| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 7, 1998 Basehor, Kansas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Basehor-Linwood |
| College | Illinois State (2017–2018) Butler CC (2019) Southern Miss (2020–2022) |
| NFL draft | 2023: 6th round, 178th overall pick |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Eric Scott Jr. (born August 7, 1998) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.
Scott attended Basehor-Linwood High School. In his high school career, he appeared in 33 games, while tallying 126 tackles (5 for loss), 9 interceptions and 13 passes defensed.
He accepted a football scholarship from Illinois State University. As a redshirt freshman, he played in 4 games as a backup. [1]
Scott transferred to Butler Community College in 2019. As a sophomore, he appeared in 11 games, making 11 tackles and 2 interceptions.
He transferred to the University of Southern Mississippi in 2020. As a junior, he appeared in 9 games (5 starts), collecting 31 tackles, one interception and five passes defensed. He had 8 tackles against Louisiana Tech University. He made 7 tackles against Tulane University.
As a senior in 2021, he appeared in all 12 games (11 starts) posting 20 tackles, 2 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries. He had 3 tackles against Troy University and the University of Texas at El Paso.
As a super senior in 2022, he appeared in 12 games, compiling 27 tackles (2 for loss) and 7 passes defended. He also had 2 interceptions, both returned for touchdowns.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | 32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.71 s | 39.5 in (1.00 m) | 11 ft 1 in (3.38 m) | 16 reps | |||||
| Sources: [2] [3] [4] | ||||||||||||
Scott was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round (178th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft. [5] The Cowboys traded a fifth-round selection in the 2024 NFL draft (#159-Hunter Nourzad) to the Kansas City Chiefs, in exchange for the selection which they used to draft Scott. [6] As a rookie, he was declared inactive in every game of the season and never saw the field.
In 2024, he was passed on the depth chart by rookie Caelen Carson and third-year player Andrew Booth Jr. during training camp. He was waived by the Cowboys on August 26, 2024. [7]
Scott was claimed off of waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs on August 28, 2024. He was waived two days later and re-signed to their practice squad on September 3, 2024. [8] Scott signed a reserve/future contract with Kansas City on February 11, 2025. [9] On August 1, 2025, Scott was waived by the Chiefs with an injury designation. [10]