Safety · Denver Broncos

Miles Scott

No. 39 · Rookie

Miles Scott started as a receiver. Denver drafted him as a safety.

Most players grow into their position. Miles Scott switched sides of the ball entirely.

Scott spent the early part of his college career at Illinois lining up as a wide receiver — learning the game from the perspective of someone catching the ball, reading defenses from the outside. At some point, the coaches saw something different in him, and he moved to safety. That kind of crossover is rare, and it rewires how a player sees the field.

With the first of three seventh-round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos brought Scott in to add depth to their secondary. He's built like someone who can cover — 5-foot-11, 210 pounds, with a 37.5-inch vertical that suggests he hasn't lost the athleticism that made him a receiver in the first place.

Seventh-round picks don't come with guarantees. But a player who knows how a pass-catcher thinks, and then chose to become the one stopping them, has a different kind of preparation. Denver is betting there's something in that background worth developing.

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