John Scott, Jr.

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For the politician, see John L. Scott, Jr.
John Scott, Jr.
Sport(s) American football
Current position
Team New York Jets
Biographical details
Born (1975-12-15) December 15, 1975 (age 48)
Omaha, Nebraska
Alma mater Western Carolina
Playing career
1995-1998 Western Carolina
2000-2001 Greensboro Prowlers (Af2)
2003 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)
Position(s) Defensive end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001 West Davidson High School (DL)
2002-2004 Louisiana–Lafayette (GA)
2005 Norfolk State (DL)
2006-2007 Western Carolina (DE/OLB)
2008 Western Carolina (DL)
2009 Missouri State (DE)
2010-2012 Georgia Southern (ST/DL)
2013-2014 Texas Tech (DL)
2015–present New York Jets (DQC)

John Scott, Jr. (born December 15, 1975) is an American football coach and former player. He played at the professional level for the af2 Greensboro Prowlers before spending several years as a defensive line coach at several schools.

Playing career

High School

Scott played for Greer High School in Greer, South Carolina. He graduated in 1995 after playing on the 1994 state championship team.[1]

College

Scott lettered at Western Carolina at the defensive end position for four years from 1995-98.[2] In 1997, Scott led all defensive linemen in tackles, and was a second team All-Southern Conference selection. Scott graduated with a Bachelor's degree in communications in 2000.

Professional

Following his graduation from Western Carolina, Scott played three years of professional football. From 2000-2001, Scott played for the Greensboro Prowlers of the Af2 league and was named the team's defensive player of the year in 2000. In 2003, Scott participated in preseason camp for the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes.[2]

Coaching career

Scott entered the coaching ranks in 2001 as a defensive line coach at West Davidson High School in Tyro, North Carolina. Following that, Scott accepted a graduate assistant position at Louisiana–Lafayette while earning a Master's degree from 2002-2004. Subsequently, Scott spent one year as the defensive line coach for Norfolk State before returning to his alma mater Western Carolina to coach defensive ends and outside linebackers. He spent three seasons at Western Carolina before spending the 2009 season as the defensive ends coach for Missouri State.[2]

After his stint at Missouri State, Scott accepted a position as the special teams and defensive line coach for Georgia Southern for 3 years.

In January 2013, Scott was hired as the defensive line coach for Texas Tech under head coach Kliff Kingsbury.[3] He served at the position for two seasons before resigning in December 2014.

New York Jets

Scott was hired by the New York Jets as an defensive quality control coach on February 11, 2015.[4]

Personal life

Scott has two children. John, III (10) and Juliette (8). Scott was born in Omaha, Nebraska to a family of 13 children.[5] Scott's father, John Scott, Sr. is an United States Air Force Vietnam War veteran and is currently an electrician.

Scott completed his Master's degree in education at Louisiana-Lafayette in 2006.

References

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