
Nov 5vs.ClemsonW 35–⁠1401055
Nov 12vs.NavyW 35–⁠3201055
Nov 19vs.Boston CollegeW 44–⁠03346514
Nov 26atUSCL 27–⁠3800033
Dec 30 ✦vs.South CarolinaW 45–⁠38113769
2021 Arkansas State 12 games, 20 of 25 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 4vs.Central ArkansasW 40–⁠212342410
Sep 11vs.MemphisL 50–⁠553348514
Sep 18atWashingtonL 3–⁠52122603
Sep 25atTulsaL 34–⁠412250410
Oct 2atGeorgia SouthernL 33–⁠59123147
Oct 7vs.Coastal CarolinaL 20–⁠5200022
Oct 21vs.LouisianaL 27–⁠28223539
Oct 30atSouth AlabamaL 13–⁠31224317
Nov 6vs.App StateL 14–⁠4800022
Nov 13atUL MonroeW 27–⁠24224239
Nov 20atGeorgia StateL 20–⁠28224028
Nov 27vs.Texas StateL 22–⁠243523110
2020 Arkansas State 11 games, 11 of 18 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 5atMemphisL 24–⁠37112836
Sep 12atKansas StateW 35–⁠3101055
Oct 3atCoastal CarolinaL 23–⁠52124225
Oct 10vs.Central ArkansasW 50–⁠2701066
Oct 15vs.Georgia StateW 59–⁠521139811
Oct 22atApp StateL 17–⁠45123425
Oct 31vs.TroyL 10–⁠38123914
Nov 7atLouisianaL 20–⁠27233506
Nov 21atTexas StateL 45–⁠47124069
Nov 28vs.South AlabamaL 31–⁠38113547
Dec 5vs.UL MonroeW 48–⁠152242612
2019 Arkansas State 13 games, 19 of 22 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31vs.SMUL 30–⁠3700044
Sep 7atUNLVW 43–⁠173338413
Sep 14atGeorgiaL 0–⁠5501000
Sep 21vs.Southern IllinoisW 41–⁠282243511
Sep 28atTroyW 50–⁠432236612
Oct 5atGeorgia StateL 38–⁠52114458
Oct 17vs.LouisianaL 20–⁠37224628
Oct 26vs.Texas StateW 38–⁠14112058
Nov 2atUL MonroeW 48–⁠412243612
Nov 16vs.Coastal CarolinaW 28–⁠2700044
Nov 23vs.Georgia SouthernW 38–⁠33131958
Nov 29atSouth AlabamaL 30–⁠343340312
Dec 21 ✦vs.Florida InternationalW 34–⁠262246410
2018 Arkansas State 11 games, 14 of 21 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 15atTulsaW 29–⁠20223539
Sep 22vs.UNLVW 27–⁠2001011
Sep 29atGeorgia SouthernL 21–⁠28224517
Oct 9vs.App StateL 9–⁠35334709
Oct 18vs.Georgia StateW 51–⁠35123169
Oct 27atLouisianaL 43–⁠4700055
Nov 3vs.South AlabamaW 38–⁠14122658
Nov 10atCoastal CarolinaW 44–⁠16123858
Nov 17vs.UL MonroeW 31–⁠17122647
Nov 24atTexas StateW 33–⁠7113047
Dec 29 ✦vs.NevadaL 13–⁠16243217

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2023
Height5′6⅞″
Weight152 lb
Arm length27¾″
Hand size8⅝″
Wingspan66⅜″

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 50 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.

SeasonTeamGFGMFGA
2023New Orleans Saints173037
2024New Orleans Saints172731
2025Indianapolis Colts162937
NFL career5086105

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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