Scott Kuhn comes to the New Orleans Saints in 2023 with 23 years of experience in NFL front offices, with extensive experience in college and pro scouting and analytics.
Kuhn comes to the Saints after spending the past 16 seasons as a member of the player personnel staff of the Minnesota Vikings. In the 2022 campaign, he was promoted to director of football quantitative methods/pro scout, where he oversaw research analysis and project development, while also continuing in a pro scout role, which he held since first joining the organization in 2007. From 2016-21, he served as director of analytics/pro scout.
During his Vikings tenure, Kuhn most recently worked with Minnesota's scouting, football, medical and strength and conditioning staffs on projects. He served as the club's primary analyst on draft history, roster construction and player performance. Kuhn directed football analysis for game play and team tendencies along with coordinating XY (Zebra) data analysis. Kuhn also worked with Vikings IT to build user interfaces based on analytics discovery.
Kuhn worked with the Miami Dolphins as college scouting coordinator for his final five seasons of a six-year tenure with the club. He joined the Dolphins in 2000 as a player personnel intern and rose within the organization during his tenure.
A 1997 graduate of Kansas State University, Kuhn holds a degree in anthropology. He is a native of Topeka, Kansas, where he attended Hayden High School. Kuhn is married to Rita Kuhn with children, Alex and Julia.
