{"id":63610,"date":"2019-04-20T11:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T15:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=63610"},"modified":"2021-03-20T13:02:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T17:02:16","slug":"lj-scott-2019-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/04\/20\/lj-scott-2019-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"L.J. Scott 2019 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong>
\nPosition<\/strong>:\u00a0Running Back
\nHeight<\/strong>: 6’0″
\nWeight<\/strong>:\u00a0227 Pounds
\nSchool<\/strong>:\u00a0Michigan State Spartans<\/p>\n

Combine Performance Data
\nBench press<\/strong>:\u00a021 reps
\nVertical jump<\/strong>:\u00a033 inches
\nThree-cone drill<\/strong>:\u00a07.27 seconds
\n20-yard shuttle<\/strong>:\u00a04.34 seconds
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

L.J. Scott 2019 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Early in his college career, Michigan State running back L.J. Scott<\/strong> was a highly thought of NFL draft prospect. Ranked 93rd overall<\/a>\u00a0in his high school class by ESPN, Scott was a four-star recruit from Hubbard High School in Ohio. A finalist for Ohio’s Mr. Football honor, Scott landed in East Lansing and became a Spartan in 2015.<\/p>\n

Scott burst onto the scene as a freshman handling 146 carries and scoring 11 touchdowns in 2015. His draft stock would only go up from here, as he set a career best in rushing yards in 2016 with 994. Yet Scott’s current draft projections are more based upon his 2017 and 2018 seasons. 2017 saw a decline in his rushing total to 898 yards. While this certainly was not enough to drop him too far in terms of draft stock, his 2018 was. Scott was plagued by a number of injuries and missed so much time he would have qualified for a redshirt year had he not played in the Spartans bowl game. Still, Scott played and went on to declare for the 2019 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/h2>\n