Nick Sciba

Nick Sciba (born October 2, 1999) is an American former professional football player who a placekicker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Early life Sciba was born on October 2, 1999, and grew up in Clover, South Carolina. He attended Clover High School, where he played football and soccer. As a sophomore in football, he went 2-for-4 on field goals and had a long of 25, while earning a spot in the USA Football International Bowl as a U-16 team member. He was successful on 5-of-7 field foals in his junior season and recorded a long kick of 38 yards. He also had 34-of-54 kickoffs being touchbacks and made 21 of his 25 extra point attempts.

As a senior, Sciba served as team captain and recorded 8 successful field goals and 11 attempts, while making all but one of his 32 extra point attempts and sending 34 out of 49 kicks for touchbacks. He also punted for the Clover Blue Eagles and averaged 38-yards-per-punt in his final season. A three-star recruit according to 247Sports and Rivals.com, Sciba committed to Wake Forest University after being named the seventh-best kicker nationally by the former.

Sciba responded to the missed kick by successfully making his next 34 attempts, an all-time college football record. He finished his collegiate career with 80 field goals made on 89 attempts, setting the all-time record for accuracy at 89.9%. He also made all 193 of his extra point attempts, for a total of 433 points, on his way to becoming the all-time leader scoring in Wake Forest history.

Pittsburgh Steelers After going unselected in the 2022 NFL draft, Sciba was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent, following a successful tryout. He was waived during roster cuts, on August 23. After Steelers kicker Chris Boswell was ruled out prior to a Week 8 game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sciba was re-signed as an emergency replacement on October 29. Sciba made his NFL debut against the Eagles on October 30, 2022, and made all three of his kicks, including field goals of 38 and 28 yards and one extra point in the 13–35 loss. Up until two days prior to making his NFL debut, Sciba had worked for a fish market.

New Jersey Generals On January 31, 2023, Sciba signed with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). The Generals folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).