Karl Scott

Karl Scott
Minnesota Vikings
Position:	Defensive backs coach
Personal information
Born:	May 2, 1985 (age 39); Houston, Texas
Career information
College:	McMurry
Career history
As a coach:
	Delta State (2007); Graduate assistant; Tusculum College (2008–2011); Defensive backs coach; Southeastern Louisiana (2012–2013); Linebackers coach; Southeastern Louisiana (2014); Defensive coordinator; Louisiana Tech (2015); Defensive backs coach; Texas Tech (2016–2017); Defensive backs coach; Alabama (2018–2020); Defensive backs coach; Minnesota Vikings (2021–present); Defensive backs coach;
Career highlights and awards
	CFP national champion (2020);

Karl Scott (born May 2, 1985) is an American football coach for the Minnesota Vikings.^[1] He previously coached at the collegiate level at Alabama and Texas Tech.^[2]

Coaching career

Early coaching career

Scott's coaching career began at Delta State as a graduate assistant in 2007.^[3] He then went on to work four years at Tusculum College serving as the team’s recruiting coordinator, defensive backs coach and linebackers coach. He then went on to coach at Southeastern Louisiana for three years, coaching the linebackers for the first two years and then serving as the defensive coordinator in 2014. In 2015 Scott coached the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs safeties under head coach Skip Holtz. For the next two years he oversaw the entire Red Raider secondary.^[4]

Alabama

Scott spent three years coaching at the University of Alabama under Nick Saban and defensive coordinator Pete Golding whom he had previously worked with at Southeastern and at Tusculum.^[5] Originally he was coaching both positions in the defensive backfield, but for the final two years of his tenure at Alabama he was only coaching corners. In 2020 he was a part of the Alabama undefeated national championship team.

Minnesota Vikings

For the 2021 season, the Minnesota Vikings replaced defensive backs coach Daronte Jones with Scott.^[6]

Private life

Scott and his wife Taron have a daughter, Kina Bailey.^[5]

References

^ Alper, Josh (February 11, 2021). "Vikings hire Karl Scott as defensive backs coach". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ Ragatz, Will. "Vikings Hiring Alabama's Karl Scott as Defensive Backs Coach". Sports Illustrated Minnesota Vikings News, Analysis and More. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ Feb 11, A. P.; ET, 2021 at 4:57p (February 11, 2021). "Vikings hire Karl Scott, Paul Guenther as defensive assistant coaches". FOX Sports. Retrieved February 13, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Karl Scott - Football Coach". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Karl Scott - Football Coach". University of Alabama Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ "Vikings HC Mike Zimmer praises new DBs coach Karl Scott". 247Sports. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[1] Alper, Josh (February 11, 2021). "Vikings hire Karl Scott as defensive backs coach". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[2] Ragatz, Will. "Vikings Hiring Alabama's Karl Scott as Defensive Backs Coach". Sports Illustrated Minnesota Vikings News, Analysis and More. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[3] Feb 11, A. P.; ET, 2021 at 4:57p (February 11, 2021). "Vikings hire Karl Scott, Paul Guenther as defensive assistant coaches". FOX Sports. Retrieved February 13, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] "Karl Scott - Football Coach". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[:0-5] "Karl Scott - Football Coach". University of Alabama Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[6] "Vikings HC Mike Zimmer praises new DBs coach Karl Scott". 247Sports. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

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