Josh Scobee Joshua Taylor Scobee ( born June 23 , 1982 ) is an American football placekicker , for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for the Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs , setting several school records . He was drafted by the Jaguars in the 2004 NFL draft . Early life . Scobee was born in Longview , Texas . He 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 point s and was six for nine in the field 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 . College career . After agreeing to play for the Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs in Ruston , Louisiana , Scobee 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 ) . Professional career . The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Scobee with the 137th overall pick in the 5th round of the 2004 NFL Draft . In 2004 , Scobee led the team with 93 points after connecting with 24 of 31 field goals and 20 of 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 . In his career , Scobee has only missed three extra points ( 1 in 2005 , 1 in 2007 , and 1 in 2009 ) . During his first five NFL seasons , he has been named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week four times . In the January 5 , 2008 playoff game against the Pittsburgh 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 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 one week later , he booted a 37 - yarder in overtime to beat the Texans . In week 8 , Scobee tied his career record with a 53 - yard field goal against Cleveland . 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 the Indianapolis Colts 31 - 28 , breaking his previous record of 53 yards . It also set a new franchise record . For his performance he earned the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week award . On October 24 , 2011 , Josh Scobee kicked four field goals to lead Jacksonville to a 12 - 7 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Monday Night Football . Three of Scobee ' s 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 including Neil Rackers , Morten Anderson , and Sebastian Janikowski . On July 16 , 2012 , Josh Scobee agreed to a four - year deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars after receiving a franchise tag earlier in the year . Personal . He is married to Melissa Scobee . In his spare time , he enjoys golfing , fishing , and hunting .