| J. K. Scott | |
| Current Team: | Los Angeles Chargers |
| Number: | 16 |
| Position: | Punter |
| Birth Date: | 30 October 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 6 |
| Weight Lbs: | 208 |
| High School: | Mullen (Denver, Colorado) |
| College: | Alabama (2014–2017) |
| Draftyear: | 2018 |
| Draftround: | 5 |
| Draftpick: | 172 |
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| Status: | Active |
| Highlights: | |
| Statweek: | 9 |
| Statseason: | 2024 |
| Statlabel1: | Punts |
| Statvalue1: | 388 |
| Statlabel2: | Punting yards |
| Statvalue2: | 17,511 |
| Statlabel3: | Average punt |
| Statvalue3: | 45.1 |
| Statlabel4: | Inside 20 |
| Statvalue4: | 136 |
| Statlabel5: | Longest punt |
| Statvalue5: | 83 |
| Pfr: | S/ScotJK00 |
John Kimball Scott III (born October 30, 1995) is an American professional football punter for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL draft. He has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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 made 69 of 71 point-after attempts during his high school career. He also had 4,758 kickoff yards.[3]
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-Southeastern Conference (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.
| Alabama Crimson Tide | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
Scott was selected by the Green Bay Packers with the 172nd overall pick in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL draft.[6] He was the second of four punters to be selected that year.[7] On May 4, 2018, he signed a contract with the Packers.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] In the 2019 season, Scott finished with 77 punts for 3,386 net yards for a 43.97 average.[11]
On August 31, 2021, Packers released Scott as part of their final roster cuts, after they traded for punter Corey Bojorquez.[12] [13]
On December 31, 2021, Scott was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars active roster.[14]
On March 21, 2022, Scott was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers.[15] In Week 12, Scott punted six times, four inside the 20-yard line with a long of 48 in a 25–24 win over the Cardinals, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.[16]
In Week 13 of the 2023 season, Scott punted eight times, with seven inside the 20-yard line, in a 6–0 win over the New England Patriots, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.[17]
| Year | Team | GP | Punting | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punts | Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | RetY | |||||
| GB | 16 | 71 | 3,176 | 67 | 44.7 | 39.3 | 1 | 19 | 206 | |||
| GB | 16 | 77 | 3,386 | 66 | 44.0 | 39.9 | 0 | 29 | 233 | |||
| GB | 16 | 46 | 2,092 | 62 | 45.5 | 37.8 | 1 | 15 | 291 | |||
| JAX | 1 | 4 | 159 | 47 | 39.8 | 39.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| LAC | 17 | 73 | 3,186 | 60 | 43.6 | 41.5 | 0 | 28 | 58 | |||
| LAC | 17 | 75 | 3,475 | 83 | 46.3 | 42.3 | 0 | 30 | 221 | |||
| Total | 83 | 346 | 15,474 | 83 | 44.7 | 40.1 | 2 | 121 | 1,009 | |||
| Source: NFL.com | ||||||||||||
| Year | Team | GP | Punting | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punts | Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | RetY | |||||
| GB | 2 | 8 | 345 | 62 | 43.1 | 38.6 | 0 | 2 | 36 | |||
| GB | 2 | 5 | 222 | 55 | 44.4 | 42.4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |||
| LAC | 1 | 5 | 203 | 54 | 40.6 | 39.8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Total | 5 | 18 | 770 | 62 | 42.8 | 40.0 | 0 | 6 | 50 | |||
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||||
Scott is married to Sydney Scott. They married in January 2018,[18] and have a son who was born in November 2018.[19]