Anthony Scott

Height:
5-9
Weight:
200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Virginia Beach, Va.
High School:
Green Run
Major:
University Studies

An explosive ball-carrier and pass catcher who hopes to bounce back after a year away from the program … Enjoyed strong spring performance following layoff and could vie for a return to the offensive depth chart to compete with a young and deep running back corps … Had been on an upward statistical trajectory (rushing/receiving yards) since true freshman campaign before sitting out ’17 campaign … Has played in 31 career contests and rushed for 859 yards and six touchdowns on 183 carries (4.7 ypr) … Has also caught 32 balls out of the backfield for 209 yards … Accounted for nine touchdowns (six rushing, three receiving) and 1,092 all-purpose yards … Rushed for a game-high 84 yards and one touchdown (14-yarder) on nine carries during the first spring scrimmage on March 17, but did not record statistics in the Purple-Gold Game a week later.

2017: Used available redshirt option and sat out entire campaign (for personal, eligibility reasons).

2016: Was team’s second-leading rusher with 384 yards and two touchdowns on 79 carries … Stood fourth on unit with 23 receptions for 164 yards and three scores … In all, played in eight games with three starts (Western Carolina, NC State and UCF) … Established career-highs in rushing attempts (14/Virginia Tech) and rushing yards (120/Western Carolina) … Ground total vs. Catamounts marked first career 100-yard effort (on 11 carries) and included longest single run (48 yards) … Other notable efforts came against Cincinnati (13-70), Virginia Tech (14-69), South Carolina (10-48) and NC State (11-41) … Pair of rushing TDs came from three (WCU) and five (NCSU) out … Averaged 69.5 rypg (278) in four non-conference tilts, but averaged slipped to 26.5 rypg (106) in four American Athletic Conference games appeared in … Set new personal-bests in receptions (nine), receiving yards (90) and longest catch (32) during opener against Catamounts … Followed with a six-reception, 49-yard afternoon vs. Wolfpack … Three scoring grabs ranged from five, 18 (Western Carolina) and 25 (NC State) yards … Similar to rushing totals, receiving numbers were significantly more impressive in non-league action (18-153) compared to AAC matchups (6-21) … Racked up 548 all-purpose yards, including a career-high 210 all-purpose yards vs. Western Carolina before adding 90 against NC State, 52 vs. South Carolina and 79 vs. Virginia Tech.

2015: Experienced action in 10 games off the bench during sophomore campaign … Ranked third on unit by rushing for 207 yards and one touchdown on 49 carries – an average of 4.2 yards per attempt … Scored only TD against SMU on a one-yard plunge … Tallied four receptions for 23 yards, an average of 5.8 yards per grab … Six of 49 carries went for 10 or more yards (12, 16, 13, 29, 23, 13) … Reached multiple-digit attempt totals twice (11/Towson, 12/SMU) … Booked a season-best 69 ground yards vs. Mustangs to help Pirates to a 49-23 American Athletic Conference road win … Additionally, reeled off a season-long 29-yard run at SMU … Other notable rushing effort came in the opener against Towson with 42 yards (11 carries) … Also picked up 29 yards on six attempts vs. Tulsa and 20 yards (five carries) at Navy … Matched a season-best with two receptions (12 yards) against Tigers and added single catches vs. Florida (1 yard) and UCF (5) … Had at least one rushing attempt in eight contests … Racked up 230 all-purpose yards … Did not play against Virginia Tech and Connecticut.

2014: Played in all 13 games as a true freshman, both as a reserve running back and on special teams ... Rushed for 268 yards and three touchdowns on 55 carries – an average of 4.9 yards per attempt … Produced ground scores against N.C. Central (season-long 38-yarder), SMU (one-yarder) and USF (20-yarder) … Pulled in five receptions for 22 yards and returned two kickoffs for 24 yards … Both returns came against Connecticut and included a long of 19 … Made collegiate debut against N.C. Central, rushing seven times for a season-best 61 yards ... Had a season-best 12 ground attempts for 42 yards against North Carolina ... Ten of dozen carries against Tar Heels came in the fourth quarter (38 yards) … Surpassed the 20-yard rushing mark on five occasions – 61 vs. N.C. Central, 42 vs. North Carolina, 39 vs. USF, 25 vs. Cincinnati and 44 vs. Florida in the Birmingham Bowl … Averaged 8.8 yards per carry with a long of 24 against Gators at Legion Field … Tallied 314 all-purpose yards (268/rushing, 22/receiving, 24/kickoff returns) ... Recorded receptions against Tulsa (two for six yards), UCF (two for 15 yards) and Florida (one for one yard) ... Had a long catch of nine yards vs. Knights … Contest at Tulsa marked only game of season without at least one rushing attempt … First career carry was a two-yard loss in the season opener (first quarter) against the Eagles.

High School: A highly-regarded ball-carrier who rushed for 1,313 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior … Also had 37 receptions for 915 yards and eight scores for coach Jeff McGowan … Selected as the Virginian-Pilot’s Beach District Offensive Player-of-the-Year and was a first-team all-district choice … Racked up 304 yards of total offense in a playoff victory over Maury High School … Advanced to the second round of the playoffs before falling to Salem (27-7) … Ranked by ESPN.com as one of the Top 50 prospects in the Commonwealth of Virginia and earned a scout grade of 71 … Also listed among the nation’s Top 160 running backs by ESPN.com … Recruited by Virginia Tech and Maryland, along with Big 12 member West Virginia.

Personal: Full name is Anthony Maurice Scott … Major is university studies.