Bryan Scott (quarterback) explained

Bryan Scott
Position:Quarterback
Birth Date:17 August 1995
Birth Place:Rolling Hills, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:220
High School:Palos Verdes
(Palos Verdes Estates, California)
College:Occidental (2013–2016)
Undraftedyear:2017
Pastteams:
Cflstatus:American
Highlights:
  • IFAF U-19 World Cup gold medal (2014)
  • IFAF U-19 World Cup MVP (2014)
  • SCIAC Newcomer of the Year (2013)
  • 2× First-team All-SCIAC (2015, 2016)
  • SCIAC Player of the Year (2016)
Statleague:USFL
Statseason:2022
Statweek:3
Statlabel1:Passing attempts
Statvalue1:85
Statlabel2:Passing completions
Statvalue2:60
Statlabel3:Completion percentage
Statvalue3:70.6
Statlabel4:TD–INT
Statvalue4:6–2
Statlabel5:Passing yards
Statvalue5:558
Statlabel6:QBR
Statvalue6:98.1
Cfl:bryan-scott/163035/

Bryan James Scott (born August 17, 1995) is an American professional football quarterback who is a free agent. He most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Occidental College. He also played for the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL) in 2022.

Early life

Bryan Scott grew up in Rolling Hills, California. He was raised by his parents Robert and Leslie Scott, and has a sister, Lauren.

Scott played for Palos Verdes High School.[1] He became the starting quarterback early in the 2012 season.[1] During the 2012 season, he passed for a total of 1988 yards.[2] In 2012, with Scott in the starting position, Palos Verdes won the Bay League title[3] [4] and the CIF Southern Section title for the first time in 47 years.[5]

College career

From 2013 to 2017, Scott attended Occidental College, in California, majoring in urban environmental policy.[6] In his true-freshman season at Occidental, Scott was selected for the SCIAC All-Conference Second Team, and named Newcomer of the Year.[7] In the last game of his freshman year Scott passed for 473 yards and six touchdowns, setting single game records at Occidental in each category.[8] [9] In 2014 Scott was selected to play for the U-19 USA National Football Team.[10] Scott led Team USA to a Gold Medal finish at the IFAF World Championship in Kuwait.[11] Scott brought his team back from a 14–12 deficit at halftime, with four consecutive passing touchdowns, to capture the Gold Medal. He was awarded with the IFAF tournament's MVP award.[12] Later, during the 2014 season, Scott was selected for the SCIAC All-Conference First Team after leading the conference in every major passing category.[13] During his tenure at Occidental, Scott set nine school records and three Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference records: career passing yards (9073), completions (763), and total offense (9475). He was named first-team all-conference quarterback, Occidental's team MVP, and Occidental's team captain in the 2016 season. That season, he was also named SCIAC Player of the Year.[6] In 2016, Scott's final season with Occidental, he passed for over 3000 yards in nine games played with 27 touchdowns.[9] It was also the season that he became the all-time passing yardage leader for both Occidental College and the SCIAC, with 9073 yards, 77 touchdowns, and 22 interceptions in 33 career games.[14] [6]

College statistics

! colspan="8"
PassingRushing
YearAttYdsTDLG
2013710118754.0%1,47611676133.3351022.9117
2014817127163.1%1,99817562142.0381092.9042
2015823836665.0%2,54122660139.929-27-0.9451
2016925338166.4%3,05827584154.6562183.9845
Totals327631,20563.3%9,073772284144.01584022.51351

Professional career

BC Lions

In March 2017, Scott attended USC's Pro Day workout, completing 62 of 64 passes with one drop.[15] Scott signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on April 18, 2017,[16] but was released on May 1, 2017.[17] Scott had a rookie mini-camp tryout with his hometown team, the Los Angeles Rams, following the 2017 NFL draft.[18] [19]

The Spring League (first stint)

In April 2018, Scott participated in The Spring League, where he was named Player of the Game for two games.[20] [21] His performance led a workout with the Kansas City Chiefs.[22] In May 2018, he tried out at rookie mini-camps with the Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons.[23] [24]

Edmonton Eskimos

Scott was signed to the practice roster of the Edmonton Eskimos on October 8, 2019.[25] He was released from the practice roster and signed to a futures contract for the 2020 season on October 14, 2019.[26] After the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Scott chose to opt-out of his contract with the Eskimos on August 31, 2020.[27]

The Spring League (second stint)

Scott was selected by the Generals of The Spring League (TSL) during its player selection draft on October 12, 2020.[28] He won the starting quarterback competition against Zach Mettenberger.[29] Scott led the Generals to an undefeated 4-0 season and the 2020 championship, with a win over the Aviators 37-14. He went 22-of-32, 264 yards, and three touchdowns passing, 25 yards rushing and a touchdown, and won his second TSL MVP, and becoming the only quarterback to throw for 1000 yards and complete 10 touchdowns in a TSL season.[30] Scott was awarded as the MVP of The Spring League Championship in 2020.[31] Scott worked out for the Indianapolis Colts in February 2021.[32]

Philadelphia Stars

On February 22, 2022, Scott was drafted third overall by the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL).[33] After the second week of play, Scott led the league in passing yards (474), touchdowns (four), and completion percentage (70.8%).[34] He was transferred to the inactive roster on May 5, 2022,[35] with ankle and knee injuries.[36] He was placed on injured reserve on June 1, 2022.[37] His Stars jersey was included as part of a USFL exhibit at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[38]

Vegas Vipers

Scott was assigned to the Vegas Vipers of the XFL on January 1, 2023, after his USFL contract expired.[39] He was released on January 30, 2023.[40]

Toronto Argonauts

Scott signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL on March 1, 2023.[41] He dressed in all 18 games in 2023 as the third string quarterback and had four pass attempts with no completions.[42] In 2024, Scott dressed in the first nine regular season games where he completed five passes out of five attempts for 79 yards and his first CFL touchdown pass.[43] Following the reinstatement of Chad Kelly from suspension, Scott was released on August 20, 2024.[44]

Professional statistics

Year! rowspan="2"
TeamGamesPassing[45] Rushing
2022PHI33608570.65586.65298.19232.61
2023TOR1800400.0000000000
2024TOR9055100.07915.810158.30000

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Thorpe, Dave . Palos Verdes' Bryan Scott, Dean Alessi have a special connection . PressTelegram.com . November 29, 2012 . March 23, 2021 . January 9, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210109092849/https://www.presstelegram.com/2012/11/29/high-school-football-palos-verdes-bryan-scott-dean-alessi-have-a-special-connection/ . live .
  2. Web site: MaxPreps: Bryan Scott's Football Stats . March 5, 2020 . January 9, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210109033455/https://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/bryan-scott/3epE9_TtEeKZ5AAmVebBJg/football/stats.htm . live .
  3. Web site: San Gabriel Valley Tribune: HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Palos Verdes routs Peninsula, takes Bay League title outright . March 5, 2020 . January 9, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210109093742/https://www.sgvtribune.com/2012/11/03/high-school-football-palos-verdes-routs-peninsula-takes-bay-league-title-outright/ . live .
  4. Web site: Pasadena Star News: HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Palos Verdes routs Peninsula, takes Bay League title outright . March 5, 2020 . January 9, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210109174846/https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2012/11/03/high-school-football-palos-verdes-routs-peninsula-takes-bay-league-title-outright/ . live .
  5. News: Thorpe, Dave . Palos Verdes earn its 1st CIF crown in 47 years . SBSun.com . December 2, 2012 . March 23, 2021 . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210110143210/https://www.sbsun.com/2012/12/02/high-school-football-palos-verdes-earn-its-1st-cif-crown-in-47-years/ . live .
  6. News: Whicker, Mark . Whicker: Occidental College has a dominant QB in Bryan Scott . DailyNews.com . October 30, 2016 . March 23, 2021 . January 18, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210118064055/https://www.dailynews.com/2016/10/30/whicker-occidental-college-has-a-dominant-qb-in-bryan-scott/ . live .
  7. Web site: Tigers Football: Seven Oxy Football Players Earn All-SCIAC Honors . March 5, 2020 . December 6, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171206042827/http://oxyathletics.com/sports/fball/2013-14/releases/20131203gyltqp . live .
  8. Web site: La Verne at Occidental College - Los Angeles, CA . March 5, 2020 . October 23, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191023135546/https://oxyathletics.com/sports/fball/2013-14/boxscores/20131116_03b0.xml . live .
  9. Web site: Tigers Occidental College: Bryan Scott . March 5, 2020 . October 23, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191023162050/https://oxyathletics.com/sports/fball/2016-17/bios/scott_bryan_de95 . live .
  10. Web site: Oxy QB Scott to Play on Team USA Under-19 Squad . March 5, 2020 . December 6, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171206042542/http://oxyathletics.com/sports/fball/2014-15/releases/201405218g10un . live .
  11. Web site: NCAA: Occcidental QB Scott leads Team USA to gold . March 5, 2020 . October 31, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201031045925/https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2014-07-19/occcidental-quarterback-bryan-scott-leads-team-usa-gold-kuwait . live .
  12. https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/1735/u-s-under-19-team-beats-canada-wins-gold-medal-at-ifaf-world-championship USA Football: U.S. Under-19 team beats Canada, wins gold medal at IFAF World Championship
  13. Web site: Do Named SCIAC Offensive Player of the Year . March 5, 2020 . December 6, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171206041808/http://oxyathletics.com/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/20151130mf9x6i . live .
  14. Web site: Scott Named SCIAC Offensive Player of the Year . March 5, 2020 . June 9, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190609203921/http://www.oxyathletics.com/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/20161125km4ek3 . live .
  15. Web site: Los Angeles Times: For one day, Occidental quarterback Bryan Scott gets to perform like a Division I player at USC's pro day . . March 5, 2020 . November 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201111190737/https://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-bryan-scott-pro-day-20170322-story.html . live .
  16. News: Lions add QB Scott to mini-camp roster . BCLions.com . April 18, 2017 . October 5, 2020 . October 8, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201008175706/https://www.bclions.com/2017/04/18/lions-add-qb-scott-mini-camp-roster/ . live .
  17. News: Roster Roundup: Teams make cuts as May deadline hits . CFL.ca . May 1, 2017 . October 5, 2020 . November 12, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112000414/https://www.cfl.ca/2017/05/01/roster-roundup-teams-make-cuts-may-deadline-hits/ . live .
  18. Web site: LA Times: Former Occidental Quarterback Bryan Scott making most of opportunity with Rams . . March 5, 2020 . November 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201111201234/https://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/la-sp-rams-bryan-scott-20170512-story.html . live .
  19. Web site: Los Angeles Rams: Rams Rookie Minicamp Roster . March 14, 2020 . September 24, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924005556/https://www.therams.com/news/rams-rookie-minicamp-roster-18856566 . live .
  20. Web site: TSL: QB Bryan Scott is Game 1's Player of the Game! . March 5, 2020 . September 19, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200919021623/http://thespringleague.com/?p=2297 . live .
  21. Web site: TSL: Player of the Game Week 2, Game 1: QB Bryan Scott . March 5, 2020 . September 21, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200921064740/http://thespringleague.com/?p=2498 . live .
  22. Web site: Peninsula News: PALOS VERDES HIGH GRAD: NFL Spring League success kickstarts Bryan Scott's NFL dreams . March 5, 2020 . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210110164752/https://www.pvnews.com/sports/palos-verdes-high-grad-nfl-spring-league-success-kickstarts-bryan/article_ca3dca72-4504-11e8-8481-43ddfd000818.html . live .
  23. Web site: Chiefs Wire: Complete list of players at Chiefs rookie minicamp . March 14, 2020 . October 20, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020142831/https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2018/05/05/complete-list-of-players-at-chiefs-rookie-minicamp/ . live .
  24. Web site: AJC: Falcons invite 23 players to rookie mini-camp tryouts . March 14, 2020 . January 9, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210109183043/https://www.ajc.com/sports/football/falcons-invite-players-for-rookie-minicamp-tryouts/LGZIqTQpONreEtvF59PGBL/ . live .
  25. News: Eskimos Transaction . Esks.com . October 8, 2019 . October 5, 2020 . October 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009120123/https://www.esks.com/2019/10/08/eskimos-transaction-95/ . live .
  26. News: Eskimos Transaction . Esks.com . October 14, 2019 . October 5, 2020 . October 8, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201008152748/https://www.esks.com/2019/10/14/eskimos-transaction-96/ . live .
  27. News: Tracking players who have exercised opt-outs . CFL.ca . August 26, 2020 . October 5, 2020 . October 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009024210/https://www.cfl.ca/2020/08/26/tracking-cflers-exercised-opt-outs/ . live .
  28. TheSpringLeague . The #TSL2020 Generals QBs! . 1315679113152262151 . October 12, 2020 . November 3, 2020.
  29. News: Welcome to The Spring League – Week 2 . FoxSports.com . November 4, 2020 . February 1, 2021 . March 31, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210331042211/https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/welcome-to-the-spring-league-week-2 . live .
  30. Web site: The Spring League's Generals Win the 2020 Championship . March 31, 2021 . February 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210204221756/https://www.xflnewshub.com/the-spring-league/the-spring-leagues-generals-win-the-2020-championship/ . live .
  31. Web site: The Spring League's MVP Bryan Scott Talks Playing in TSL . March 31, 2021 . January 30, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210130091854/https://www.xflnewshub.com/the-spring-league/the-spring-leagues-mvp-bryan-scott-talks-playing-in-tsl/ . live .
  32. News: Colts worked out QB Bryan Scott . sports.yahoo.com . February 2, 2021 . February 2, 2021.
  33. News: USFL Draft 2022: Philadelphia Stars take QB Bryan Scott . FoxSports.com . February 22, 2022 . March 28, 2022.
  34. Web site: April 28, 2022 . Rising Star: Bryan Scott emerging as a top QB in USFL . June 18, 2022 . NBC Sports . en-US.
  35. USFLStars . Roster Updates . 1522129729679024129 . May 5, 2022 . May 5, 2022.
  36. USFLStars . Game Status Report . 1522132545621544960 . May 5, 2022 . May 5, 2022.
  37. USFLStars . Roster Updates . 1531860385808019456 . June 1, 2022 . June 3, 2022.
  38. News: Holland, Peter . Pro Football Hall of Fame unveils new USFL exhibit ahead of title game at Benson Stadium . CantonRep.com . July 1, 2022 . December 8, 2022.
  39. Web site: Just . Sam . QB Bryan Scott Officially Assigned To XFL Vegas Vipers . January 1, 2023 . xflnewshub.com . en-us.
  40. Web site: Larsen . James . January 30, 2023 . XFL Vegas Vipers Sign QB Brett Hundley, Release Bryan Scott . January 31, 2023 . XFL Newsroom . en-US.
  41. News: New QB Hops Aboard: Argos sign Bryan Scott . CFL.ca . March 1, 2023 . March 1, 2023.
  42. Web site: 2024 CFL Guide . . August 20, 2024.
  43. Web site: Stats . . August 20, 2024.
  44. Web site: Toronto Argonauts release QB Bryan Scott following Chad Kelly’s reinstatement . 3DownNation . August 20, 2024.
  45. Web site: Philadelphia Stars Stats & Leaders - USFL . May 13, 2022 . FOX Sports . en-US.

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