Jake Elliott

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Jake Daniel Elliott (born January 21, 1995), nicknamed Jake "the Make" for his kicking ability,[citation needed] is an American professional football placekicker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Memphis Tigers. He was part of the Eagles' Super Bowl LII championship team against the New England Patriots. He holds the record for longest field goal by a rookie in NFL history (61 yards). He was also part of the Philadelphia Eagles winning team in Super Bowl LIX, converting all four of his field goal attempts, and setting a record for the most accurate performance by a kicker in a Super Bowl in NFL history.

Elliott was born in Western Springs, Illinois, to Bruce and Diane Elliott. As a youth, he excelled in many sports, including baseball, basketball, and tennis. He was considered among the state's best youth tennis players.

Elliott, who attended Lyons Township High School in La Grange, Illinois, began playing football when a Lyons assistant coach noticed his talent at a Homecoming student field goal kicking contest. Before this, he played tennis for three years at Lyons Township. Following his junior-year season, he was an ESPNHS underclass and named First-team All-State by the Chicago Tribune. During his junior season, he made a 52-yard field goal with no time remaining to beat Oak-Park River Forest High School, 16–14. As a senior, he made 15 of 21 field-goal attempts and was named Second-team kicker for Kohl's All America List. After his senior-year season, Elliott was offered a full scholarship by the University of North Dakota and the University of Memphis. He chose to play for the Memphis Tigers.

Elliott attended and played college football for Memphis from 2013 to 2016. In his time at Memphis, he played under head coaches Justin Fuente, Darrell Dickey, and Mike Norvell.[10]