#10

Miles Scott

Former defensive back at Illinois. 2025: 3 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 64 tackles.

DB · Illinois · Sr. · #10

5′11″ · 210 lb · Dolton, IL

CFB Index 76 · #61 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceDrafted by Denver — Rd 7, Pick 30, #246 overall

How he plays

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

Solo tackles: 97th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interceptions · 2025

4 PBU · 64 tackles · 4 TFL

Backed by 2 INT -- top 1% interceptions game. -- Best game: 2 INT, 2 PBU, 4 tackles, vs Northwestern

Swing playSwung Illinois from 19% to 43% to win.Toledo at Illinois · 30-28

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Illinois. 2025: 3 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 64 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to St. Laurence in 2020.
Drafted round 7 by the Denver in 2026.

The full story, with sources

How it ended

Four seasons at Illinois, 181 tackles — drafted at #246 overall by Denver.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2020

Recruited2-star out of St. Laurence

2026

Drafted by Denverround 7, pick 246

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3396 national

CFB

College

Illinois

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #246

Denver · 2026

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach

2022–2025

Bret Bielema

Illinois

Played his entire career under Bret Bielema.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Denver2026 NFL rookie season

#246Rd 7 · Pick 30

Denver2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Bret Bielema — 32-19 over that span.

2022Illinois8-5HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning

2023Illinois5-7HC: Bret Bielema · Balanced

2024Illinois10-3HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2025Illinois9-4HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

76All-Conference level #61 of 544?

Medium confidenceAscending7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (97th percentile). Strength: interceptions (90th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (22nd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#77 / 2975 · 97th pct

Interceptions#56 / 817 · 90th pct

Tackles#340 / 2975 · 88th pct

Passes defended#340 / 2975 · 86th pct

Tackles for loss#736 / 2975 · 73rd pct

4.0

Sacks#847 / 2975 · 63rd pct

1.0

QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	4.8	0.2	0.0	0.4
Road5g	5.2	0.4	0.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	4.9	0.2	0.0	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	5.0	0.4	0.2	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bret Bielema

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

76 · #61 of 544 safeties

Two-star recruit. Now #61 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Illinois	64	50	4.0	1.0	4	3	--
2024	Illinois	54	32	0.0	0.0	4	2	--
2023	Illinois	63	48	0.0	0.0	3	2	--
2022	Illinois	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Career		181	130	4.0	1.0	11	7	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025

W 34–32

vs USC

10 TOT · 7 SOLO · 1 TFL

Edged out USC at home in a shootout.

With L. Altmyer — 328 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.5 · 28 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · H. Beatty — 3 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 52-3vs Western Illinois	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 45-19@ Duke	6	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 38-0vs Western Michigan	5	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 10-63@ Indiana	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 34-32vs USC	10	7	1.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 6	W 43-27@ Purdue	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 16-34vs Ohio State	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	L 25-42@ Washington	6	6	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 35-13vs Rutgers	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 24-6vs Maryland	5	5	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 13	L 10-27@ Wisconsin	7	6	1.0	1.0	—	1
Wk 14	W 20-13vs Northwestern	4	3	0.0	0.0	2	2
Bowl	W 30-28vs Tennessee	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		64	50	4.0	1.0	3	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology