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One of the top running backs in the Atlantic Coast Conference ... had a breakout 2008 campaign, earning first-team all-league honors and posting the seventh-highest single-season rushing total in school history ... an elusive runner who has breakaway speed ... a consensus preseason All-ACC choice ... a first-team selection by Phil Steele and a second team choice by Athlon and Lindy's ... ranks 22nd in school history in career rushing yards (1,268) ... his five career 100-yard rushing games are tied for 10th in school history ... has 2,062 career all-purpose yards ... needs just 234 all-purpose yards to reach Maryland's career top 20 list ... career average of 5.69 yards per rush is second in school history ... his average of 21.8 yards per kickoff return ranks 14th on Maryland's career chart ... his total of 566 career kick return yards is tied for 19th on the all-time list despite just one season in that role.
As a Sophomore (2008): A first team All-ACC pick by AP/ACSMA ... played in 12 of 13 games at tailback, starting 11 ... ranked second in the ACC and 30th in the nation in rushing (94.4 ypg) ... ranked fifth in the ACC and tied for 75th nationally with a team-best 108.7 all-purpose yards per game ... had a team-best eight TDs ... had five 100-yard rushing games, which ranks tied for fourth on the Maryland single-season chart ... seventh back in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards ... 1,133 rushing yards is the seventh-highest single-season total in school history ... added to the watch list for the 2008 Maxwell Award, honoring the top college player, in early October ... also added to the watch list for the Doak Walker Award (top running back) during the year ... named team's most improved offensive player ... rushed for a career-high 197 yards against Delaware (8/30) in his first start -- the most all-time by a Terp in a season-opener and tied for 16th on the team's all-time single-game rushing list ... the 197 yards also set his career high in all-purpose yards ... recorded his first career rushing touchdown on a 63-yard run vs. MTSU (9/6) en route to 123 rushing yards ... his 320 rushing yards during the first two games of the year represented the most in a two-game period by a Terp since Josh Allen rushed for 401 yards against Virginia and NC State (Nov. 13 and Nov. 22, 2003) ... his performance during the first two games of the season marked the first back-to-back 100-yard rushing games for a Maryland ball carrier since Keon Lattimore ran for 112 and 124, respectively, against Wake Forest and Rutgers in 2007 ... carried the ball 19 times for 87 yards and two touchdowns before leaving with a shoulder injury vs. Cal (9/13) ... his 407 rushing yards marks the sixth-highest total all-time by a Terp during the first three games of a season and the 10th-highest total by a Maryland ball carrier during any three-game span ... missed the game against Eastern Michigan (9/20) with a shoulder injury ... returned to post 36 rushing yards vs. Clemson (9/27), including the game-winning 1-yard TD ... rushed 11 times for 36 yards vs. Virginia (10/4) ... took a handoff and threw a 9-yard TD pass to WR Darrius Heyward-Bey for his first career completion and TD pass vs. Wake Forest (10/18) ... also carried 18 times for a game-high 73 yards against the Demon Deacons ... rushed for 163 yards on 23 carries vs. NC State (10/25), including a 24-yard TD run, before leaving the game in the fourth quarter with a shoulder injury ... rushing total against the Wolfpack was the most by a Maryland player in an ACC game since Josh Allen ran for 257 yards against Virginia on Nov. 13, 2003 ... held to a season-low 11 yards on 10 carries vs. Virginia Tech (11/6) ... did post a career-best five receptions for a career-high tying 57 yards vs. the Hokies ... rushed for 129 yards on 29 carries in the hard-fought win over No. 17 North Carolina (11/15) ... his 3-yard TD run during the first quarter capped a nine-play, 76-yard drive to open Maryland's scoring ... had 82 rushing yards vs. FSU (11/22) ... came off the bench to rush for 174 yards (on 14 carries) and two touchdowns (49 and 2 yards) vs. Nevada in the Roady's Humanitarian Bowl (12/30) ... both scores came in the fourth quarter and helped clinch the game ... rushing yardage total set a Maryland bowl record and the 12.4 yards per carry was the fourth-highest single-game mark in school history ... earned game MVP honors.
As a Redshirt Freshman (2007): A freshman All-ACC pick by Rivals.com as an all-purpose player ... averaged a team-high 84.2 all-purpose yards per game ... led the team in kickoff return yards (566), a then Maryland freshman record (snapped by Torrey Smith in 2008), and ranked third in rushing (135) as the No. 3 tailback ... his kickoff return yards mark is seventh on the Terps' single-season school list, while his 26 returns are tied for sixth ... averaged 21.8 yards per return, a mark which would have ranked sixth in the ACC with enough games played ... averaged 18.5 yards each time he touched the ball ... that mark set a then freshman school record for most all-purpose yards per play (broken by Torrey Smith in 2008) ... had his spring cut short after injuring a knee during the first week of practice, but was ready for fall camp ... played in nine games, all as a reserve back and kickoff return specialist ... missed the first three games of the season due to an ankle injury ... made his debut vs. Wake Forest (9/22) on kickoffs with four returns for 101 yards, including a 39-yarder ... rushed three times for 29 yards vs. Rutgers (9/29) ... missed the Georgia Tech game (10/6) after reinjuring his ankle vs. Rutgers ... finished with four kickoff returns for 68 yards vs. Virginia (10/20) ... had three kickoff returns for 56 yards vs. Clemson (10/27) ... saw significant time at running back behind Lance Ball vs. BC (11/10) ... caught a screen pass and took it 57 yards for a touchdown on his first career reception ... the 57-yard catch was a career long and the third longest by a Terp on the season ... had a season-high 149 all-purpose yards vs. FSU (11/17) ... returned four kickoffs for a total of 132 yards vs. the Seminoles ... nearly broke away from the coverage for a score on a career-long 60-yard return ... also saw time on offense and rushed twice for 17 yards ... led the Terrapin ground attack vs. NC State (11/24) with a season-high 89 rushing yards on only eight carries, an 11.1 average ... also returned the opening kickoff 36 yards, to give him 125 all-purpose yards for the game ... returned two kicks for 36 yards vs. Oregon State in the Emerald Bowl (12/28).
As a Freshman (2006): Redshirt season ... named offensive scout team player of the week for his work in practice leading up to the Florida State contest (10/28).
At Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School: A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter who played tailback and free safety ... had a monster senior season, rushing 232 times for 2,523 yards (10.9 yards per carry) and 38 touchdowns ... rushed for over 1,200 yards as a junior ... was the Maxwell Award winner for conference player of the year as a junior and senior ... chosen all-state by the Associated Press as a senior ... a Big 33 All-Star game selection ... area player of the year by the Times-Herald ... ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 21 "athlete" in the nation ... a SuperPrep all-region selection ... team was 8-3, winning the league championship his senior year ... lettered four years in track (sprints) and basketball (guard) ... won state in the 100 meters as a junior with a time of 10.56 ... also recruited by Virginia, Penn State, Boston College and Georgia Tech ... coached by Joe Iacovitti.
Personal: Born May 26, 1988 ... mother is Gloria Scott ... brother, Lee, was a defensive back at LaSalle and brother, James, ran track at St. Joseph's ... majoring in kinesiology.
Scott's Career Statistics
Receiving G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD LP
2007 9-0 1 57 57.0 1 57
2008 12-11 21 171 8.1 0 25
Career 21-11 22 228 10.4 1 57
Returns G-GS KOR Yds Avg. TD PR Yds Avg. TD
2007 9-0 26 566 21.8 0 0 0 0.0 0
2008 12-11 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 21-11 26 566 21.8 0 0 0 0.0 0
Passing G-GS Att Cmp Pct. Yds TD Int Lg. Eff.
2007 9-0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0
2008 12-11 2 1 50.0 9 1 0 9 252.80
Career 21-11 2 1 50.0 9 1 0 9 252.80
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