Lindsey Scott Jr.

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Lindsey Scott Jr.
No. 10 – Arlington Renegades
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1998-06-11) June 11, 1998 (age 25)
Zachary, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school: Zachary (LA)
College: LSU (2016)
East Mississippi (2017)
Missouri (2018)
Nicholls (2019–2021)
Incarnate Word (2022)
Undrafted: 2023
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
FCS record
  • Most passing touchdowns in a season: 60 (2022)

Lindsey Scott Jr. (born June 11, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Arlington Renegades of the United Football League (UFL). He began his career with the LSU Tigers before transferring to the East Mississippi Lions, where he threw for over 3,400 yards and 29 touchdowns. After one year he transferred for a second time to the Missouri Tigers where he sat a year due to an injury. He transferred once again for a third time to FCS team, the Nicholls Colonels. Scott transferred as a graduate transfer for a fourth and final time to the Incarnate Word Cardinals and set FCS records for touchdown passes and touchdowns responsible for.

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Early years

Scott Jr. grew up in Zachary, Louisiana, and attended Zachary High School. [1] As a senior, he was named the Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year completed 163 of 255 pass attempts for 3,039 yards and 33 touchdowns with five interceptions and also rushed for 1,963 yards and 28 touchdowns. [2] Scott was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at LSU over offers from Syracuse, Tulane, Rutgers, and Maryland. [3]

College career

LSU

Scott began his college career at LSU and redshirted his true freshman season. [4] He left the team after his redshirt season after the firing of head coach Les Miles. [5]

East Mississippi Community College

Scott transferred to East Mississippi Community College. [6] in 2017, he passed for 3,481 yards and 29 touchdowns with 11 interceptions and also rushed for 729 yards and six touchdowns as the Lions won the NJCAA national championship. [7] Following the end of the season he committed to transfer to the University of Missouri. [8]

Missouri

Scott spent one season with the Missouri Tigers and served as a scout team quarterback before sustaining an injury that lead to a medical redshirt. [9] He entered the NCAA transfer portal at the beginning of the 2019 season. [10]

Nicholls

Scott transferred to Nicholls and sat out the 2019 season due to NCAA transfer rules. [11] The following season, which was shortened and played in the spring of 2021 due to COVID-19, he passed for 1,684 yards and 18 touchdowns and also led the Colonels in rushing with 557 yards and six touchdowns. [12] As a redshirt senior, Scott passed for 2,083 yards and 16 touchdowns and rushed for 990 yards and nine touchdowns. [13] After the season, he decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the pandemic and re-entered the transfer portal. [14]

Incarnate Word

Scott transferred to the University of the Incarnate Word for a seventh college season. [15] He was named the starter during spring practices after transferring. [16] Scott completed 18-of-25 passes for 406 yards with four touchdowns and an interception in a 55–41 upset win over FBS Nevada. [17] Scott was named the Southland Conference Player of the Year at the end of the regular season. [18] He was also named a finalist for the Walter Payton Award. [19]

In his final college season at UIW, Scott set a new FCS record for touchdown passes in a season with 60. He broke the previous record of 57, set by Jeremiah Briscoe of Sam Houston in 2016, with four TD passes in a 66–63 shootout win over Sacramento State in the FCS quarterfinals. [20] Scott's college career ended the following week with UIW's 35–32 semifinal loss to North Dakota State. [21] He finished the season with 321 completions on 453 pass attempts for 4,657 yards and 60 touchdowns and also rushed 132 times for 712 yards and 11 touchdowns. [22] Scott won the Walter Payton Award at the end of the season. [23]

College statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
LSU Tigers
2016 Redshirt.svg Redshirt
East Mississippi Lions
2017121225839864.83,4818.72911156.81617294.56
Missouri Tigers
2018 00Did not play due to medical redshirt
Nicholls Colonels
2019 00Did not play due to NCAA transfer portal rules
2020–21 7712521558.11,6847.8187145.0925576.16
2021 11916827062.22,0837.71611138.41439906.99
Incarnate Word Cardinals
2022 141432245470.94,68610.3608197.71327125.411
Career4442873133765.311,9348.912337165.15282,9885.732

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
5 ft 10+1⁄4 in
(1.78 m)		207 lb
(94 kg)		30 in
(0.76 m)		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)
All values from Pro Day [24]

Scott was selected by the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League (USFL) second overall in the 2023 USFL draft. [25] He went undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft. He is also on the negotiation list for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. [26]

Scott was selected by the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL in the 2023 XFL Rookie Draft on June 16, 2023. [27] He was signed on October 24, 2023. [28] The Roughnecks brand was transferred to the Houston Gamblers when the XFL and United States Football League (USFL) merged to create the United Football League (UFL). [29] On January 5, 2024, Scott was drafted by the Arlington Renegades during the 2024 UFL dispersal draft. [30]

Coaching career

Scott served as an offensive assistant working with quarterbacks for Texas State during the 2023 season. [31] [32]

Personal life

Scott's father, Lindsey Scott Sr., played running back at Southern University and briefly in the Canadian Football League. [33] His younger brother, Logan, plays defensive back at Nicholls State. [34]

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