J. K. Scott
John Kimball Scott III (born October 30, 1995) is an American football punter for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
_(cropped).jpg.webp) Scott with the Green Bay Packers in 2018 | |||||||||||
| No. 16 – Los Angeles Chargers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | October 30, 1995 Denver, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Mullen (Denver, Colorado) | ||||||||||
| College: | Alabama | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2018 / Round: 5 / Pick: 172 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2023 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||
Early years
Scott attended and played high school football at Mullen High School in Denver.[1] He received offers from Arizona, Colorado, and Notre Dame but ultimately accepted Alabama's offer.[2] Scott converted 13 of 25 field goals with a long of 59 yards and made 69 of 71 point-after attempts during his high school career. He also had 4,758 kickoff yards.[3]
College career
Scott attended the University of Alabama, where he played on the Alabama Crimson Tide football team under head coach Nick Saban from 2014 to 2017.[4] He was a consensus first-team All-SEC selection in 2014 and was chosen as an All-American by Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and USA Today.[5] He was also named first-team All-SEC for his performances in the 2016 season, and was part of the 2015 and 2017 Alabama Crimson Tide national championship teams.
College statistics
| Alabama Crimson Tide | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | GP | Punting | ||||||||||||||
| Punts | Yds | Lng | Avg | Blk | In 20 | TB | FC | Ret | RetY | |||||||
| 2014 | 13 | 55 | 2,640 | 73 | 48.0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 83 | |||||
| 2015 | 15 | 70 | 3,094 | 59 | 44.2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 279 | |||||
| 2016 | 15 | 64 | 3,020 | 66 | 47.2 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 213 | |||||
| 2017 | 14 | 54 | 2,320 | 64 | 43.0 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 27 | 5 | 36 | |||||
| Total | 57 | 243 | 11,074 | 73 | 45.6 | 3 | 108 | 30 | 79 | 64 | 611 | |||||
| Source: RollTide.com | ||||||||||||||||
Professional career
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 Scott gets drafted by Green Bay |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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| 6 ft 5+5⁄8 in (1.97 m) |
208 lb (94 kg) |
33+1⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) | 4.83 s | 1.68 s | 2.81 s | 4.41 s | 7.28 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) | ||
| All values from NFL Draft[6][7] | ||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers
Scott was selected by the Green Bay Packers with the 172nd overall pick in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.[8] He was the second of four punters to be selected that year.[9] On May 4, 2018, he signed a contract with the Packers.[10] He made his NFL debut in the Packers' season opener against the Chicago Bears. He had four punts for 192 yards in the 24–23 victory.[11] Overall, in his rookie season, Scott punted 71 times for 3,176 yards for a 44.73 average. In addition, Scott had one kickoff attempt for 61 yards.[12] In the 2019 season, Scott finished with 77 punts for 3,386 net yards for a 43.97 average.[13]
On August 31, 2021, Packers released Scott as part of their final roster cuts, after they traded for punter Corey Bojorquez.[14][15]
Jacksonville Jaguars
On December 31, 2021, Scott was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars active roster.[16]
Los Angeles Chargers
On March 21, 2022, Scott was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers.[17] In Week 12, Scott punted six times, four inside the 20-yard line with a long of 48 in a 25-24 win over the Cardinals, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.[18]
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | Punting | |||||||||||||||||
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| Punts | Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | Ret | RetY | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | GB | 16 | 71 | 3,176 | 67 | 44.7 | 39.3 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 206 | |||||||||
| 2019 | GB | 16 | 77 | 3,386 | 66 | 44.0 | 39.9 | 0 | 29 | 26 | 233 | |||||||||
| 2020 | GB | 16 | 46 | 2,092 | 62 | 45.5 | 37.9 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 291 | |||||||||
| 2021 | JAX | 1 | 4 | 159 | 47 | 39.8 | 39.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2022 | LAC | 17 | 73 | 3,186 | 60 | 43.6 | 41.5 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 58 | |||||||||
| 2023 | LAC | 4 | 16 | 651 | 62 | 43.6 | 40.7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||
| Total | 70 | 287 | 12,650 | 67 | 44.1 | 39.5 | 2 | 96 | 85 | 800 | ||||||||||
| Source: NFL.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
Postseason
| Year | Team | GP | Punting | |||||||||||||||||
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| Punts | Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | Ret | RetY | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | GB | 2 | 8 | 345 | 62 | 43.1 | 38.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | |||||||||
| 2020 | GB | 2 | 5 | 222 | 55 | 44.4 | 42.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||
| Total | 4 | 13 | 567 | 62 | 43.6 | 40.5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 46 | ||||||||||
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
Personal life
Scott is married to Sydney Scott. They married in January 2018,[19] and have a son who was born in November 2018.[20]
References
- "JK Scott, J.K. Mullen , Kicker". 247Sports. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- "JK Scott Recruit Interests". 247sports.com. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- "JK Scott MaxPreps Interests". Maxpreps.com. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- "Alabama Crimson Tide : JK Scott". RollTide.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- "The 2014 AP All-SEC football team".
- "NFL Draft Prospect Profile – JK Scott". National Football League. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- "Alabama P JK Scott : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- Hodkiewicz, Wes (April 28, 2018). "Packers draft punter JK Scott in fifth round". Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. May 4, 2018. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- "Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers – September 9th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- "JK Scott 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- "JK Scott 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- "Packers announce roster moves". packers.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- "Packers, Rams trade: Green Bay acquires punter Corey Bojorquez from Los Angeles, per report". cbssports.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- "Roster Moves: 2 coaches currently unavailable; 1 placed on COVID-19 list; 2 players signed". Jaguars.com. December 31, 2021.
- "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Punter JK Scott". Chargers.com. March 21, 2022.
- Gordon, Grant (November 30, 2022). "Eagles QB Jalen Hurts, Raiders RB Josh Jacobs lead Players of the Week". NFL.com.
- Byington, Alex. "JK Scott out to prove his value goes beyond football". TimesDaily. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- Tolentino, Josh (November 20, 2018). "Home sweet home: Packers punter JK Scott has family ties to Wisconsin". The Athletic. Retrieved October 2, 2020.