Malcolm Douglas-Scott

Malcolm Douglas-Scott

No. 51     Seattle Seahawks
Inside Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-08-22) August 22, 1992
Place of birth: Lufkin, Texas
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 239 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school: Lufkin High School, Lufkin, Texas
College: Angelina College
NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 3 / Pick: 60
Debuted in 2016 for the Seattle Seahawks
Career history
Seattle Seahawks (2016 - Present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
2020 All-Pro Team
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2023
Tackles 452 Sacks 2.5 Interceptions 4 Forced Fumbles 6 Fumble Recoveries 2

Malcolm Douglas-Scott, also known as MDS (born August 22, 1992) is an American football Inside Linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at Angelina College. He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the 60th overall pick in the 2016 NFLHC Draft.

Early Years

Douglas-Scott was born in the East Texas town of Lufkin. He attended Lufkin High School and was the leader of the defense. Known for his ability to cover the field from sideline to sideline and the brutality of his tackles, MDA was thought to have NFL potential. A standout linebacker for the Lufkin Panthers, his dreams of playing Division I football were over before they could begin. Run-ins with law enforcement would cause scholarship offers from teams such as Texas A&M, TCU, and LSU to disappear. With dreams of making it to the NFL, MDS decided his best route would be to stay home and attend Angelina Junior College.

Professional Career

Pre-draft

40 yard dash	Vertical	Broad	Bench Press	Shuttle	3 Cone	Wonderlic
4.64	31.5	10-1	24	4.24	N/A	25

Draft

Douglas-Scott was selected in the 3rd round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. "MDS" was the third ILB taken after Tom Henderson and Daleroy Smart. Douglas-Scott was the second player taken straight from Junior College during the 2016 NFLHC Draft after Isaiah Polsfoot. He was selected by the Seahawks to anchor the linebacker corps and to lead the defense along with Matt Cowan.

Seattle Seahawks

2016 Season

MDS would start the season with a bang. In the first game of the season against the San Diego Chargers, he would collect 10 tackles as well as force a fumble and recover it in a 31-28 win. This hot start would lead into a productive season which saw him average 7.3 tackles per game.

Regular season

Year Team Games Starts Defensive Rating Tackles TFL INT PD Sacks FF FR Blocks TD Safeties 2016 SEA 12 12 51 - 0 - 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 80 2017 SEA 16 16 76 - 1 - 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 88 2018 SEA 16 16 66 - 0 - 0.5 3 1 0 0 0 92 2019 SEA 16 16 66 - 1 - 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 93 2020 SEA 16 16 69 - 1 - 0.0 1 4 0 0 0 96 2021 SEA 12 12 27 2 0 - 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 97 2022 SEA 16 16 29 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 95 2023 SEA 16 16 68 3 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 93 2024 SEA - - - - 0 - 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 91 Career 120 120 452 6 4 1 2.5 8 6 0 0 0

Contract History Year Team Contract Year Contract Information Notes Years Total Guaranteed Non-Guaranteed 2016 SEA 1st 3 10.5 1.75 1.75 2017 SEA 2nd 1.75 1.75 2018 SEA 3rd 1.75 1.75 2019 SEA 1st 4 32 8 4 2020 SEA 2nd 8 4 2021 SEA 3rd 8 4 2022 SEA 4th 8 4 2023 SEA 1st 3 35 13 0 2024 SEA 2nd 8 5 2023 SEA 3rd 3 6 Career 9 64.5 45.25 32.25

Injury History
Year	Team	Injury Information		Notes
		Games Missed	Type
2016	SEA	4	-
2021	SEA	4	Back
Career		8

Player Rating

Year	Team	Rating	Change
2016	SEA	80	N/A
2017	SEA	88	+8
2018	SEA	92	+4
2019	SEA	93	+1
2020	SEA	96	+3
2021	SEA	97	+1
2022	SEA	95	-2
2023	SEA	93	-2
2024	SEA	91	-2