Dakota Duncan enters his ninth season with the Lions, and third as Area Scout.

Dakota Duncan enters his ninth season with the Lions, and third as Area Scout.

Originally joining the franchise as a scouting assistant in 2018, Duncan served as BLESTO Scout from 2021-23, focusing on scouting all collegiate levels in the Midwest for Detroit.

In 2023, Duncan helped the personnel staff assemble a Lions roster that won its first division title since 1993 and advanced to their second-ever NFC Championship Game.

In his previous role as a scouting assistant, Duncan was involved in many of the personnel department's day-to-day operation, assisting with everything from the free agency process to film-tape production. Prior to being hired as a scouting assistant for the Lions, Duncan worked as the football equipment manager at the University of Maine and interned in Detroit's scouting department during the 2017 training camp and preseason.

A native of Greene, Maine, Dakota attended the University of Maine and worked as a football student assistant while completing his undergraduate studies. He graduated in 2017 with a degree in Biology and a Pre-Medicine concentration.