Former Crimson Tide punter JK Scott has found a new home in the National Football League after seeing playing time in just one contest this past season for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Los Angeles Chargers signed the punter to a contract, the team announced today, though the terms aren’t yet available to the public.
Scott began his NFL career as a Green Bay Packer. He was drafted by the Packers in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft and was signed to a four-year, $2.7 million deal.
In 49 career regular-season games, Scott punted 198 times and posted a 44.5-yard gross punting average. He has also registered 63 punts pinned inside the 20 and a 38.8-yard net average. Scott appeared in all 16 games in each of his three seasons (2018-20) with the Packers and saw action in one game last year with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Scott posted a 45.5-yard gross punting average in his last season for the Packers, good for the second-best mark in a single season in team history. As a rookie, he became the first punter in Green Bay history to register a punt of at least 58 yards in each of his first three NFL games. The Alabama product played in four postseason games for the Packers, punting 13 times and averaging 43.6 yards per punt (40.1 net avg.).
While punting for the Crimson Tide from 2014-17, Scott was pivotal in changing field position for the Crimson Tide. Over his college career, he averaged 45.6 yards per punt and assumed kickoff duties during his senior season.
Scott is the all-time UA record holder for career punting yards with 11,074 and attempts at 243 and also holds the Alabama record for career punting average at 45.6 yards per punt. He was selected as a First Team All-SEC honoree from the coaches while being named to the conference’s second team by the Associated Press.
Only five punts off the boot of Scott were returned for 36 yards during his senior year, with two of the five returns going for no gain. He dropped 27 of his 54 punts inside the 20-yard line, with only four touchbacks.
#Chargers have signed punter JK Scott. Spent 2018-20 with the Packers and played one game for the Jaguars last season. A former fifth-round pick.
— Daniel Popper (@danielrpopper) March 21, 2022
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