J. K. Scott

John Kimball Scott III (born October 30, 1995) is an American football punter who is a free agent. He played college football at Alabama, and was selected by the Packers in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

J. K. Scott
Scott in 2018
Free agent
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-30) October 30, 1995
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
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
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 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
YearGPPunting
PuntsYdsLngAvgBlkIn 20TBFCRetRetY
2014 13552,6407348.00315191283
2015 15703,0945944.212591827279
2016 15643,0206647.2125121520213
2017 14542,3206443.0127427536
Total5724311,0747345.63108307964611
Source: RollTide.com

Professional career
Scott during 2019 training camp.
External video
Scott gets drafted by Green Bay
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad 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 s1.68 s2.81 s4.41 s7.28 s30+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]

On August 31, 2021, Packers released Scott as part of their final roster cuts, after they traded for punter Corey Bojorquez.[14][15]

NFL career statistics

Regular season
YearTeamGPPunting
PuntsYdsLngAvgNet AvgBlkIns20RetRetY
2018GB 16713,1766744.739.311920206
2019GB 16773,3866644.039.902926233
2020GB 16462,0926245.537.911517291
Total481948,6546744.639.026363730
Source: NFL.com

Postseason
YearTeamGPPunting
PuntsYdsLngAvgNet AvgBlkIns20RetRetY
2019GB 283456243.138.602236
2020GB 252225544.442.401210
Total4135676243.640.503446
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Personal life

Scott is married to Sydney Scott. They married in January 2018,[16] and have a son who was born in November 2018.[17] Scott is a Christian.[18]

References
  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. "Packers announce roster moves". packers.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  15. "Packers, Rams trade: Green Bay acquires punter Corey Bojorquez from Los Angeles, per report". cbssports.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  16. Byington, Alex. "JK Scott out to prove his value goes beyond football". TimesDaily. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  17. Tolentino, Josh. "Home sweet home: Packers punter JK Scott has family ties to Wisconsin". The Athletic. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  18. Hill, Verne (January 9, 2018). "FCA: Georgia, Alabama players share about their personal faith in Christ". WBFJ.fm. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
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