Josiah Scott (American football)

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Josiah Scott
No. 33 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1999-04-05) April 5, 1999 (age 22)
Hamilton, Ohio
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Fairfield
Fairfield, Ohio
College:Michigan State
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 4 / Pick: 137
Career history
Roster status:Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Big Ten (2019)
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Total tackles:11
Forced fumbles:0
Interceptions:0
Pass deflections:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Josiah Scott (born April 5, 1999) is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

College career[]

After playing at Fairfield High School in Fairfield, Ohio, Scott chose Michigan State over scholarship offers from Iowa, West Virginia, Miami of Ohio and others.[1]

As a freshman, Scott was named to ESPN's Freshman All-America team.[2] The award came after he started twelve of thirteen games the Spartans played in, missing one due to injury.[3] A torn meniscus sidelined Scott for the first eight games of his sophomore season,[3] an injury sustained in a noncontact incident.[4] He was named defensive MVP of the 2018 Redbox Bowl after registering three tackles and four pass breakups in the game.[5] Scott started all thirteen games his junior season.[6] On October 5, Scott forced Justin Fields into his first interception of the year, and also garnered 12 tackles during the game.[7]

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash Bench press
5 ft 9+1⁄4 in
(1.76 m) 		185 lb
(84 kg) 		29+3⁄8 in
(0.75 m) 		8+3⁄4 in
(0.22 m)		 4.42 s 17 reps
All values from NFL Combine[8]

Jacksonville Jaguars[]

Scott was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft with the 137th overall pick.[9] The Jaguars previously traded cornerback A. J. Bouye to the Denver Broncos to acquire the pick used to select Scott. Scott was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Jaguars on July 27, 2020, but was activated three days later.[10][11]

Philadelphia Eagles[]

Scott was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for Jameson Houston and a 2023 sixth-round pick on May 18, 2021.[12] He was placed on injured reserve on September 2, 2021.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Josiah Scott Recruit Interests". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  2. ^ DeFabo, Mike (July 8, 2019). "A father's choice and three older brothers turned Josiah Scott into MSU's shut-down corner". Lansing State Journal. Gannett. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Wenzel, Matt (December 30, 2019). "Michigan State CB Josiah Scott leaving for NFL draft". MLive. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Michigan State CB Josiah Scott expected to miss 2 months". USA Today. Gannett. August 6, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "NFL Draft & Combine Profile – Josiah Scott". NFL.com. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  6. ^ Charboneau, Matt (February 19, 2020). "Michigan State's Josiah Scott will play in NFL a 'long time,' analyst predicts". The Detroit News. Gannett. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  7. ^ Morrison, Jay (March 2, 2020). "Josiah Scott hopes to follow Darqueze Dennard's flight path to NFL". The Athletic. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "Josiah Scott Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  9. ^ Wenzel, Matt (April 25, 2020). "2020 NFL draft: Michigan State CB Josiah Scott picked by Jacksonville Jaguars in fourth round". MLive. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  10. ^ Oehser, John (July 27, 2020). "Transactions: Four rookies placed on reserve/COVID-19 list". Jaguars.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  11. ^ Oehser, John (July 30, 2020). "Transactions: Two added, one removed from reserve/COVID-19 list". Jaguars.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  12. ^ Smith, EJ (May 18, 2021). "The Eagles trade for cornerback Josiah Scott, a 2020 fourth-round pick buried on the Jaguars' depth chart". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  13. ^ McPherson, Chris (September 2, 2021). "Eagles sign DT Hassan Ridgeway; place T/G Jack Driscoll, TE Tyree Jackson, and CB Josiah Scott on Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.

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