When Michigan State junior CB Josiah Scott was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Fourth Round of the 2020 NFL Draft, it cemented an 80-year streak for the Spartans of having a player drafted in the draft for 8 straight decades.
Here were some of the best reactions from Scott’s selection, including congratulations from former Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio and current Spartans head coach Mel Tucker.
Round 4, No. 137 overall: @Jaguars select @MSU_Football CB Josiah Scott.https://t.co/mat5elYadO#NFLDraft
— NFL Draft (@NFLDraft) April 25, 2020
Eighty. Straight. Years. 😱
With the first Spartan off the board in this year's @NFLDraft we've officially reached 80-straight years with an @MSU_Football draft pick!@MSU_Athletics x #GoGreen pic.twitter.com/0KyIRwqW2c
— Michigan St. on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) April 25, 2020
Congrats to #22! NFL Bound. #GoGreen https://t.co/3IFu43v19f
— Mark Dantonio (@DantonioMark) April 25, 2020
Congratulations @JosiahScott7 👊🏾
Jax is a fantastic place! #GoGreen #DUUUVAL https://t.co/Y6eEbZJvsg— Mel Tucker (@Coach_mtucker) April 25, 2020
Our secondary just got stronger 💪
Welcome to #DUUUVAL, @JosiahScott7 pic.twitter.com/wjqMvvBrgn
— #DUUUVAL (@Jaguars) April 25, 2020
First Spartan Dawg off the board !! Yessir @JosiahScott7 time to go to work !
— Darien Harris (@DHarris_45) April 25, 2020
One player intercepted Justin Fields in the 2019 regular season.
He is @MSU_Football's Josiah Scott, and he just came off the board. @JosiahScott7 | @Jaguars | @NFL pic.twitter.com/Zd7z1dRvwH
— Michigan St. on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) April 25, 2020
NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah on Josiah Scott: "This is a player a lot of teams were targeting today."
— Matt Charboneau (@mattcharboneau) April 25, 2020
.@JosiahScott7 is off to the @NFL with the @Jaguars! Watch the 2020 #NFLDraft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC pic.twitter.com/QAjvS1qZbY
— Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) April 25, 2020
I’m excited to see Josiah Scott get drafted as much I was excited to see him on the field
His open field tackling made me want to hit something ferocious. Hearing his name on tv or the radio making big defensive plays became routine
— ˢᵉᵒᵘˡʲᵃᵃ (@Seouljaa) April 25, 2020
😏
— Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) April 25, 2020
Four schools have had at least one player drafted every year in the Common Draft Era (since 1967).
Florida
Michigan
Michigan State
USCNebraska qualified for this list up until 2019. https://t.co/05b2o835fW
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 25, 2020
This is all I needed to see to fall in love with the Josiah Scott pick.
We stan.
🎥: @RussNFLDraft pic.twitter.com/1QmTKfeNUY
— Big Cat Country (@BigCatCountry) April 25, 2020
The streak lives!
Josiah Scott is picked in the fourth round of the #NFLDraft20 by the #Jaguars.
A Spartan has been picked for now 80 straight years.https://t.co/TVc5sHhSMj
— Freep Sports (@freepsports) April 25, 2020
Undersized but really like Michigan State CB Josiah Scott (#22). Good get for #Jaguars pic.twitter.com/F0hlRcIQGN
— Kevin Brown (@KevinBrownNFL) April 25, 2020
With the 137th overall selection in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars select…
Josiah Scott, CB, Michigan State pic.twitter.com/epoIGs3xPn
— PFF (@PFF) April 25, 2020
There it is! Josiah Scott to the Jaguars. The CB is the first Spartan off the board at pick 137. https://t.co/XIzzOqWmpJ
— Alex Sims (@WLNSAlexSims) April 25, 2020
Daniel Thomas and Josiah Scott were classic Dave Caldwell 'diamond in the rough' picks! Added much needed depth and toughness in the secondary with these two guys. Y'all sleeping on them Jags! #Duuuuval
— kdub1 (@kdub1_) April 25, 2020
Just came back from a run. Love the Josiah Scott pick
— Serg (@sergbarrientos) April 25, 2020
First Spartan is selected with the 137th pick, the Jaguars get Josiah Scott and now the streak for MSU players being drafted extends to 80 consecutive years!
— Spartan Sports Network (@Spartan_Radio) April 25, 2020
Josiah Scott to the Jaguars. Let’s gooooo @BoozyMcHound @RJ_Writes
— JerBear🥜🥜 (@JD_Jerbear) April 25, 2020
