Joshua Taylor Scobee(born June 23, 1982) is an American former professionalfootballplacekicker.He was selected by theJacksonville Jaguarsin the fifth round of the2004 NFL draft.He also played for thePittsburgh Steelers.He playedcollege footballatLouisiana Tech,setting several school records.
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | June 23, 1982 Longview, Texas,U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Longview | ||||||||||||
| College: | Louisiana Tech(2000–2003) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2004/ round: 5 / pick: 137 | ||||||||||||
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Early life
editScobee was born inLongview,Texas.He played youth soccer, including outstanding play on the high school team and as part of a competitive league team. He began kicking for thefootballteam his senior year atLongview High School.In addition to handling the kicking duties, Scobee was also thepunter.He was 23-for-23 onextra pointsand was six for nine in thefield goalcategory. He was well known for kicking kick-offs through the uprights. He earned first-team All-District honors as a kicker and second-team All-East Texas accolades as a punter in recognition of his successful season.
College career
editAfter committing to theLouisiana Tech UniversityBulldogsinRuston, Louisiana,Scobee won the kicking job as atrue freshman.He went on to set school career records, as he connected 66-of-92 field goals and 145-of-153 extra point attempts for 343 points, breaking previous marks of 64 field goals byMatt Stover(1986–89), 129 extra points and 279 points by Marty Kent (1994–97). His 343 points rank fourth inWACannals, topped only byJason ElamofHawaii(395),Marshall FaulkofSan Diego State(376, 1991–93), and Derek Mahoney ofFresno State(351, 1990–93).
Professional career
editJacksonville Jaguars
editTheJacksonville Jaguarsselected Scobee with the 137th overall pick in the fifth round of the2004 NFL draft.[1]In the 2004 season, he led the team with 93 points after connecting with 24-of-31 field goals and 20-of-21 of his extra points.[2]In addition, he ranked 13th in the AFC in field goal percentage and tied for third on touchbacks with 11 on 58 kickoffs. During his first five NFL seasons, he was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week four times.
On September 18, 2006, during aMonday Night Footballgame in front of a near-capacity crowd,[3]Scobee was the only player to score in the Jaguars 9–0 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He kicked 3 field goals of 32, 41, and 42 yards to win the game for the Jaguars.[4]
On January 5, 2008, In theWild Card Round playoff gameagainst thePittsburgh Steelers,Scobee made the game winning 25-yard field goal. One week later, in the Divisional round, he converted on both of his field goal attempts, kicking a 39-yard and a 25-yard field goal. However, the Jaguars lost to theNew England Patriots31–20. In2008,during a game against theIndianapolis Colts,Scobee hit a 51-yardfield goalto give the Jaguars a 1–2 record, then one week later, he booted a 37-yarder in overtime to beat theTexans.[5]In week 8, Scobee tied his career record with a 53-yard field goal against Cleveland.[6]
In Week 4 of the 2010 season, Scobee made a 59-yard game-winning field goal on the final play of the game to beat theIndianapolis Coltsby a score of 31–28, breaking his previous record of 53 yards. The 59-yard field goal set a new franchise record for the Jaguars. For his performance he earned the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week award.[7]
On October 24, 2011, Scobee kicked four field goals to lead Jacksonville to a 12–7 victory over the Baltimore Ravens onMonday Night Football.[8]Three of his field goals were over 50 yards in length, including two field goals of 54 yards each. Scobee's three 50+ yard field goals tied an NFL record for most 50+ yard field goals in a single game with five other kickers includingNeil Rackers,Morten Andersen,andSebastian Janikowski.[8]
On July 16, 2012, Scobee agreed to a four-year deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars after receiving afranchise tagearlier in the year.[9]
Scobee stayed with the Jaguars through the 2014 season. In the 2014 season, he converted all 23 extra point attempts and 20 of 26 field goal attempts.[10]
Pittsburgh Steelers
editOn August 31, 2015, Scobee was traded to thePittsburgh Steelersfor a sixth-round pick in the2016 NFL draft.[11]He was Pittsburgh's third kicker of the preseason afterShaun SuishamandGarrett Hartleysuffered season-ending injuries. He made his debut in the Steelers' Week 1 game against theNew England Patriots,missing his first two field goal attempts (44 and 46 yards), before scoring an extra point and two field goals (including a 44-yard attempt) in the Steelers' 28–21 loss.[12]
In the Steelers' Week 4 game against theirAFC NorthrivalBaltimore Ravens,the Steelers led 20–17 late in the fourth quarter. Scobee missed two field goals—a 49-yarder and later a 41-yarder—in the closing minutes. The Ravens then kicked a field goal to tie the game at 20, sending the game to overtime. Ravens kickerJustin Tuckermade a 52-yard field goal on the Ravens' next drive to hand the Steelers a 23–20 overtime loss.[13]Two days later, the Steelers released Scobee, signingChris Boswellas his replacement.[14]
New Orleans Saints
editScobee signed a one-year deal with theNew Orleans Saintson March 4, 2016.[15]He was released by the team on May 17, 2016.[16]
Retirement
editOn April 13, 2017, Scobee signed a one-day contract to retire as a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars.[17][18]
NFL career statistics
edit| Year | Team | GP | Field Goals | Extra Points | Points | |||||
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| FGA | FGM | Lng | Pct | XPA | XPM | Pct | ||||
| 2004 | JAX | 16 | 31 | 24 | 53 | 77.4 | 21 | 21 | 100.0 | 93 |
| 2005 | JAX | 16 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 76.7 | 39 | 38 | 97.4 | 107 |
| 2006 | JAX | 16 | 32 | 26 | 48 | 81.3 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 119 |
| 2007 | JAX | 8 | 13 | 12 | 48 | 92.3 | 27 | 26 | 96.3 | 62 |
| 2008 | JAX | 16 | 25 | 19 | 53 | 76.0 | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 90 |
| 2009 | JAX | 16 | 28 | 18 | 52 | 64.3 | 31 | 30 | 96.8 | 84 |
| 2010 | JAX | 16 | 28 | 22 | 59 | 78.6 | 41 | 41 | 100.0 | 107 |
| 2011 | JAX | 16 | 25 | 23 | 55 | 92.0 | 24 | 24 | 100.0 | 93 |
| 2012 | JAX | 16 | 28 | 25 | 50 | 89.3 | 19 | 18 | 94.7 | 93 |
| 2013 | JAX | 16 | 25 | 23 | 55 | 92.0 | 23 | 22 | 95.7 | 91 |
| 2014 | JAX | 16 | 26 | 20 | 53 | 76.9 | 23 | 23 | 100.0 | 83 |
| 2015 | PIT | 4 | 10 | 6 | 45 | 60.0 | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 24 |
| Career | 172 | 301 | 241 | 59 | 80.1 | 329 | 323 | 98.2 | 1,046 | |
Personal life
editHe is married to Melissa Scobee and has two sons.[19]In his spare time, he enjoys golfing, fishing, and hunting.
References
edit- ^"2004 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedMay 6,2023.
- ^"Josh Scobee 2004 Game Log".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedSeptember 13,2024.
- ^"Steelers 0-9 Jaguars (Sep 18, 2006) Final Score".ESPN.RetrievedOctober 27,2023.
- ^"Steelers 0-9 Jaguars (Sep 18, 2006) Game Recap".ESPN.Archived fromthe originalon October 27, 2023.RetrievedOctober 27,2023.
- ^"NFL Game Center: Play-by-Play - Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars - 2008 4".NFL.Archived fromthe originalon October 1, 2008.RetrievedSeptember 28,2008.
- ^Manoloff, Dennis (October 27, 2008)."Browns-Jaguars: Slideshow and quarter-by-quarter breakdown".cleveland.RetrievedSeptember 13,2024.
- ^"Scobee get AFC honor".Jaguars. October 6, 2010.RetrievedOctober 6,2010.
- ^ab"Baltimore Ravens vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (October 24, 2011)".ESPN. October 24, 2011. Archived fromthe originalon August 15, 2017.RetrievedOctober 25,2011.
- ^"Jacksonville Jaguars sign Josh Scobee before franchise deadline".ESPN.July 16, 2012.
- ^"Josh Scobee 2014 Game Log".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedSeptember 13,2024.
- ^DiRocco, Michael (August 31, 2015)."Jags trade scoring leader Scobee to Steelers".ESPN.RetrievedSeptember 13,2024.
- ^"Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots - September 10th, 2015".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedSeptember 13,2024.
- ^"Ravens vs. Steelers - Box Score - October 1, 2015 - ESPN".
- ^Patra, Kevin (October 3, 2015)."Steelers sign kicker Chris Boswell, cut Josh Scobee".NFL.RetrievedOctober 3,2015.
- ^Patra, Kevin (March 4, 2016)."Saints sign kicker Josh Scobee to one-year deal".NFL.Archivedfrom the original on March 4, 2016.RetrievedMarch 4,2016.
- ^Triplett, Mike (May 17, 2016)."Saints release kicker Josh Scobee two months after signing him".ESPN.RetrievedSeptember 13,2024.
- ^"Former Kicker Josh Scobee to Retire with Jaguars".Jaguars.April 4, 2017.RetrievedApril 13,2017.
- ^Oehser, John (April 13, 2017)."View from the O-Zone: A quip, a smile and a fitting farewell".Jaguars.
- ^"Jaguars > Team > Players > Josh Scobee Bio".Archived fromthe originalon September 17, 2008.RetrievedSeptember 28,2008.
External links
edit- Career statistics fromESPN·Yahoo Sports