| No. 37 – Dallas Cowboys | |
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| Position: | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1998-08-07) August 7, 1998 (age 25) 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 University (2018)
Butler CC (2019) Southern Miss (2020–2022) |
| NFL draft: | 2023 / Round: 6 / Pick: 178 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Player stats at PFR | |
Eric Scott Jr. (born August 7, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college footballatSouthern Miss.
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 | |||||
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| 6 ft0+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 | |||||
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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 to the Kansas City Chiefs, in exchange for the selection which they used to draft Scott.[6]
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Dallas Cowboys 2023 NFL draft selections
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