Jake Elliott, born Jake Daniel Elliott is an American football placekicker for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was born to Bruce and Diane Elliott in Western Springs, Illinois. He has a sister, Karen Elliott Miller
Jake started playing football at Lyons Township High School in La Grange, Illinois. He was good at baseball, basketball, and tennis, and played tennis for three years in high school.
He started playing football after a Lyons assistant coach noticed him at a Homecoming student field goal contest. Elliott joined Memphis after high school and played there for three years from 2013 to 2016.
Jake has been married to his wife, Annie Timyan since March 7, 2020. The husband and wife tied the knot in a desert-themed wedding at the Fairmount Park Horticulture Center in front of their family and friends. The lovebirds had been engaged for around eight months before they got hitched.
Jake has a child, a son, Beau Daniel with his spouse. The pair welcomed their first child on July 29, 2023.
Career Highlights
- The Cincinnati Bengals selected Jake Elliott in the fifth round, 153rd overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft.
- Bengals, however, waived Elliott on September 2, 2017, after announcing Randy Bullock as their spot kicker.
- The Philadelphia Eagles signed Jake on September 12, 2017, after their starting kicker, Caleb Sturgis suffered an injury.
- In his rookie season, Elliott kicked a 61-yard field goal to win against the New York Giants making it the longest field goal in Eagles history.
- He played the first Super Bowl of his career in his very first season in the NFL which they won.
- In the 2018 NFL season, Jake converted 33 of 35 extra points attempts and 26 of 31 field goal attempts.
- On November 27, 2019, Elliott signed a five-year, $21.8 million contract extension with the Eagles.
- 2020 was the least productive season for Jake as he only got 19 field goal attempts and 26 extra-point attempts.
- Jake converted all of the extra-point attempts in the 2021 season. He also had a 90.9% field goal conversion rate in that season which was the best by an Eagle in a single season.
- Elliott reached his second career Super Bowl in the 2022 season. He also scored two field goals, however, the Eagles lost the title to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Career Stats
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | GS | BLK | LNG | FG Att | FGM | PCT | XP Att | XPM | XPCT | XBLK | KO | AVG | TB | Ret | Avg |
| 2017 | Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 31 | 26 | 83.9 | 42 | 39 | 92.9 | 0 | 62.6 | 42 | 40 | 21.4 | |
| 2018 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 31 | 26 | 83.9 | 35 | 33 | 94.3 | 0 | 63.5 | 57 | 24 | 22.5 | |
| 2019 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 26 | 22 | 84.6 | 37 | 35 | 94.6 | 0 | 62.6 | 52 | 27 | 23.8 | |
| 2020 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 19 | 14 | 73.7 | 26 | 24 | 92.3 | 0 | 61.8 | 46 | 24 | 22.1 | |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 33 | 30 | 90.9 | 44 | 44 | 100 | 0 | 63.3 | 61 | 33 | 26.5 | |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 23 | 20 | 87 | 53 | 51 | 96.2 | 0 | 64.8 | 63 | 28 | 26.3 | |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 19 | 17 | 89.5 | 18 | 17 | 94.4 | 0 | 64.7 | 32 | 7 | 28 | |
| TOTAL | 103 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 182 | 155 | 85.2 | 255 | 243 | 664.7 | 0 | 0 | 63.3 | 353 | 183 | 24.4 |
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