Eric Scott Jr.: DB · Southern Miss · #2.
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Eric Scott Jr.
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Southern Miss. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Miami — Week 2, 2022.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 25 | 17 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | Southern Miss | 19 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | Southern Miss | 25 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 69 | 46 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-29vs Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-30@ No. 15 Miami | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24@ Tulane | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-27@ Troy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-19vs Arkansas State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-14@ Texas State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-42vs Georgia State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-26@ Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 20-10@ UL Monroe | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 17 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
Week 4 · 2022
W 27-24
at Tulane
1 interception · 5 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%2 TFL25 tackles · 2 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Pass share
42.8%
346 pass / 463 run
Plays / game
62.2
13 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
382 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Southern Miss, 69 tackles — drafted at #178 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
A stat line in 25 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tim Billings, Scotty Walden, and Will Hall. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Dallas CowboysEntering 4th NFL season
Dallas CowboysEntering 4th NFL season
