Josh Scobee

Scobee with theJacksonville Jaguars in 2014
No. 10, 8
Position	Placekicker
Personal information
Born	(1982-06-23)June 23, 1982 (age 43) Longview, Texas, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Longview
College	Louisiana Tech (2000–2003)
NFL draft	2004: 5th round, 137th overall pick
Career history
Jacksonville Jaguars (2004–2014) Pittsburgh Steelers (2015) New Orleans Saints (2016)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Field goals made 241 Field goals attempted 301 Field goal % 80.1 Longest field goal 59 Touchbacks 256 Stats atPro Football Reference

Joshua Taylor ScobeeSKOH-bee;^[1] born June 23, 1982) is an American former professionalfootball player who was aplacekicker in theNational Football League (NFL). He was selected by theJacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the2004 NFL draft. He also played for thePittsburgh Steelers. He playedcollege football for theLouisiana Tech Bulldogs, setting several school records.

Scobee was born inLongview, Texas. He played youth soccer, including outstanding play on the high school team and as part of a competitive league team. He began kicking for thefootball team his senior year atLongview High School. In addition to handling the kicking duties, Scobee was also thepunter. He was 23-for-23 onextra points and was six for nine in thefield goal category. He was well known for kicking kick-offs through the uprights. He earned first-team All-District honors as a kicker and second-team All-East Texas accolades as a punter in recognition of his successful season.

After committing to theLouisiana Tech University inRuston, Louisiana, Scobee won the kicking job as atrue freshman with theBulldogs. 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 extra points and 279 points by Marty Kent (1994–97). His 343 points rank fourth inWAC annals, topped only byJason Elam ofHawaii (395),Marshall Faulk ofSan Diego State (376, 1991–93), and Derek Mahoney ofFresno State (351, 1990–93).

TheJacksonville Jaguars selected Scobee with the 137th overall pick in the fifth round of the2004 NFL draft.^[2] In the 2004 season, he led the team with 93 points after connecting with 24-of-31 field goals and 20-of-21 of his extra points.^[3] 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 first five NFL seasons, he was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week four times.

On September 18, 2006, during aMonday Night Football game in front of a near-capacity crowd,^[4] Scobee was the only player to score in the Jaguars 9–0 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He kicked 3 field goals of 32, 41, and 42 yards to win the game for the Jaguars.^[5]

On January 5, 2008, In theWild Card Round playoff game against thePittsburgh Steelers, Scobee made the game winning 25-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. In2008, during a game against theIndianapolis Colts, Scobee hit a 51-yardfield goal to give the Jaguars a 1–2 record, then one week later, he booted a 37-yarder in overtime to beat theTexans.^[6] In Week 8, Scobee tied his career record with a 53-yard field goal against Cleveland.^[7]

In Week 4 of the 2010 season, Scobee made a 59-yard game-winning field goal on the final play of the game to beat theIndianapolis Colts by a score of 31–28, breaking his previous record of 53 yards. The 59-yard field goal set a new franchise record for the Jaguars. For his performance he earned the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week award.^[8]

On October 24, 2011, Scobee kicked four field goals to lead Jacksonville to a 12–7 victory over the Baltimore Ravens onMonday Night Football.^[9] Three of his field goals were over 50 yards in length, including two field goals of 54 yards each. Scobee's three 50+ yard field goals tied an NFL record for most 50+ yard field goals in a single game with five other kickers includingNeil Rackers,Morten Andersen, andSebastian Janikowski.^[9]

On July 16, 2012, Scobee agreed to a four-year deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars after receiving afranchise tag earlier in the year.^[10]

Scobee stayed with the Jaguars through the 2014 season. In the 2014 season, he converted all 23 extra point attempts and 20 of 26 field goal attempts.^[11]

On August 31, 2015, Scobee was traded to thePittsburgh Steelers for a sixth-round pick in the2016 NFL draft.^[12] He was Pittsburgh's third kicker of the preseason afterShaun Suisham andGarrett Hartley suffered season-ending (and in Suisham's case, career-ending) injuries. He made his debut in the Steelers' Week 1 game against theNew England Patriots, missing his first two field goal attempts (44 and 46 yards), before scoring an extra point and two field goals (including a 44-yard attempt) in the Steelers' 28–21 loss.^[13]

In the Steelers' Week 4 game against theirAFC North rivalBaltimore Ravens, the Steelers led 20–17 late in the fourth quarter. Scobee missed two field goals—a 49-yarder and later a 41-yarder—in the closing minutes. The Ravens then kicked a field goal to tie the game at 20, sending the game to overtime. Ravens kickerJustin Tucker made a 52-yard field goal on the Ravens' next drive to hand the Steelers a 23–20 overtime loss.^[14] Two days later, the Steelers released Scobee, replacing him withChris Boswell, who would ultimately serve as a more long-term replacement.^[15]

Scobee signed a one-year deal with theNew Orleans Saints on March 4, 2016.^[16] He was released by the team on May 17, 2016.^[17]

On April 13, 2017, Scobee signed a one-day contract to retire as a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars.^[18][19]

He is married to Melissa Scobee and has two sons.^[20] In his spare time, he enjoys golfing, fishing, and hunting.

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• 1982 births
• American football placekickers
• Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football players
• Jacksonville Jaguars players
• Pittsburgh Steelers players
• New Orleans Saints players
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• Longview High School alumni
• Players of American football from Longview, Texas

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