Scott Jr. comes to Detroit after spending the past three seasons at Penn State, serving as the team's defensive line coach/run game coordinator in 2022 and as the defensive line coach from 2020-21.

Scott Jr. comes to Detroit after spending the past three seasons at Penn State, serving as the team's defensive line coach/run game coordinator in 2022 and as the defensive line coach from 2020-21. In 2022, Penn State ranked sixth in the FBS with 43 sacks and finished the season ranked No. 7 in the AP poll with an 11-2 record. Prior to his stint at Penn State, Scott Jr. served as the defensive line coach at South Carolina (2019) and Arkansas (2017-18). His only NFL experience came with the New York Jets, serving as their assistant defensive line coach in 2016 and as a defensive quality control coach in 2015. Before entering the NFL ranks, Scott Jr. served a defensive coach at several colleges, including Texas Tech (2013-14), Georgia Southern (2010-12), Missouri State (2009), Western Carolina (2006-08), Norfolk State (2005) and Louisiana-Lafayette (2003-04).