Battling for the starting bandit safety position in the defensive backfield … saw action last year as the starter and the primary backup at the strong safety position … used extensively on special teams … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll … BIG EAST Academic All-Star … previous bowl trips: 2007 Gator, 2008 Fiesta, 2008 Car Care.
2008 (Jr.): Played in all 13 games and started one … saw action on more than 350 plays, including a season-high 32 plays at Louisville … eighth on the team in tackles with 49, including 24 solo stops, a sack and 3.5 tackles for loss … earned the start against Villanova and finished with a game- and season-high nine tackles, including seven solo stops and a sack … collected seven tackles, including five solo stops and a tackle for loss against North Carolina in the Meineke Car Care Bowl … produced six tackles against USF … three solo stops at Louisville … assisted on two tackles at Pitt … registered five tackles against Cincinnati … finished with four tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss at Connecticut … assisted on three tackles against Auburn … collected three tackles at East Carolina and against Rutgers.
2007 (So.): Played in all 13 games … saw action in a season-high 25 plays at Rutgers … made 14 total tackles, including 12 solo stops for the season … finished with three solo tackles against Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl … had an interception against Rutgers and returned it 10 yards … season-high three tackles at Rutgers … two solo stops at Marshall … solo tackles against Western Michigan, East Carolina, Syracuse, Louisville and Pitt.
2006 (Fr.): Played in nine games … moved into the corner rotation as a true freshman in November 2006 ... 24-yard interception return against Cincinnati … solo tackles against Marshall, USF and Rutgers.
Prep: Prepped at Milford (N.Y.) Academy for Coach Bill Chaplick ... helped the Falcons to a 9-2 record ... played at Trinity Christian in Jacksonville, Fla., for Coach Verlon Dorminey ... helped the Conquerors to back-to-back state titles and a state runner-up finish his senior year.
Personal: Birthday is Nov. 3 ... goes by nickname “Boogie” ... nephew of Pamela Stirks ... one of six children … brother is NFL DB Guss Scott ... majoring in athletic coaching education.
