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#70 Juice Scruggs

Exp  3 yrs NFLAge  27Ht / Wt  6'3" · 310 lbCollege  Penn State

Depth-chart placement

Current role

Placement

Backup

Room

Offensive Line

Experience

YR 4

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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Juice Scruggs holds the C · Backup spot in Detroit Lions’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LT · StarterPenei SewellStarter

LG · StarterChristian MahoganyStarter

C · StarterCade MaysStarter

RG · StarterTate RatledgeStarter

RT · StarterBlake MillerStarter

LT · BackupGiovanni ManuBackup

LG · BackupBen BartchBackup

C · BackupJuice ScruggsBackup

RG · BackupMiles FrazierBackup

RT · BackupLarry BoromBackup

Juice Scruggs played 18 games in 2025 with a 27% snap share.

Background & career

Juice Scruggs is a center who stands 6'3" and weighs 310 pounds. He played college football at Penn State before being selected by Houston in the second round of the 2023 draft with the 62nd overall pick. Scruggs has three years of professional experience and currently plays for the Detroit Lions on a four-year contract.

Penn State2018 – 2022

Texans2023 – 2025

Lionspresent

College

Penn StateDraftRound 2 · No. 62 overall · 2023 · HOUAcquiredAcquired from Houston Texans · drafted thereHometownAshtabula, OH