Former Spartan Josiah Scott Preparing for Super Bowl LVII
2/3/2023 2:38:00 PM | Football
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EAST LANSING, Mich. – Former Michigan State cornerback Josiah Scott is preparing to play in Super Bowl LVII with the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Feb. 12 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will kick off at 6:30 p.m. and the game is being televised on FOX.
A fourth-round draft pick in 2020 by the Jaguars, Scott is in his third season in the NFL. After playing six games with Jacksonville as a rookie in 2020, he was traded to Philadelphia in 2021, where he has played in 31 games the past two seasons, including the playoffs.
Scott played in 16 regular-season games for the NFC Champion Eagles, including four starts at cornerback. He recorded career highs in tackles (26), passes defended (8) and interceptions (2) while playing 390 snaps on defense and 154 plays on special teams.
During the NFC Divisional Round, Scott had one solo tackle in the win over the New York Giants with five snaps on defense and 13 plays on special teams. He was not on the active game day roster for the NFC Championship Game.
A product of Hamilton, Ohio, Scott started all 30 games of his Spartan career and was a two-time All-Big Ten selection (second team by the media in 2019; third team by the media in 2017). He had a career-high 55 tackles as a junior in 2019 and tied for fourth in the Big Ten during the regular season with 11 passes defended (eight pass break-ups, three interceptions).
Scott finished his Spartan career with 98 tackles, 25 pass break-ups and seven interceptions in 30 games, all starting assignments at cornerback. He elected to forgo his senior season to enter the 2020 NFL Draft.
As a junior in 2019, Scott was named to the Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List and was a member of the team's Eagles Leadership Council. He earned MSU's Jim Adams Award for being the team's most unsung hero on defense. Scott recorded a career-high 12 tackles at Ohio State on Oct. 5 and had interceptions against Northwestern, OSU and Maryland.
During his sophomore year in 2018, Scott was sidelined for the first eight games with a knee injury, but still had two interceptions, seven pass break-ups and 13 tackles in five games. He was named the Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week after picking off a career-high two passes in the season finale against Rutgers, and was selected the Redbox Bowl Defensive MVP after breaking up a career-high four passes to go along with three tackles vs. Oregon.
Scott earned Freshman All-America honors by ESPN.com in 2017 after starting 12 games and collecting 30 tackles, 10 pass break-ups and two interceptions for the nation's seventh-ranked overall defense. Now a member of the NFC Champion Philadelphia Eagles, Josiah Scott started all 30 games he played in as a Spartan from 2017-19. Additional Spartan Super Bowl Facts & Lists:
• Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Josiah Scott is one of 51 former Michigan State letterwinners to have their names listed on a Super Bowl roster. In the previous 56 Super Bowls, 44 former Spartans have seen playing time. Twenty-nine former Spartans have won Super Bowl rings.
• In addition to Scott, former Spartan offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland (2000-06) is making his second Super Bowl appearance as the offensive line coach of the Eagles. Now in his 10th season with Philadelphia, Stoutland won a Super Bowl ring with the Eagles in Super Bowl LII over the Patriots. Stoutland is the longest tenured assistant coach on the Eagles' coaching staff.
• Former Spartan greats Herb Adderley (Green Bay: I, II; Dallas: V, VI) and Earl Morrall (Baltimore: III, V; Miami: VII, VIII) each made four Super Bowl appearances and each won three championship rings. Dixon Edwards went a perfect three-for-three with the Dallas Cowboys, winning three Super Bowl (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX) championship rings.
• Former Spartan All-American Sherman Lewis made five Super Bowl appearances as an assistant coach (San Francisco: XIX, XXIII, XXIV; Green Bay: XXXI, XXXII), winning four championship rings. Former Michigan State head coach and letterwinner George Perles won four Super Bowl rings (IX, X, XIII, XIV) as an assistant coach under Chuck Noll with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Former Michigan State guard/tackle Rollie Dotsch, who lettered in 1953-54, won two Super Bowl rings as an offensive line coach with the Steelers (XIII, XIV).
Former Spartan Letterwinners on All-Time Super Bowl Roster (51)
Flozell Adams, OT: Pittsburgh (XLV)
Herb Adderley, CB: Green Bay (I, II); Dallas (V, VI) Brian Allen, C: Los Angeles Rams (LIII, LVI)
Morten Andersen, K: Atlanta (XXXIII)
Fred Arbanas, TE: Kansas City (I, IV)
Gary Ballman, TE: Minnesota (VIII*)
Carl Banks, LB: New York Giants (XXI, XXV)
Tony Banks, QB: Baltimore (XXXV)
Le'Veon Bell, RB: Kansas City (LV*)
Myron Bell, S: Pittsburgh (XXX)
Larry Bethea, DT: Dallas (XIII)
Ed Budde, OG: Kansas City (I, IV) Plaxico Burress, WR: New York Giants (XLII) Garrett Celek, TE: San Francisco (XLVII)
Smiley Creswell, DE: New England (XX)
Kellen Davis, TE: Seattle (XLVIII^)
Billy Joe DuPree, TE: Dallas (X, XII, XIII)
Dixon Edwards, LB: Dallas (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX) Bennie Fowler, WR: Denver (50)
Tom Graves, LB: Pittsburgh (XIV)
William Gholston, DE: Tampa Bay (LV)
Dave Herman, OT: New York Jets (III) Brian Hoyer, QB: New England (XLVI*, LII*, LIII*)
Mark Ingram, WR: New York Giants (XXV)
Bill Johnson, NT: Pittsburgh (XXX)
Clint Jones, RB: Minnesota (IV) Greg Jones, LB: New York Giants (XLVI) Mike Labinjo, LB: Philadelphia (XXXIX)
Ed Lothamer, DT: Kansas City (IV)
Dave Manders, C: Dallas (V, VI)
Derrick Mason, WR: Tennessee (XXXIV)
Earl Morrall, QB: Baltimore (III, V); Miami (VII, VIII)
Jim Morrissey, LB: Chicago (XX)
Muhsin Muhammad, WR: Carolina (XXXVIII), Chicago (XLI)
Ike Reese, LB: Philadelphia (XXXIX)
Jeff Richardson, OG: New York Jets (III)
Andre Rison, WR: Green Bay (XXXI)
Trenton Robinson, S: San Francisco (XLVII^) Greg Robinson-Randall, OT: New England (XXXVI)
Paul Rochester, DT: New York Jets (III)
Butch Rolle, TE: Buffalo (XXV, XXVI)
Rich Saul, C: Los Angeles Rams (XIV) Josiah Scott, CB: Philadelphia Eagles (LVII)
Bubba Smith, DE: Baltimore (III, V)
Drew Stanton, QB: Tampa Bay (LV^) Devin Thomas, WR: New York Giants (XLVI)
Matt Vanderbeek, LB/DE: Dallas (XXVIII)
Gene Washington, WR: Minnesota (IV)
Trae Waynes, CB: Cincinnati (LVI)
Bobby Wilson, DT: Washington (XXVI)
Duane Young, TE: San Diego (XXIX) *Did Not Play | ^ Not active on game day
Former Spartan Coaches in the Super Bowl (19)
Hank Bullough: Cincinnati (XVI) Bob Casullo: Oakland (XXXVII); Seattle (XL) Danny Crossman: Carolina (XXXVIII) Brian Daboll: New England (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX)*
Rollie Dotsch: Pittsburgh (XIII, XIV)
Matt House: Kansas City (LIV, LV)*
Sherman Lewis: San Francisco (XIX, XXIII, XXIV); Green Bay (XXXI, XXXII)
Ben McAdoo: Green Bay (XLV)
Josh McDaniels: New England (XXXIX, XLII, XLVI, XLIX, LI, LII, LIII)*
Dean Pees: New England (XXXIX); Baltimore (XLVII)
Skip Peete: Oakland (XXXVII)
George Perles: Pittsburgh (IX, X, XIII, XIV)
John Polonchek: Oakland (II), New England (XX)
Pat Ruel: Seattle (XLVIII, XLIX) Bill Sheridan: New York Giants (XLII)
Pat Shurmur: Philadelphia (XXXIX)
Jeff Stoutland: Philadelphia (LII), Philadelphia (LVII)
Sal Sunseri: Carolina (XXXVIII)
Woody Widenhofer: Pittsburgh (IX, X, XIII, XIV) *Graduate assistant
Former Spartan Assistant Coaches on All-Time Super Bowl Roster (2)
Steve Furness, DT: Pittsburgh (IX, X, XIII, XIV)
Bill Rademacher, TE: New York Jets (III)
Most Super Bowl Appearances (Player)
4: Herb Adderley, CB: Green Bay (I, II); Dallas (V, VI); Earl Morrall, QB: Baltimore (III, V); Miami (VII, VIII)
3: Billy Joe DuPree, TE: Dallas (X, XII, XIII); Dixon Edwards, LB: Dallas (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX); Brian Hoyer, QB: New England (XLVI*, LII*, LIII*)
2: Brian Allen, C: Los Angeles Rams (LIII, LVI); Fred Arbanas, TE: Kansas City (I, IV); Carl Banks, LB: New York Giants (XXI, XXV); Ed Budde, OG: Kansas City (I, IV); Dave Manders, C: Dallas (V, VI); Muhsin Muhammad, WR: Carolina (XXXVIII), Chicago (XLI); Butch Rolle, TE: Buffalo (XXV, XXVI); Bubba Smith, DE: Baltimore (III, V)
Most Super Bowl Rings (Player)
3: Herb Adderley, CB: Green Bay (I, II), Dallas (VI); Dixon Edwards, LB: Dallas (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX); Earl Morrall, QB: Baltimore (V); Miami (VII, VIII)
2: Carl Banks, LB: New York Giants (XXI, XXV)
Former Spartan Letterwinners in the Super Bowl – By Game (+ Super Bowl Champion; * Did not play; ^ Not on active on game day)
I: Green Bay vs. Kansas City (3): Herb Adderley+, CB (Green Bay), Fred Arbanas, TE (Kansas City), Ed Budde, OG (Kansas City)
II: Green Bay vs. Oakland (1): Herb Adderley+, CB (Green Bay)
III: New York Jets vs. Baltimore (5): Dave Herman+, OT (New York Jets), Earl Morrall, QB (Baltimore), Jeff Richardson+, OG (New York Jets), Paul Rochester+, DT (New York Jets), Bubba Smith, DE (Baltimore)
IV: Kansas City vs. Minnesota (5): Fred Arbanas+, TE (Kansas City), Ed Budde+, OG (Kansas City), Clinton Jones, RB (Minnesota), Ed Lothamer+, DT (Kansas City), Gene Washington, WR (Minnesota)
V: Baltimore vs. Dallas (4): Herb Adderley, CB (Dallas), Earl Morrall+, QB (Baltimore), Bubba Smith+, DE (Baltimore), Dave Manders, C (Dallas)
VI: Dallas vs. Miami (2): Herb Adderley+, CB (Dallas), Dave Manders+, C (Dallas)
VII: Miami vs. Washington (1): QB Earl Morrall+, QB (Miami)
VIII: Miami vs. Minnesota (2): Gary Ballman*, TE (Minnesota), Earl Morrall+, QB (Miami)
IX: Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota: None
X: Pittsburgh vs. Dallas: Billy Joe Dupree, TE (Dallas)
XI: Oakland vs. Minnesota: None
XII: Dallas vs. Denver: Billy Joe Dupree+, TE (Dallas)
XIII: Pittsburgh vs. Dallas (2): Larry Bethea, DE (Dallas), Billy Joe Dupree, TE (Dallas)
XIV: Pittsburgh vs. Los Angeles Rams (2): Tom Graves+, LB (Pittsburgh), Rich Saul, C (Los Angeles Rams)
XV: Oakland vs. Philadelphia: None
XVI: San Francisco vs. Cincinnati: None
XVII: Washington vs. Miami: None
XVIII: Los Angeles Raiders vs. Washington: None
XIX: San Francisco vs. Miami: None
XX: Chicago vs. New England (2): Smiley Cresswell, DE (New England), Jim Morrissey+, LB (Chicago)
XXI: New York Giants vs. Denver (1): Carl Banks+, LB (New York Giants)
XXII: Washington vs. Denver: None
XXIII: San Francisco vs. Cincinnati: None
XXIV: San Francisco vs. Denver: None
XXV: New York Giants vs. Buffalo (3): Carl Banks+, LB (New York Giants), Mark Ingram+, WR (New York Giants), Butch Rolle, TE (Buffalo)
XXVI: Washington vs. Buffalo (2): Butch Rolle, TE (Buffalo), Bobby Wilson+, DE (Washington)
XXVII: Dallas vs. Buffalo (1): Dixon Edwards+, LB (Dallas)
XXVIII: Dallas vs. Buffalo (2): Dixon Edwards+, LB (Dallas), Matt Vanderbeek+, LB/DE (Dallas)
XXIX: San Francisco vs. San Diego (1): Duane Young, TE (San Diego)
XXX: Dallas vs. Pittsburgh (3): Myron Bell, S (Pittsburgh), Dixon Edwards+, LB (Dallas), Bill Johnson, NT (Pittsburgh)
XXXI: Green Bay vs. New England (1): Andre Rison+, WR (Green Bay)
XXXII: Denver vs. Green Bay: None
XXXIII: Denver vs. Atlanta (1): K Morten Andersen (Atlanta)
XXIV: St. Louis vs. Tennessee (1): Derrick Mason, WR (Tennessee)
XXXV: Baltimore vs. New York Giants (1): Tony Banks+, QB (Baltimore)
XXXVI: New England vs. St. Louis (1): Greg Robinson-Randall+, OT (New England)
XXXVII: Tampa Bay vs. Oakland: None
XXXVIII: New England vs. Carolina (1): Muhsin Muhammad, WR (Carolina)
XXXIX: New England vs. Philadelphia (2): Mike Labinjo, LB (Philadelphia), Ike Reese, LB (Philadelphia)
XL: Pittsburgh vs. Seattle: None
XLI: Indianapolis vs. Chicago (1): Muhsin Muhammad, WR (Chicago)
XLII: New York Giants vs. New England (1): Plaxico Burress+, WR (New York Giants)
XLIII: Pittsburgh vs. Arizona: None
XLIV: New Orleans vs. Indianapolis: None
XLV: Green Bay vs. Pittsburgh (1): Flozell Adams, OT (Pittsburgh)
XLVI: New York Giants vs. New England (3): Brian Hoyer*, QB (New England), Greg Jones+, LB (New York Giants), Devin Thomas+, WR (New York Giants)
XLVII: Baltimore vs. San Francisco (2): Garrett Celek, TE (San Francisco), Trenton Robinson^, S (San Francisco)
XLVIII: Seattle vs. Denver (1): Kellen Davis^, TE (Seattle)
XLIX: New England vs. Seattle: None
50: Denver vs. Carolina (1): Bennie Fowler+, WR (Denver)
LI: New England vs. Atlanta: None
LII: Philadelphia vs. New England (1): Brian Hoyer*, QB (New England)
LIII: New England vs. Los Angeles Rams (2): Brian Allen, C (Los Angeles Rams), Brian Hoyer+*, QB (New England)
LIV: Kansas City vs. San Francisco: None
LV: Tampa Bay vs. Kansas City (3): Le'Veon Bell*, RB (Kansas City), William Gholston+, DE (Tampa Bay), Drew Stanton^, QB (Tampa Bay)
LVI: Cincinnati vs. Los Angeles Rams (2): Brian Allen+, C (Los Angeles Rams), CB Trae Waynes (Cincinnati)
LVII: Kansas City vs. Philadelphia (1): Josiah Scott, CB (Philadelphia)
