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J. K. Scott
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Scott in 2018
No. 6 – Green Bay Packers
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-30) October 30, 1995 (age 28)
Denver, Colorado
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
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Punts:194
Punting yards:8,654
Average punt:44.6
Inside 20:63
Longest punt:67

John Kimball Scott III (born October 30, 1995) is an American football punter for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, and was selected by the Packers in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

Early years

Scott attended and played high school football at Mullen High School.[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 69 of 71-point after attempts during his high school career, he also had 4,758 kick off 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
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

Scott during 2019 training camp.
External videos
video icon Scott gets drafted by Green Bay
Pre-draft measurables
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
6 ft 5+5⁄8 in
(1.97 m) 		208 lb
(94 kg) 		33+1⁄8 in
(0.84 m) 		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.83 s 1.68 s 2.81 s 4.41 s 7.28 s 30+1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		 9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)
All values from NFL Draft[6][7]

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]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year Team GP Punting
Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk OOB Dn Ins20 TB FC Ret RetY TD
2018 GB 16 71 3,176 2,790 67 44.7 38.8 1 4 11 19 9 27 20 206 0
2019 GB 16 77 3,386 3,073 66 44.0 39.9 0 12 10 29 4 25 26 233 0
Total 32 148 6,562 5,863 67 44.3 39.6 1 16 21 48 13 52 46 439 0
Source: NFL.com

Postseason

Year Team GP Punting
Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk OOB Dn Ins20 TB FC Ret RetY TD
2019 GB 2 8 345 309 62 43.1 38.6 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 36 0
Total 2 8 345 309 62 43.1 38.6 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 36 0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Personal life

Scott is married to Sydney Scott. They married in January 2018,[14] and have a son who was born in November 2018.[15] Scott is a Christian.[16]

References

https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-2019-pff-nfl-all-pro-team

  1. ^ "JK Scott, J.K. Mullen , Kicker". 247Sports. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "JK Scott Recruit Interests". 247sports.com. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "JK Scott MaxPreps Interests". Maxpreps.com. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "Alabama Crimson Tide : JK Scott". RollTide.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "The 2014 AP All-SEC football team".
  6. ^ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile – JK Scott". National Football League. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  7. ^ "Alabama P JK Scott : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  10. ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. May 4, 2018. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  11. ^ "Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers – September 9th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  12. ^ "JK Scott 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  13. ^ "JK Scott 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  14. ^ Byington, Alex. "JK Scott out to prove his value goes beyond football". TimesDaily. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  15. ^ Tolentino, Josh. "Home sweet home: Packers punter JK Scott has family ties to Wisconsin". The Athletic. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  16. ^ Hill, Verne (January 9, 2018). "FCA: Georgia, Alabama players share about their personal faith in Christ". WBFJ.fm. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Green Bay Packers punters
2018–present 		Succeeded by
incumbent
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