Josiah Scott (American football)
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Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born | April 5, 1999 Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Fairfield (OH) | ||||||||
| College | Michigan State (2017–2019) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2020: 4th round, 137th overall pick | ||||||||
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Josiah Scott (born April 5, 1999) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft.
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-American 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 non-contact 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 against Ohio State, Scott forced Justin Fields into his first interception of the year, and also garnered 12 tackles during the game.[7]
