by Tom Kowalski
Friday July 04, 2008, 12:03 AM
JONATHAN SCOTT
2008 Scouting Report
If Scott could stay healthy, the former fifth-round draft pick might be considered a rarity -- a good late-round Detroit draft choice. Scott, who can play both tackle positions, is a solid player with good athleticism and agility, but he's got a heavy history of being injury prone.
In his rookie season, Scott started late in the year for the injured Barry Stokes. Scott started four games but then suffered a significant hip injury against the Cowboys in Week 16. Scott bounced back this season and moved back into the starting lineup for an ineffective George Foster.
After playing well in his first start, he suffered a hand injury that knocked him out of a couple of games. In his first game back, against the Packers in late November, he had a serious hamstring pull tear that sidelined him for the rest of the season.
With the Lions drafting Gosder Cherilus in the first round, Scott will be reduced to a backup role this season. Scott, though, has more upside than Foster in that role because Scott is smoother at handling speed rushers on the left side.
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