After spending a few days on their Reserve/ COVID-19 list, rookie cornerback Josiah Scott has been upgraded to the active roster. This comes after Scott took to Twitter to state that he got a false positive reading after reporting to training camp, which required the team to further evaluate the situation.
Rookie CB Josiah Scott has been activated from the Reserve/COVID-19 list and is now on our active roster.
Also, we have placed TE Charles Jones and CB Parry Nickerson on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. pic.twitter.com/3rpxbYokFp
— #DUUUVAL (@Jaguars) July 30, 2020
Scott, 21, was one of the Jags’ fourth-round selections (137th overall) of April’s draft. He played collegiately at Michigan State, and while there, he was able to accumulate 98 total tackles, seven picks, and 32 pass breakups while participating in 30 games.
With Scott now good to go, he can participate in team activities such as walkthroughs, strength and conditioning work, etc. That’s a good thing as the rookies from the 2020 class will already be behind the curve due to there not being any organized team activities, minicamp, and no preseason games in August.
At 5-foot-9, 185 pounds, many believe Scott could be the Jags’ nickelback of the future once D.J. Hayden’s contract expires after 2020. That means the upcoming season may be one where he mostly plays special teams and becomes acclimated with the game.
With Scott coming off the Reserve/ COVID-19 list, the Jags now have seven people remaining on it. That includes fellow rookies Luq Barcoo, DaVon Hamilton, and Tre’Vour Wallace-Simms, as well as second-year offensive lineman Jawaan Taylor and Ryan Pope.