Charles Scott ( American football ) Charles Edward Scott , Jr . ( born August 8 , 1988 ) is an American football running back and fullback who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft . He played college football at LSU . Early years . Scott was born in Tampa , Florida to Charles and Phyllis Scott . He grew up on Air Force bases , and he earned the nickname " Junior " by his father . Scott attended to Jonesboro - Hodge High School where he was an All - district performer in baseball , basketball and football . Scott was the Consensus top running back prospect in the state of Louisiana and one of the most highly recruited in the nation , he was named by Scout . com the tenth - best at the running back position and eighth by Rivals . com . He was named State of Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year . College career . Scott committed to Louisiana State University in 2006 . He made his first collegiate start against Mississippi State and scored two touchdowns . Scott recorded his first career 100 - yard rushing game against the Tulane Green Wave , gaining 101 yards and scoring two touchdowns on 15 carries . With his performance against Tulane , he became the quickest true freshman to 100 yards since Kevin Faulk did so in the second game of his career in the 1995 season . In the 2007 season , at the season opener against Mississippi State , Scott had his first career receiving touchdown from quarterback Matt Flynn . He had a minor role on the Tigers ' route to the National Championship , finishing the season with 324 yards on 45 carries for five touchdowns , 7 . 2 yards per carry and 115 receiving yards on 12 catches and two touchdowns . In the 2008 season - opener against Appalachian State , Scott ran for a 56 - yard run , the first touchdown of the season for the Tigers . He also rushed for a career - best 160 yards and two touchdowns in the game . His 160 rushing yards were the most by an LSU player since Alley Broussard broke the school record with 250 yards against Ole Miss Rebels in 2004 . At the week 3 match - up against the Auburn Tigers , his 21 - carry , 132 - yard performance marked the first 100 - yard rusher for LSU at Jordan - Hare Stadium in the school ' s history . Scott became the first LSU running back to rush for three consecutive 100 - yard games since Joseph Addai in 2005 . After his performance against Auburn , he was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week and " National Player of the Week " by Rivals . com . Against Mississippi State , Scott became the first LSU player to record four straight 100 - yard rushing games since Justin Vincent did so in the final four games of the 2003 season and the school ' s first player to open a season with four straight 100 - yard rushing games since former All - American Charles Alexander . At the end of the season , he finished the regular season with 202 carries for a career - high 1 , 109 yards and 15 touchdowns to lead the Tigers in rushing , and his 5 . 5 yards per carry average ranks third in school history for a single season , moving into a tie for third place for LSU single - season rushing touchdowns with 15 . Scott earned first - team All - SEC Coaches honors and second - team All - SEC honors by the " Associated Press " . Professional career . Philadelphia Eagles . Scott was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round ( 200th overall ) in the 2010 NFL Draft . He was signed to a four - year , $ 1 . 88 million contract on June 2 , 2010 . Arizona Cardinals . Scott was traded to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for 2010 sixth - round draft pick Jorrick Calvin on August 30 , 2010 . He was waived on September 3 , but re - signed to the team ' s practice squad on September 4 . New York Giants . Scott was signed by the New York Giants from the Cardinals ' practice squad on September 6 , 2010 . He was placed on the Giants ' practice squad .