Scott Drinkwater (born 15 May 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).

He previously played for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL. He has also played as a five-eighth in his career.

Drinkwater was born in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia and was raised on the Central Coast, New South Wales.

He played his junior rugby league for the Terrigal Sharks. While attending Terrigal High School, he represented the 2015 Australian Schoolboys.

In 2015, Drinkwater played for the Central Coast Centurions in the SG Ball Cup. Later that year, he represented the Australian Schoolboys and signed a three-year deal with the Melbourne Storm.

In 2016, Drinkwater joined Melbourne's NYC team, where he played 29 games over two seasons, scoring 23 tries. In 2017, he moved up to the Storm's Queensland Cup feeder side, the Sunshine Coast Falcons, where he started at fullback in their Grand Final loss to the PNG Hunters.

In 2018, Drinkwater played the majority of the season for the Melbourne club's Queensland Cup feeder side, the Easts Tigers. On 24 June, he started at fullback for the Queensland Residents in their 20–36 loss to New South Wales Residents.

In Round 25 of the 2018 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for Melbourne against Penrith, scoring a try in the 16–22 loss.