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Jake Elliott

Place Kicker, Philadelphia Eagles · #4.

Player facts

Team: Philadelphia Eagles
Position: Place Kicker
Number: 4
Born: Jan 21, 1995 (age 31)
Birthplace: Western Springs, IL, USA
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 167 lbs
College: Memphis
Experience: 10 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Kicking

	FG%	FG	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	AVG	LNG	XPM	XPA	PTS
Regular Season	100.0	5-5	0-0	1-1	1-1	1-1	2-2	0	58	11	11	26
Last 5 Games	80.0	5-5	0-0	1-1	1-1	1-1	2-2	58	11	11	25
Career	84.0	221-263	0-0	55-57	70-77	63-75	33-54	37	61	370	384	1033

Recent games

Date	Opponent	Result	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	FG	FG%	LNG	XP	PTS
Sun, Oct 11	vs JAX	L 19-17	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-1	0-0	1-1	100.0	48	2-2	5
Sun, Oct 4	vs LAR	L 24-20	0-0	1-1	0-0	0-0	1-1	2-2	100.0	56	2-2	8
Mon, Sep 28	@ CHI	L 27-7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.0	0	1-1	1
Sun, Sep 20	@ TEN	W 24-20	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-1	1-1	100.0	58	3-3	6
Sun, Sep 13	vs WSH	W 24-22	0-0	0-0	1-1	0-0	0-0	1-1	100.0	35	3-3	5

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Jake Daniel Elliott (born January 21, 1995) is an American professional football placekicker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Memphis Tigers and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL draft. Elliott was a member of the team that won Super Bowl LII. He holds the record for longest field goal by a rookie in NFL history (61 yards). Elliott was also part of the Eagles' winning team in Super Bowl LIX, converting all four of his field goal attempts, and setting a record for the most accurate performance by a kicker during a Super Bowl in NFL history.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jake Elliott, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Elliott was born in Western Springs, Illinois, to Bruce and Diane Elliott. As a youth, he excelled in many sports, including baseball, basketball, and tennis. Elliott was considered among the state's best youth tennis players.

Elliott attended Lyons Township High School in La Grange, Illinois, and began playing football when a Lyons assistant coach noticed his talent at a Homecoming student field goal kicking contest. Before this, Elliott played tennis for three years at Lyons Township. Following his junior season, Elliott was an ESPNHS underclass and named First-team All-State by the Chicago Tribune. As a junior, he made a 52-yard field goal with no time remaining to narrowly beat Oak-Park River Forest High School 16–14. As a senior, Elliott made 15 of 21 field goals and was named Second-team kicker for Kohl's All America List. After his senior year, Elliott was offered a full scholarship by the University of North Dakota and the University of Memphis. He chose to play for the Memphis Tigers.

College career

Elliott attended and played college football for Memphis from 2013 to 2016. During his time at Memphis, Elliott played under head coaches Justin Fuente, Darrell Dickey, and Mike Norvell.

As a freshman, Elliott was named the starting kicker after summer training. In his 2013 season, Elliott connected on 16 of 18 field goals. After his freshman season, Elliott led the Tigers with 72 points scored (24/24 extra points and 16/18 field goals). He set a Memphis record with his 56-yard field goal at USF, breaking the 2005 record of 53 yards set by Stephen Gostkowski. Elliott was named the American Athletic Conference (AAC) Special Teams Player of the Week and also one of three players to be named "Stars of the Week" by Lou Groza Award.

As a sophomore, Elliott led the AAC by averaging 9.2 points per game. For the second year in a row, he was named First-team All-Conference and Conference Special Teams Player of the Year. Elliott scored 120 points during his season, making 21 of 32 field goal attempts and converting all 57 extra-point attempts. His 21 successful field goals, 57 extra points, and 120 total points scored led the American Conference. During the 2014 Miami Beach Bowl, Elliott kicked the fourth-longest field goal in bowl game history, a 54-yard attempt that sent the game into a second overtime and led to a 55–48 victory.

As a junior, Elliott converted all 63 extra point attempts and 23 of 28 field goal attempts for a team-leading 132 points scored. His 63 extra points and 23 field goals led the conference in the 2015 season.

As a senior, Elliott converted all 58 extra point attempts and 21 of 26 field goal attempts for a team-leading 121 points. His 21 field goals tied him with Tulsa's Redford Jones for the conference lead. In his collegiate career, Elliott converted all 202 extra point attempts and 81 of 104 field goal attempts. At the end of the 2016 season, his successful collegiate career ranked him first in total points, extra points, and field goals while also finishing third in field goal percentage in conference history.

On February 9, 2017, it was announced that Elliott was entering the 2017 NFL draft.