Justin Scott

Served as one of Miami’s top defensive playmakers in first year as part of starting rotation…Saw action in all 16 games and made nine starts on interior of defensive line…Finished with 26 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and one sack…Added one forced fumble and one PBU…Had two tackles and one forced fumble in win over Notre Dame (Aug. 31)…Posted one solo stop against Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 6)…Had one tackle against USF (Sept. 13)…Saw time in wins over Florida (Sept. 20) and Florida State (Oct. 4)…Played against Louisville (Oct. 17) and Stanford (Oct. 25)…Started final nine games of season, beginning with SMU (Nov. 1)…Had one solo stop against Mustangs…Delivered dominant game vs. Syracuse (Nov. 8), finishing with four tackles and pair of tackles for loss…Lone tackle in start vs. NC State (Nov. 15) was tackle for loss…Posted another dominant outing in start vs. Virginia Tech (Nov. 22), totaling four tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack…Had five tackles and one tackle for loss in win at Pittsburgh (Nov. 29)…Credited with two tackles in College Football Playoff opener vs. Texas A&M (Dec. 20)…Had one stop in Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic victory over Ohio State (Dec. 31)…Had one stop in VRBO Fiesta Bowl win over Ole Miss (Jan. 8)…Credited with three tackles in CFP National Championship Game against Indiana (Jan. 19).

Saw action in 11 games during debut season, serving as key member of defensive line rotation in debut season…Finished with seven total tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack…Made college debut and had one solo stop in season opener at Florida (Aug. 31)…Lone tackle in win over Florida A&M (Sept. 7) was first sack of career…Had one tackle for loss against Ball State (Sept. 14)…Posted two stops in win over USF (Sept. 21)…Had one tackle in win over Virginia Tech (Sept. 27)…Saw time in wins over Louisville (Oct. 19) and Florida State (Oct. 26)…Collected one tackle in win over Wake Forest (Nov. 23)…Saw time in 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl against Iowa State (Dec. 28).

One of nation’s top-ranked players…Five-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and On3…Rated No. 15 overall player in nation in 247Sports Composite Rankings and No. 3 defensive lineman… One of only 36 players to earn five-star ranking on 247Sports Composite…Ranked No. 7 in 247Sports Top247…Earned five-star prospect status from On3…Ranked No. 14 player nationwide and No. 2 defensive lineman by On3…Rated as top player in state of Illinois… Ranked No. 10 player in country by Rivals, earning five-star status…Member of ESPN300, checking in as No. 36 overall player in nation…Selected to All-American Bowl…Named News-Gazette All-State Player of the Year in final season with Wolfpack…Totaled 28 tackles, seven tackles for loss and two sacks in final season…Saw snaps at running back in final year, rushing ball 17 times for 121 yards with two touchdowns…Dual sport athlete who played basketball at St. Ignatius…Finished junior year with 37 total tackles and five tackles for loss…Chose Miami over offers from Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame and USC, among others.