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Overall, Scott finished his nine seasons with 49 interceptions. He made 35 interceptions playing 6 seasons for Miami, making him the Dolphins' all-time leader in that category.{{ref|AllTime}} Scott had 13 fumble recoveries in his career. On special teams, he gained 1,357 yards and a touchdown returning punts, and 137 yards on six kickoff returns. Scott played for the [[Washington Redskins|Redskins]] the final 3 years of his career.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jake Scott: Career Stats |url=https://www.nfl.com/players/jake-scott-2/stats/ |website=nfl.com |publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC |access-date=10 August 2019}}</ref>
While best known for his defensive play, Scott also returned punts. In week 10 of his rookie season against the Baltimore Colts, he returned a punt 77 yards for his first and only NFL touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jake Scott Career Touchdown Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/ScotJa01.htm |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He led the NFL in punt return yards in 1971 with 318 and finished top ten in punt returns yards a total of four times over his NFL career. He finished his NFL career with 1,357 punt return yards with a 10.4 yards per return average, and an additional 137 kick return yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jake Scott Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/ScotJa01.htm |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
In the late 1980s, [[NFL Films]] named Scott as the Dolphins All-Time Neutralizer sponsored by [[Tums]]. He was inducted into the Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame Past Inductees |url=http://www.coj.net/departments/jacksonville-economic-development-commission/sports-and-entertainment/hall-of-fame-past-inductees.aspx |website=coj.net |publisher=Official City of Jacksonville and Duval County Government Website |access-date=4 August 2019}}</ref> The [[Professional Football Researchers Association]] named Scott to the PRFA Hall of Very Good Class of 2007 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.profootballresearchers.com/hall-of-very-good-2007.htm |title=Hall of Very Good Class of 2007 |access-date=November 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707030855/http://www.profootballresearchers.com/hall-of-very-good-2007.htm |archive-date=July 7, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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