| Eric Scott, Jr. | |
| Current Team: | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Number: | 29 |
| Position: | Cornerback |
| Birth Date: | 7 August 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Basehor, Kansas, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 197 |
| High School: | Basehor-Linwood |
| College: | Illinois State University (2018)Butler CC (2019) Southern Miss (2020–2022) |
| Draftyear: | 2023 |
| Draftround: | 6 |
| Draftpick: | 178 |
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| Status: | Practice squad |
| Statseason: | 2023 |
| Pfr: | ScotEr00 |
Eric Scott Jr. (born August 7, 1999) is an American professional football cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Southern 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.
Scott was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round (178th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
Scott was claimed off 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.[5]