Josh Scobee
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| Jacksonville Jaguars — No. 10 | |
| Placekicker | |
| Date of birth: June 23, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: Longview, Texas | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 192 lb (87 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2004 for the Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| Career history | |
| College: Louisiana Tech | |
| NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 5 / Pick: 137 | |
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| Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season) |
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| Field Goals Made | 85 |
| Field Goals Attempted | 106 |
| Field Goals % | 80.2 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
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 20- 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 his career, Scobee has only missed two extra points (1 in 2004 and 1 in 2007).
In the January 5, 2008 playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Scobee made the game winning 25 yard field goal. Earlier in the game he missed a 46-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 the New England Patriots 31-20.
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