Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Vernon Keith Scott II was born on September 11, 1997 in Dallas, Texas. He is afree safety for the Green Bay Packers in the NFL.

Scott played college football at TCU coming out of Mansfield Summit High School. He saw playing time in 11 games as a freshman. As a sophomore, Scott mainly played special teams. During his junior season in 2018, he made one interception in the Cheez-It Bowl. As a senior in 2019, he started 10 games and ranked fourth on his team with 44 tackles while also forcing two fumbles. Scott made seven pass breakups and had a 98-yard interception return for a touchdown against Oklahoma.

Scott was selected in the seventh round with the 236th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. He was signed on June 1, 2020.

In Week 2 of the 2020 season against the Detroit Lions, Scott recorded his first career sack on Matthew Stafford during the 42–21 win