Josh Scobee

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Josh Scobee
Date of birth	June 23, 1982
Place of birth	Longview, Texas
Position(s)	Kicker
College	Louisiana Tech
NFL Draft	2004 / Round 5 / Pick 137
Statistics	NFL.com
Team(s)
2004-present	Jacksonville Jaguars

Joshua Taylor Scobee (born June 23, 1982 in Longview, Texas) is an American football kicker for the Jacksonville Jaguars .

[edit] High school career

Scobee began kicking his senior year for Longview High School. In addition to handling the kicking duties, Scobee was also the punter. He was 23 for 23 on extra points and was six for nine in the field goal category. He earned first-team All-District honors as a kicker and second-team All-East Texas accolades as a punter.

[edit] College career

After agreeing to play for Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana, Scobee quickly won the kicking job as a true 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 by Matt Stover (1986-89), 129 PATs and 279 points by Marty Kent (1994-97). His 343 points rank fourth in WAC annals, topped only by Jason Elam of Hawaii (395), Marshall Faulk of San Diego State (376, 1991-93) and Derek Mahoney of Fresno State (351, 1990-93).

[edit] NFL career

The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Scobee as the first pick in the 5th round of the 2004 NFL Draft with pick number 137. In 2004, Scobee led the team with 93 points after connecting 24 of 31 field goals and all 21 of his extra points. In addition, he ranked 13th in the AFC in field goal percentage and tied for third on touchbacks with 11 on 58 kickoffs. In 2005, he struggled to make last-minute kicks. In 2006, Scobee started off with only missing 3 field goals. As of Week 12, he has made 15 consecutive field goals. In his career, Scobee has only missed one extra point in 2004.