Jake Julien is a punter for the New England Patriots in the National Football League and wears jersey number 62. Jake Julien will be the following Eagles player to test out for the NFL. On April 30, following the New England Patriots offer of a non-drafted free agent deal.
On November 10, 1998, Julien was born in Barrie, Canada. The student who had converted from soccer to football in the 11th grade chose to take a gamble when he opted to return to Eastern Michigan for his senior year of high school in 2021.
He was given an extra year of eligibility since the COVID-19 pandemic caused the 2020 season to be reduced to six games.
The Ottawa RedBlacks drafted the Barrie, Ontario native with the 31st overall pick in the fourth round of the 2021 CFL Draft. He chose to stay at Ypsilanti for the 2021 season in an effort to improve his chances of playing in the NFL after being selected.
In addition to being chosen for Phil Steele’s College Football Preview’s fourth-team preseason All-American and first-team preseason All-Mid-American conference, Julien started the season on the Ray Guy award watch list.
Julien had a strong last season with the Eagles, receiving a second-team All-Mid-American pick despite not making the first-team All-MAC squad after 51 punts went for 2,343 yards.
In fair receptions (17), punts over 50 yards (14), and longest punt, he set career highs (average yards per punt of 45.9).(78).
In addition to being selected for the 2021 team, Julien was also selected for the All-MAC squad in 2018. He received a total of seven honors for being the MAC-West Division’s special teams player of the week.