Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2019Michigan State
Josiah Scott
CB • 5'10" • 171 lbs • Hamilton, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josiah Scott shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
38
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Josiah Scott built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a cornerback from Hamilton, OH wearing No. 22, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Josiah Scott's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 31
- Overall
- No. 137
- NFL Team
- Jacksonville Jaguars
Josiah Scott, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Michigan State. Josiah Scott shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 95
- TFL
- 2
- Passes defended
- 24
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Josiah Scott Michigan State Highlights
2019 · Michigan State · Player Highlight
Josiah Scott college highlights at Michigan State.
- Season
- 2019
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Josiah Scott quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 95
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Michigan State
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Fairfield · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Valdosta · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 4 · Pick 31 · Jacksonville Jaguars
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Junior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 55 tackles · CB 21st (top 6%) · Big Ten 59th (top 10%) · National 564th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan State | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 50.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 12 | 30 | 1 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | 50.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 53.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 5 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 53.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan State | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13 | 50 | - | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 46.4 |
Related Context
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Josiah Scott played CB for Michigan State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Josiah Scott recorded 95 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Michigan State paired 10 primary output with 32.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 84.6th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Michigan State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
25.3
Usage
3.9
Consistency
51.3
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wake Forest: 0. Tulsa: 1. Western Michigan: 1. Arizona State: 0. Northwestern: 2. Indiana: 0. Ohio State: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 0. Illinois: 1. Michigan: 0. Rutgers: 3. Maryland: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wake Forest: 5 by 20.8. Tulsa: 4 by 26.7. Western Michigan: 6 by 35. Arizona State: 3 by 12.5. Northwestern: 3 by 32.5. Indiana: 6 by 25. Ohio State: 12 by 60. Wisconsin: 9 by 37.5. Penn State: 2 by 8.3. Illinois: 1 by 14.2. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 1 by 34.2. Maryland: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 7 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
60 vs Ohio State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/27 | @ Wake Forest | W 27-21 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Maryland | W 19-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ RutgersSplash game | W 27-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Michigan | L 10-44 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Illinois | L 34-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Penn State | L 7-28 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Wisconsin | L 0-38 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Ohio State10+ tackles | L 10-34 | 12 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Indiana | W 40-31 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ NorthwesternSplash game | W 31-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Arizona State | L 7-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Western Michigan | W 51-17 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Tulsa | W 28-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Josiah Scott story
Josiah Scott built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a cornerback from Hamilton, OH wearing No. 22, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Josiah Scott's career was his defensive production: 95 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 7 interceptions, and 24 passes defended across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Michigan State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Josiah Scott's production has multiple signals. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan State.
The arc is straightforward: Josiah Scott moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2017-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan State | 13 | 21.3 | 3.8 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13 | 21.3 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan State | 10 | 32.3 | 8.2 | -3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 10 | 32.3 | 8.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan State | 10 | 25.3 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 10 | 25.3 | 3.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northwestern
Week 9 · L 31-39 · Conference game
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Oregon
Week 1 · L 6-7 · Postseason
5
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Ohio State
Week 6 · L 10-34 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Rutgers
Week 13 · W 14-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
@ Rutgers
Week 13 · W 40-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
59.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Michigan State
10 primary output · 32.3 efficiency · 8.2 usage
53.7
#2
2018 Regular Season · Michigan State
53.7
10 primary · 32.3 efficiency · 8.2 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Michigan State
50.7
13 primary · 21.3 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
8
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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