Jake Elliott
 Jake Elliott, 2018 |
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| Philadelphia Eagles - No. 4 | |
| Kicker | |
| Date of birth: January 21, 1995 | |
| Place of birth: La Grange , Illinois | |
| Height: 1.75 m | Weight: 77 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2017 for the Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Career | |
| College : Memphis | |
| NFL Draft : 2017 / Round: 5 / Pick: 153 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Field goals | 74/88 |
| Field Goal% | 84.1 |
| Longest field goal | 61 |
| Extra points | 107/114 |
| Extra Points% | 93.9 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Jake Daniel Elliott (* 21st January 1995 in La Grange , Illinois ) is an American American football poker players on the position of the Kickers . He currently plays for the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL .
Early years
Elliott already played football at high school in Illinois with two locations in La Grange and Western Springs .
college
From 2013 to 2016, Elliott attended the University of Memphis and played college football for the Memphis Tigers in the American Athletic Conference .
In total, he managed 81 field goals in 104 attempts in the four years at college and achieved a 100% hit rate for the extra points by successfully completing all 202 attempts.
NFL
Elliott was selected in the NFL Draft 2017 , unusual for a kicker, in the 5th round. The Cincinnati Bengals used the 153rd pick of the draft for him .
Cincinnati Bengals
Before the start of the 2017 season , Elliott was fired by the Cincinnati Bengals because they chose his teammate Randy Bullock as their kicker. Elliott was then added to the Bengals Practice Squad .
Philadelphia Eagles
After Caleb Sturgis , the Philadelphia Eagles kicker , injured himself on the first day of the 2017 season, Elliott was signed by the Eagles and on the third day of his rookie season he set the franchise record in only his second game for his new team breaking for the longest field goal when he scored from a distance of 61 yards to defeat the New York Giants .
Overall, Elliott played a very solid regular season as a rookie , hit 83.9% of his field goal attempts, reached the play-offs with the Eagles and moved with them to the Super Bowl LII , which they beat with 41:33 New England Patriots won.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c College profile on gotigersgo.com. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ College statistics on sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ↑ Jeanna Thomas: Jake Elliott, not Zane Gonzalez, was the first kicker taken in the 2017 NFL Draft. SB Nation , April 29, 2017, accessed on January 20, 2018 (English): “We've finally seen the first kicker come off the board in the 2017 draft. The Bengals selected Jake Elliott out of Memphis with the 153rd overall pick in the fifth round. "
- ↑ Rebecca Toback: NFL roster cuts: Bengals decide to go with Randy Bullock at kicker; Jake Elliott waived. SB Nation , September 2, 2017, accessed on January 20, 2018 (English): "The hope is Elliott makes it through waivers and onto the Bengals' practice squad this year."
- ^ Nate Scott: Are 61-yard field goals going to be the new norm of the NFL? SB Nation , September 27, 2017, accessed on January 20, 2018 (English): “On Sunday, Jake Elliott, a rookie kicker for the Philadelphia Eagles, hit a 61-yard field goal as time expired to beat the New York Giants. "
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Elliott, Jake |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Elliott, Jake Daniel (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1995 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Grange , Illinois , United States |