JK Scott

JK Scott
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Scott in 2018.
No. 6 – Green Bay Packers
Position: Punter
Personal information
Born: (1996-10-30) October 30, 1996
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
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Punts: 18
Punting yards: 854
Average punt: 47.4
Inside 20: 7
Longest punt: 63
Player stats at NFL.com

John Kimball "JK" Scott (born October 30, 1996) is an American football punter for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, and was selected by the Packers in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

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.[1] 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.[2] 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

External video
Scott gets drafted by Green Bay
Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad
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 s 1.68 s 2.81 s 4.41 s 7.28 s 30 1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		 9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)
All values from NFL Draft[3][4]

Scott was selected by the Green Bay Packers with the 172nd overall pick in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.[5] He was the second of four punters to be selected that year.[6] On May 4, 2018, he signed a contract with the Packers.[7] 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.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Alabama Crimson Tide : JK Scott". RollTide.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  2. ↑ "The 2014 AP All-SEC football team".
  3. ↑ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - JK Scott". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Alabama P JK Scott : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  7. ↑ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. May 4, 2018. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers - September 9th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
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