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=SCO003459

Joshua Taylor Scobee (born June 23, 1982 in Longview, Texas) is an American football kicker for the Jacksonville 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 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.

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).

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. During his rookie season with the Jags he was known as "Scobee-Doo", in reference to Scooby 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 the New England Patriots 31-20. In 2008, during a game against the Indianapolis Colts, Scobee hit a 51-yard field 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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