University of Illinois Graduate

2024 Junior

• Team captain
• CSC Academic All-District
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Played in all 13 games with 12 starts
• 55 tackles (33 solo), one forced fumble, on fumble recovery, and four pass breakups on the season
• First fumble recovery of the season (second of career) against #24 Michigan (10/19/24)
• Fourth-career interception and career-high nine tackles against #19 Kansas (9/7/24)
• Named to PFF's Week 1 Team of the Week
• First-career forced fumble and third-career interception against EIU (8/29/24)
• Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten Fourth Team
• Burlsworth Trophy nominee

2023 Sophomore

• Academic All-Big Ten 
• CSC Academic All-District
• Started all 12 games at safety
• Recorded at least five tackles 10 of 12 games after switching from WR to DB
• Second on the team in total tackles (63) behind LB Dylan Rosiek
• Career-high seven tackles three times: at Kansas (9/8/23), vs. FAU (9/23/23) and vs. Nebraska (10/6/23)
• Scored 48-yard pick-6 in first career game on defense in win over Toledo (9/2/23), and was graded by PFF as the No. 1 DB and No. 3 defensive player overall (first in B1G) in Week 1
• Finished Toledo game with six tackles, included five solo stops, to go along with his interception, and was the nation's No. 1 graded defensive back and the No. 3-graded defender overall (first in B1G), according to PFF
• Illinois Student-Athlete Council executive for diversity and inclusion
• Switched from wide receiver to defensive back during spring practices

2022 Redshirt Freshman

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Played in all 13 games
• Four receptions for 29 yards on the season
• Two punt returns for nine yards on the season
• Career-long 19-yard reception against Chattanooga 9/22/22

2021 Freshman

• Played in four games with one start and redshirted the season

High School

• Completed a prep year at St. Thomas More in Oakdale, Connecticut in 2020
• Played high school football at St. Laurence and Thornton Fractional North 
• CCL All-Conference
• National Honor Society
• Honor Roll
• Also competed in track for two years

Personal

• Born March 28, 2002
• Son of Gerald and Arnita Scott
• Chose Illinois because of the “outstanding staff, great culture, great education, and it’s close to home.
• Graduated from the University of Illinois in May 2025 with a degree in Kinesiology