Cornerback, Michigan State, 2017–⁠19

Josiah Scott

Number: No. 22
Height: 5′10″
Weight: 171 lb
Class (2019): Junior
Hometown: Hamilton, OH
Born: Apr 5, 1999

Josiah Scott played cornerback at Michigan State (2017–⁠19). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Scott in round 4, No. 137 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Best season: 55; Tackles, 2019 (Michigan State, 7–⁠6)
Drafted: No. 137; Round 4, 2020 NFL Draft (Jacksonville Jaguars)

12tackles, career highat Ohio State, 2019 2interceptions, career highvs. Rutgers, 2018

Honors

2019Second-team All-Big Ten

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

10–⁠3AP 157–⁠67–⁠6

Season	Team	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Int	PD
2017	Michigan State	30	21	1	2	10
2018	Michigan State	10	5	1	2	7
2019	Michigan State	55	38	0	3	7
Career		95	64	2	7	24

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2017	Michigan State	22	CB	Fr.
2018	Michigan State	22	CB	So.
2019	Michigan State	22	CB	Jr.	5′10″	171

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2019 Michigan State 13 games, 55 tackles, 3 INT

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	Int	PD
Aug 30	vs.Tulsa	W 28–⁠7	4	3	0	1
Sep 7	vs.Western Michigan	W 51–⁠17	6	6	0	1
Sep 14	vs.Arizona State	L 7–⁠10	3	2	0	0
Sep 21	atNorthwestern	W 31–⁠10	3	3	1	1
Sep 28	vs.Indiana	W 40–⁠31	6	3	0	0
Oct 5	atOhio State	L 10–⁠34	12	9	1	0
Oct 12	atWisconsin	L 0–⁠38	9	6	0	0
Oct 26	vs.Penn State	L 7–⁠28	2	0	0	0
Nov 9	vs.Illinois	L 34–⁠37	1	1	0	1
Nov 16	atMichigan	L 10–⁠44	1	1	0	0
Nov 23	atRutgers	W 27–⁠0	1	1	0	3
Nov 30	vs.Maryland	W 19–⁠16	2	1	1	0
Dec 27 ✦	vs.Wake Forest	W 27–⁠21	5	2	0	0

2018 Michigan State 5 games, 10 tackles, 2 INT

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	PD
Nov 3	atMaryland	W 24–⁠3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Nov 10	vs.Ohio State	L 6–⁠26	5	1	0	0	0	1
Nov 17	atNebraska	L 6–⁠9	2	1	0	0	0	1
Nov 24	vs.Rutgers	W 14–⁠10	–	–	–	–	2	–
Dec 31 ✦	vs.Oregon	L 6–⁠7	3	3	1	0	0	4

2017 Michigan State 12 games, 30 tackles, 2 INT

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Int	PD
Sep 2	vs.Bowling Green	W 35–⁠10	1	0	0.5	0	2
Sep 9	vs.Western Michigan	W 28–⁠14	0	0	0	1	1
Sep 23	vs.Notre Dame	L 18–⁠38	2	1	0	0	0
Sep 30	vs.Iowa	W 17–⁠10	4	3	0	0	0
Oct 7	atMichigan	W 14–⁠10	3	2	0	0	0
Oct 14	atMinnesota	W 30–⁠27	3	2	0	0	0
Oct 21	vs.Indiana	W 17–⁠9	2	1	0	0	0
Oct 28	atNorthwestern	L 31–⁠39	6	4	0.5	0	3
Nov 4	vs.Penn State	W 27–⁠24	6	5	0	0	1
Nov 11	atOhio State	L 3–⁠48	2	2	0	0	1
Nov 25	atRutgers	W 40–⁠7	1	1	0	1	1
Dec 28 ✦	vs.Washington State	W 42–⁠17	0	0	0	0	1

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Drill	Combine 2020
Height	5′9¼″
Weight	185 lb
Arm length	29⅜″
Hand size	8¾″
40-yard dash	4.42 s
10-yard split	1.51 s^W
Bench press	17 reps

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 23 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.

Season	Team	G	Tkl	Sacks	Int
2020	Jacksonville Jaguars	6	11	0	0
2021	Philadelphia Eagles	5	11	1	0
2022	Philadelphia Eagles	10	25	0	2
2023	Philadelphia Eagles	2	2	0	0
NFL career		23	49	1	2

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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