- Josh Scobee
Infobox NFLactive
currentteam=Jacksonville Jaguars
currentnumber=10
currentposition=Placekicker
birthdate=birth date and age|1982|6|23
birthplace=Longview, Texas
heightft=6
heightin=1
weight=192
debutyear=2004
debutteam=Jacksonville Jaguars
college=Louisiana Tech
draftyear=2004
draftround=5
draftpick=137
pastteams=
*Jacksonville Jaguars (2004-present)
statweek=4
statseason=2008
statlabel1=Field Goals Made
statvalue1=95
statlabel2=Field Goals Attempted
statvalue2=117
statlabel3=Field Goals %
statvalue3=81.2
statlabel4=Long Field Goal
statvalue4=53
nfl=SCO003459Joshua Taylor Scobee (born
June 23 ,1982 inLongview, Texas ) is anAmerican football kicker for theJacksonville Jaguars .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 onextra point s 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.College career
After agreeing to play for
Louisiana Tech University inRuston, Louisiana , Scobee quickly 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 PATs and 279 points byMarty Kent (1994-97). His 343 points rank fourth in WAC annals, topped only byJason Elam of Hawaii (395),Marshall Faulk of San Diego State (376, 1991-93) andDerek Mahoney of Fresno State (351, 1990-93).NFL career
The
Jacksonville Jaguars selected Scobee as the first pick in the 5th round of the2004 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. During his rookie season with the Jags he was known as "Scobee-Doo", in reference toScooby Doo . In 2005, he struggled to make last-minute kicks. In his career, Scobee has only missed two extra points (1 in 2005 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 theNew England Patriots 31-20. In 2008, during a game against theIndianapolis Colts , Scobee hit a 51-yardfield goal to give the Jaguars a 1-2 record, then just one week later, he booted a 37-yarder [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/playbyplay?game_id=29578&displayPage=tab_play_by_play&season=2008&week=REG4&override=true] in overtime to beat the Texans.Personal
He is married to Melissa Scobee [http://www.jaguars.com/Team/Player.aspx?id=2531]
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