Photo: Sgt. Andres J. Lugo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons²

JK Scott

Punter, Los Angeles Chargers · #16.

Player facts

Team: Los Angeles Chargers
Position: Punter
Number: 16
Born: Oct 30, 1995 (age 30)
Birthplace: Denver, CO, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 208 lbs
College: Alabama
Experience: 8 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Punting

	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
Regular Season	20	48.0	57	961	2	10.00	6	30.00	6	71	11.8	40.5
Last 5 Games	20	48.2	57	961	2	10.67	6	30.00	6	71	11.8	44.5
Career	498	45.5	83	22,668	35	7.03	178	35.74	165	1,653	10.0	41.9

Recent games

Date	Opponent	Result	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	NET
Sun, Oct 11	vs DEN	L 23-17	5	47.8	56	239	0	0.00	2	40.00	2	35	40.8
Sun, Oct 4	@ SEA	L 30-23	5	44.0	47	220	1	20.00	1	20.00	2	12	41.6
Sun, Sep 27	@ BUF	L 24-16	3	48.3	56	145	1	33.33	0	0.00	1	8	45.7
Sun, Sep 20	vs LV	L 26-14	5	51.6	57	258	0	0.00	2	40.00	1	16	48.4
Sun, Sep 13	vs ARI	L 26-14	2	49.5	51	99	0	0.00	1	50.00	0	0	49.5

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

About

John Kimball Scott III (born October 30, 1995) is an American professional football punter for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL draft. He has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

From Wikipedia’s article on J. K. Scott, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Scott attended and played high school football at Mullen High School in Denver. He received offers from Arizona, Colorado, and Notre Dame but ultimately accepted Alabama's offer. His father Kim Scott was an All-American pole vaulter for the Wisconsin Badgers track and field team, placing 4th at the 1975 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Scott converted 13 of 25 field goals with a long of 59 yards and made 69 of 71 point-after attempts during his high school career. He also had 4,758 kickoff yards.

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. He was a consensus first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in 2014 and was chosen as an All-American by Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and USA Today. 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.