Jaguar Highlights: Enters his final campaign on the collegiate level as the Jags’ starting free safety ... A second-team preseason all-Sun Belt Conference selection by Phil Steele Publications ... Did not take part in spring practice for the second straight year due to injury.
As A Junior (2011): Started first seven contests of the season before suffering injury at Georgia State that ended his year ... Still ended up fifth on the team with 48 total tackles while recording a squad-best four passes defensed ... Set a school game record with 180 kick return yards in the GSU game, including a 71-yard run back on the opening play of the day ... Collected career-best 11 stops in double-overtime win at Texas-San Antonio, then led USA in tackles for the first time the following week in Homecoming victory over Tennessee-Martin with 10 more; he added two passes broken up as well against the Skyhawks ... Also posted a double-digit tackle total with 10 to go along with a pass defensed in his USA debut against West Alabama ... Recorded seven stops and forced a fumble at North Carolina State ... Made three solo stops and broke up a pass next time out at Kent State.
Alabama Highlights (2008-10): Was part of a program that posted a 36-5 (87.8%) record and won the 2009 BCS national championship during his three years in Tuscaloosa ... Recorded six total tackles, an interception and broke up a pass in six appearances before his season was cut short due to injury in 2010, helping the Crimson Tide to a 10-3 mark ... Had three stops in 41-10 victory at Tennessee, and two solo tackles as Crimson Tide defeated Duke 62-13 on the road ... Sat out the 2009 campaign as a redshirt after switching from wide receiver to defensive back ... Was one of 16 true freshmen to see playing time for Bama in 2008, grabbing a pair of receptions for seven yards in nine appearances as the team went 12-2 and finished sixth in both final national polls.
High School Highlights: Lettered all four years at Vigor HS, where he also earned letters in basketball, baseball and track and field ... Was the top-rated athlete by ESPN.com, the No. 3 defensive back in the nation according to Rivals.com and seventh among defensive backs by Scout.com ... Listed 19th among all prospects nationally by ESPN.com, No. 28 in the Rivals.com Top 100, was 54th overall according to Tom Lemming of CSTV, ranked 61st by Sports Illustrated/Takkle.com and finished No. 74 on the SuperPrep/Scout.com Top 100 list ... SuperPrep magazine had him as the 18th-ranked wide receiver nationally ... Both Rivals.com (No. 2), SuperPrep magazine (No. 6) and Scout.com (No. 7) had him among the top players in Alabama ... Named to the Mobile Press-Register Elite 18 (No. 4) and Super Southeast 120, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super South 100 and Scout.com Southeast 150 lists ... Participated in the Under Armour All-Star Game in Orlando, Fla., after the conclusion of his high school career ... Chosen honorable mention all-state selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association after rushing for 917 yards and 15 touchdowns his senior season ... Also threw for 834 yards and 10 scores that fall ... Posted 1,070 yards on the ground and 1,059 yards through the air, scoring a total of 19 touchdowns as a junior.
Personal: Full name is Burton Scott ... Born Feb. 9, 1989, in Mobile, Ala. ... Son of Burton Penn and Cynthia Scott ... Favorite movie is “Coming To America” ... Favorite player is Darrelle Revis ... Favorite musical artist is Lil Wayne ... Favorite foods are steak and shrimp ... Favorite class is computer science ... Likes to travel and remodel cars in his free time ... An interdisciplinary studies major.
