Josiah Scott: CB · Michigan State · #22.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Josiah Scott
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Three seasons in the Michigan State secondary to date. Another came in 2019: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Wisconsin — Week 7, 2019.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 7 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 27
Detroit Free Press Oct 24
Lansing State Journal Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Michigan State | 55 | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2018 | Michigan State | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2017 | Michigan State | 30 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 |
| Career | 95 | 64 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 24 | 7 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-7vs Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-17vs Western Michigan | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-10vs Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-10@ Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 40-31vs Indiana | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-34@ No. 4 Ohio State | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 0-38@ No. 8 Wisconsin | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-28vs No. 6 Penn State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 34-37vs Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-44@ No. 14 Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-0@ Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 14 | W 19-16vs Maryland | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 27-21vs Wake Forest | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
55tackles this season55 tackles · 7 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
3 seasons under Mark Dantonio — 24-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Pass share
50.4%
463 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
70.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
497 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Three seasons at Michigan State, 95 tackles — drafted at #137 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Dantonio.
Next stop · NFL
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 7th NFL season
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 7th NFL season
