Fun JK Scott statistic

Hooks4bama said:

His 48.0 yd average punt led the NCAA, and also the NFL.

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Just Wow!

That's so impressive, wow. I knew he was good, but not that good. Thank god he's on our team

he keeps playing well... Dude will be gone soon. We might need to recuit a punter in 2015 or 2016.

Incredible!

It seems like the guy with the biggest average usually plays for a team like Vandy because the team is always punting with plenty of room. Scott not only booms the ball when he has room but routinely pins the opposing team inside their own 20. I think he's the best punter I've ever seen. Remember how good we thought Brad Wing was? JK Scott has a really good gig in his future.

He is the best punter I've ever seen by a wide margin. It is a travesty that he didn't win the Ray Guy award.

As awesome as his stats were and as amazing of a punter as he is, I long for the days when our punter didn't even qualify to lead the nation in punting because they were so rare.

I can't recall a punter that was this good; much less a freshman punter this good.

He punted 7 times in the Sugar Bowl and 5 landed inside the 20. He averaged 55 yards a kick that game. AVERAGED!

Kid is unreal.

So serious question. How much does a punter like that play into a fake punt game? Does the return team try to get the coverage unit out faster to get downfield in order to help block and therefore leave open the chance for some faking or do they just hang the return guy out to dry that deep? I know a large part of it falls back on the HC as to if they want to gamble with the fakes or not. Just really impressed at the weapon we have back there.
You know it kills me with all the times late in the year that teams had to catch a punt over their shoulder as they turned their back and ran to catch it. Did they not watch the film and realize how far this kid can punt it?

tidefanbeezer said:

I can't recall a punter that was this good; much less a freshman punter this good.

He punted 7 times in the Sugar Bowl and 5 landed inside the 20. He averaged 55 yards a kick that game. AVERAGED!

Kid is unreal.

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We`ve had some really good punters in the past. If he stays healthy he`ll be the best we`ve ever had. He`s the best I`ve seen since Ray Guy .

He may be best kicker, but he has yet to prove himself as the one with most grit. If you have been a Bama fan for the past few years you know who gets that award....

Brtraker said:

He may be best kicker, but he has yet to prove himself as the one with most grit. If you have been a Bama fan for the past few years you know who gets that award....

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Maybe he'll tear his knee up so we can call him him gritty. /sarcasm.

GreatDanish said:

As awesome as his stats were and as amazing of a punter as he is, I long for the days when our punter didn't even qualify to lead the nation in punting because they were so rare.

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I think more had to do with the fact that he is a Fr than anything else. The fact he led everyone in punting should have made him a shoe in for the award.

TideEngineer08 said:

He is the best punter I've ever seen by a wide margin. It is a travesty that he didn't win the Ray Guy award.

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Agreed. He flipped the field so much this year and changed quite a few games in doing so. He will be hard to keep in two years...

Brtraker said:

He may be best kicker, but he has yet to prove himself as the one with most grit. If you have been a Bama fan for the past few years you know who gets that award....

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Let's not even go there. I don't want to see him get any grittier than he is... just keep flipping the field and burying our opponents on their own goal line.

Hooks4bama said:

Ray Guy was drafted in the first round at #23. Can JK Scott surpass that when his time comes?

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I think so. That 48 yd average is better than any season Guy had.

Ray Guy was a rare athlete. He also played DB at Southern Miss and was great there, too. When Southern Miss came in, it was fun just watching him warmup punt at Denny Stadium (later Bryant Denny), because he would really pound it. I had not seen anybody like him until Scott.

Plus, Scott has all kinds of training and technique that I don't think existed in Guy's 1970-72 college era. With good health, I could easily see Scott going first round and having a Hall of Fame career in the NFL.

jabcmb said:

I think so. That 48 yd average is better than any season Guy had.

Ray Guy was a rare athlete. He also played DB at Southern Miss and was great there, too. When Southern Miss came in, it was fun just watching him warmup punt at Denny Stadium (later Bryant Denny), because he would really pound it. I had not seen anybody like him until Scott.

Plus, Scott has all kinds of training and technique that I don't think existed in Guy's 1970-72 college era. With good health, I could easily see Scott going first round and having a Hall of Fame career in the NFL.

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I feel like I'm watching Tiger Woods circa 2000 when I see Scott punt. He's got every shot in the bag. Needs to take a driver 350 yards over trees? He can do that. Needs to drop a wedge over a gaping bunker to a flag three paces on? He can do that too.

CHATTBRIT said:

I think more had to do with the fact that he is a Fr than anything else. The fact he led everyone in punting should have made him a shoe in for the award.

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I'm not sure I follow. I was referring to the year(s?) that Cody Mandell didn't even show up on the rankings because he didn't even have enough punts to qualify - meaning we weren't even having 4th downs.

And if Scott continues and improves, he won't be a first rounder but he'll be drafted and possibly on the first day.

jabcmb said:

I think so. That 48 yd average is better than any season Guy had.

Ray Guy was a rare athlete. He also played DB at Southern Miss and was great there, too. When Southern Miss came in, it was fun just watching him warmup punt at Denny Stadium (later Bryant Denny), because he would really pound it. I had not seen anybody like him until Scott.

Plus, Scott has all kinds of training and technique that I don't think existed in Guy's 1970-72 college era. With good health, I could easily see Scott going first round and having a Hall of Fame career in the NFL.

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Ray's career average at USM was 44.7 ypk, which is the NCAA record (for those who punted up to 249 times in career). At JK's current clip he will pass Ray and become NCAA's all-time leader. I was at the University also jabcmb, when Ray came to DS. Greatness.