Blake Grupe

Career StatsD

Year	Team	GP	FG%
Career		34	81.9%
2025		16	78.4%
2024		17	87.1%
2023		17	81.1%

Season	Team	GP	Grade
2025		16	F F Bottom 5%
2024		17	C+ C+ Top 48% — above average
2023		17	D- D- Bottom 12%

Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Blake Grupe's one-year, $1.2M deal with the Indianapolis Colts earns a B+ CVI, representing solid value for a rotational-level kicker in today's market. While $1.2M annually sits in the upper-middle tier for placekickers, Grupe's production profile justifies the investment as the Colts address a position that plagued them last season. The short-term structure is smart risk management — Indianapolis gets to evaluate whether Grupe can elevate his game to above-average starter status without long-term salary cap exposure. For a team that missed multiple field goals in crucial moments, securing a rotational-caliber kicker at this price point provides immediate stability while maintaining roster flexibility. This represents the type of measured, low-risk move that championship contenders make to shore up potential weaknesses without breaking the bank.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the B band — a quick read on where Blake's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

Blake Grupe earns a D for the Colts as their kicker, a specialist whose accuracy has been inconsistent enough to cost Indianapolis in close games. Grupe has a solid leg from short range but has been unreliable beyond 45 yards, which is a significant limitation in the modern NFL. The Colts need their kicker to be automatic on makeable kicks, and Grupe has missed too many that a top-tier kicker would convert. His confidence appears to waver in pressure situations, which is the worst possible trait for a kicker. Indianapolis may bring in competition, because Grupe has not locked down the job convincingly.

How Blake Compares at the Position

Blake Grupe ranks 31st of 39 graded pks by performance. That slots Blake between Maddux Trujillo (D+) just ahead and Jake Moody (D) just behind.

Current Sentiment

Blake Grupe enters the 2026 season carrying solidly positive public perception — a B+ sentiment grade that reflects a quiet but meaningful vote of confidence from the Indianapolis Colts organization. The narrative driving that standing is straightforward: the Colts chose to re-sign Grupe as their primary kicker on a $1.2M AAV deal, and media coverage has consistently framed that move as an organizational endorsement rather than a settling-for-less decision, with his 50-yard field goal range cited as evidence he can deliver when the moment demands it. That positive sentiment, however, exists in some tension with his D performance grade — a reminder that perception and production aren't always in sync, and that the goodwill he carries is rooted more in organizational narrative than in dominant on-field output. The recent chatter around his role in an apparent kicking competition adds an undercurrent of intrigue without threatening his standing, as the framing remains that he's the incumbent rather than the challenger. On the roster-construction front, the Colts' offseason moves — locking in extensions for offensive lineman Luke Tenuta and cornerback Cameron Mitchell — signal a team trying to solidify its core rather than blow things up, which keeps the overall environment stable for a special teams contributor like Grupe. He's not generating the kind of buzz that elite kickers earn, but the absence of controversy and the presence of organizational backing make his narrative one of quiet reliability rather than scrutiny. As the regular season sits 125 days out, Grupe's public standing is about as comfortable as a third-year undrafted kicker can realistically hope for — steady, low-drama, and backed by a team that chose to bring him back.