When Broncos rookie safety Miles Scott meets up with running back J.K. Dobbins for the June 2 start of organized team activities, he might greet Dobbins in Spanish.

Dobbins speaks the language fluently and so does Scott, a seventh-round pick in last month’s draft out of Illinois. Scott watched Dobbins conduct an interview in Spanish last season on ESPN Desportes and he wouldn’t mind one day doing the same.

Scott, 24, graduated from Illinois with a major in kinesiology and a minor in Spanish. His appreciation for the language began when he was a senior at St. Laurence High School in suburban Chicago in the 2019-20 school year.

“I went on a mission trip to Peru for 10 days and we built houses for people who didn’t have one,’’ Scott said. “It was pretty cool. I got to see all these people but I couldn’t speak the language, so when I got to college, it was, ‘Let me learn this language.’’’

Since then, Scott has been to Spain, where his brother Gerald was once stationed in the Navy, and spoke the language there. He also has been to the Dominican Republic, where he easily communicated with the locals.

Now, Scott is excited to experience the diversity of Denver. He was asked what he would like to say in Spanish to fans in Broncos Country.

“Estoy listo para jugar,’’ he said, meaning, “I am ready to play.’’

Scott indeed vows to be ready. He knows well the Broncos are looking for depth at safety behind starters Talanga Hufanga and Brandon Jones after the departure of P.J. Locke. Scott will compete with Devon Key and JL Skinner in that role.

“I’m just a tough, smart, dependable player,’’ Scott said. “I just take it one day at a time. I’m not a really big, flashy guy. I come in and do my job. … I’m just ready to work.”

Scott has been doing that since he was in high school and wasn’t highly recruited as a wide receiver. After graduating from St. Laurence in 2020, he played a season at St. Thomas More School, a prep school in Oakdale, Conn. He did enough there to catch the eye of Illinois coach Bret Bielema in 2021.

But it was as a walk-on.

“I got a couple of video clips of him and him and his dad came in and we sat down and I distinctly remember just being very impressed with (Scott’s) composure, his demeanor, his maturity,’’ Bielema, then entering his first season as coach of the Illini, told The Denver Gazette. “We extended him an offer as a wide receiver.”

Scott played in four games as true freshman in 2021 and got a start while taking a redshirt season. Then in 2022, he had four catches for 29 yards in limited playing time.

“I honestly probably thought that first fall (that Scott played) or for sure after that first spring that this is a defensive player, he’s a DB just waiting to happen,’’ Bielema said. “But he wasn’t on scholarship, so I didn’t want to move a guy that was paying for his own school. So (we) let him play one more year at wide receiver, and then I made the switch and I’m thankful we did.”

Scott was moved to safety and put on scholarship in spring practice in 2023.

“I just saw the frame,’’ Bielema said of reasons behind the move. “I saw the ability for him to get pretty thick (with gaining weight). And he had great ball skills. … He just had attention to detail. He moved really well. … He had really good change of direction and he had good power.”

The 5-foot-11, 210-pound Scott, who never had played defensive back before, embraced the change. He said his skills as a receiver helped him make the transition.

“Oh, definitely, yeah,’’ he said. “Just being able to make plays on the ball. Being able to roam with the football. So all of that plays a role.”

In his debut at safety in 2023, Scott turned the game around in the third quarter after Illinois had fallen behind Toledo 19-7. He returned an interception 48 yards for a touchdown and the Illini went on to win 30-28.

In his Illini career, Scott had 182 tackles, with four for loss, and seven interceptions, returning two for touchdowns. He was a team captain when the Illini went 10-3 in 2024 and 9-4 in in 2025, winning a bowl game in each season.

“He’s a two-time captain, which, to me, speaks volumes,’’ Bielema said. “Most captains are seniors or guys that have been there and he was voted captain (for the first time as a redshirt junior). … He’s not going to be a guy that’s going to come in a room and announce himself as in the room. He’s going to come in the room and make everybody pay attention. … He’s just not one of those guys that’s overly talkative, but he’s a great man of action. … He obviously had a great career (at Illinois).”

In addition to excelling on the field for Illinois, Scott was regularly named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team. Last season, he won the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, which recognizes a player from each member school that distinguishes himself through sportsmanship, ethical behavior and good citizenship.

Bielema called Scott the “complete balance” at Illinois. He sent the safety to the Big Ten Leadership Institute, which consisted of an online orientation session and three three-day seminars.

So what else can Scott do?

“He’s also got a pretty good set of pipes on him,’’ Bielema said. “He can do some vocals. He’s a guy that sang in church in the choir. … I did hear him give a couple of tunes in front of the team, and that was pretty good. … We also had a karaoke night one night with the team at a team bonding event and he got up and and sang pretty good, so that was awesome.”

At Illinois, Scott was a teammate for four seasons with wide receiver Pat Bryant, taken by the Broncos in the third round of the 2025 draft. Bryant, who caught 31 passes for 378 yards as a Denver rookie, has been thrilled to be reunited with Scott.

“That’s my boy,’’ Bryant said. “He came in with me my freshman year, walk-on receiver, played well at receiver. Wanted to switch his position to safety, played even better at safety. I’ll vouch for him…. So adding to the team, giving us great depth, it’d be a special thing.”

Since he was drafted April 25 and since his arrival at Broncos Park for a May 8-10 rookie camp, Scott has been getting plenty of advice from Bryant, with whom he has “a great relationship.” For the minicamp, Scott said Bryant “helped me get some electrolytes” to make sure he was ready for playing at the high altitude.

Now, Scott is looking forward to getting on the field with Broncos veterans in June for six OTA sessions and a June 16-18 mandatory minicamp. Scott has studied film of both Jones and Hufanga.

“Even in college, I watched Brandon Jones when he was with the Dolphins (from 2020-23 before signing with Denver),’’ Scott said. “I watched (Hufanga) when he was with the 49ers (from 2021-24) and even in the past year when he was (with the Broncos). So I’ve studied those guys and I’ve learned a lot from their game and I try to add things that they do well.”

Scott also is looking forward to developing a relationship with Dobbins. And he was informed that Broncos receiver Marvin Mims Jr. also speaks some Spanish.

“That will be great,’’ he said. “I’ve got people to practice (Spanish) with.”