Keionte Scott

Served as one of Miami’s top defensive playmakers throughout course of lone season with Hurricanes…Earned second-team All-ACC honors…Named semifinalist for Thorpe Award honoring nation’s top defensive back…Started all 13 games in which he participated and ranked fifth on team with 64 total tackles (42 solo)…Added 13 tackles for loss – third-most on team – to go along with five sacks, two interceptions returned for touchdowns, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and five PBUs…Had one tackle in season opener against Notre Dame (Aug. 31)…Finished with three tackles for loss against Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 6)…Had two tackles in win over USF (Sept. 13)…Posted three tackles (two solo) against Florida (Sept. 20)…11 tackles in win over Florida State (Oct. 4) were tied for most by Hurricane in any game all season…Added fumble recovery vs. Seminoles…Had nine tackles (eight solo) and three tackles for loss to go along with one forced fumble against Louisville (Oct. 17), including one sack…Posted five tackles against Stanford (Oct. 25)…Had eight tackles (six solo), one fumble recovery, two tackles for loss and one sack at SMU (Nov. 1)…Had one sack and added pick-six in win over Syracuse (Nov. 8), but missed final three games of regular season with foot injury suffered vs. Orange…Returned for College Football Playoff opener and delivered brilliant performance against Texas A&M (Dec. 20), finishing with 10 tackles, three tackles for loss and one forced fumble…Had 72-yard pick-six and four tackles in Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic against Ohio State (Dec. 31)…Posted three tackles in VRBO Fiesta Bowl against Ole Miss (Jan. 8)…Finished with three tackles in College Football Playoff National Championship Game against Indiana (Jan. 19).

Spent previous three seasons as starting nickel at Auburn (2022-24) after beginning his collegiate career at Snow College (2020-21)…Made 23 starts and played in 33 games for Tigers, finishing with 115 tackles (88 solo)…Added six tackles for loss, nine PBUs and one interception…Impressed in duties as Tigers’ punt returner…Averaged 10.3 yards per punt return over course of career, including career-best 222 yards on 15 attempts (14.8 average) with one touchdown in 2023…Returned 74-yard punt for first career score vs. Arkansas in 2022…Finished with 97 tackles in first two seasons at Auburn, when he made 19 starts for Tigers…Served as team captain at Snow College…Two-time JuCo All-America…Co-Defensive Player of the Year…Two-season contributor on defense and as return specialist at Snow College.

Two-way starter at Helix (Calif.) High, helping the Highlanders win the Southern California open division … Also lettered in track & field.