Josh Jasper

Joshua Norwood Jasper (born November 26, 1987) is an American former football placekicker. He set the Tennessee state record for career high school field goals, with 44, and his longest field goal was 54 yards. In 2010, he was a consensus All-American placekicker playing college football for the LSU Tigers in his senior year, after leading the nation with 28 field goals. He had the best placekicking percentage in LSU history as of 2011. Originally, he was a quarterback and wide receiver, before moving over to kicker for his junior and senior years. He was rated the No. 12 kicker in the U.S. by Scout.com as a senior. and he set the state's record for total career field goals, with 44. In a spring game, he kicked a 57-yard field goal.

During his senior season in 2010, he led the country with twenty-eight field goals. He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American placekicker, after receiving first-team honors from the Football Writers Association of America and Sporting News. In addition to kicking field goals, he punted as LSU's "pooch punter", kicked kickoffs, and rushed a handful of times for first downs. He was also a first-team All-SEC selection, the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (vs. Mississippi State, vs. Ole Miss), and the Lou Groza Award Star of the Week (vs. Mississippi State, vs. Alabama, vs. UL-Monroe). He capped his career by playing in the 2011 Senior Bowl.

Professional career Despite his high school and college success, prognosticators were uncertain whether Jasper would be drafted in the April 2011 NFL draft, as in the prior five years just nine kickers were drafted. NFL draft analyst Mike Detillier opined that he might be a later-round draftee. He had to wait until the NFL lockout ended before he could sign with a team as a free agent.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers On July 26, 2011, Jasper said he had agreed to terms with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a rookie free agent deal. He was released on August 5.

Toronto Argonauts On October 4, 2012, Jasper was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was released by the team on October 17.

New Orleans VooDoo On November 19, 2013, Jasper was assigned to the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League.

Memphis Express On August 21, 2018, Jasper signed with the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football. He was waived on February 27, 2019.