2020 SEASON: Appeared in 15 games and registered seven tackles (all solo), one sack, two tackles for a loss, one quarterback hit and six special teams tackles…Was inactive in Week 9 (shoulder)…Played in one postseason game and was inactive (healthy scratch) for the other…Made one tackle on special teams…At Minnesota (Sept. 13): Played in his first NFL game, seeing action on defense (three snaps) and special teams (six snaps)…Vs. Detroit (Sept. 20): Appeared on five defensive plays, registering two tackles (both solo), one sack, a tackle for a loss and a quarterback hit, all career firsts. Also notched the first special teams tackle of his career while playing 16 snaps. Late in the fourth quarter, tracked down scrambling QB Matthew Stafford, dropping him for a 1-yard sack…At New Orleans (Sept. 27): Got in on 15 special teams snaps, making one tackle…Vs. Atlanta (Oct. 5): Recorded a special teams tackle for the third consecutive game while playing 13 snaps. Also got in on 13 defensive plays…At Tampa Bay (Oct. 18): Played on 13 special teams snaps…At Houston (Oct. 25): Made one solo tackle and a tackle for a loss while playing 13 defensive snaps. Also played 14 special teams snaps. Late in the fourth quarter at the GB 8-yard line, came up and dropped RB Duke Johnson for a 3-yard loss on third-and-8, forcing a field goal attempt…Vs. Minnesota (Nov. 1): Appeared on four defensive plays and four special teams plays…At San Francisco (Nov. 5): Inactive (shoulder)…Vs. Jacksonville (Nov. 15): Got in on one defensive snap and 10 special teams snaps…At Indianapolis (Nov. 22): Saw action on 14 special teams plays…Vs. Chicago (Nov. 29): Appeared on 12 special teams snaps, making a career-high two tackles…Vs. Philadelphia (Dec. 6): Got in on 12 special teams plays…At Detroit (Dec. 13): Made one solo tackle while playing 15 defensive snaps. Also played 13 special teams snaps…Vs. Carolina (Dec. 19): Made one solo tackle in 10 snaps of work on defense. Also played 13 special teams snaps…Vs. Tennessee (Dec. 27): Registered two tackles (both solo) while playing 26 defensive snaps. Also played 13 special teams snaps, making one tackle…At Chicago (Jan. 3): Played one defensive snaps and 12 special teams snaps…Vs. L.A. Rams (NFC Divisional, Jan. 16): Made his NFL playoff debut, making one tackle while playing 14 special teams snaps…Vs. Tampa Bay (NFC Championship, Jan. 24): Inactive (healthy scratch).
2019: Started all 10 games he played in, finishing No. 4 on the team with a career-high 44 tackles (29 solo) and No. 3 with a career-best eight passes defensed…Also added a sack for a loss of 10 yards, two tackles for a loss of 11 yards, an interception returned for a touchdown, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery…Tallied five-plus tackles in six games…Vs. Kansas (Sept. 28): Registered a solo tackle and led the Horned Frogs with a career-best three passes defensed...At Kansas State (Oct. 19): Ranked No. 2 on the team with six tackles (five solo), including a stop of RB James Gilbert for a 1-yard loss on a fourth-quarter run…At Texas Tech (Nov. 16): Recorded a team-high five tackles (four solo) and a pass defensed. Forced a fumble by WR McLane Mannix after he made a reception, one that was recovered by S Trevon Moehrig at the Texas Tech 29-yard line with 2:23 left in the fourth quarter to preserve a 33-31 TCU victory...At Oklahoma (Nov. 23): Posted a season-high seven tackles (two solo), a fumble recovery and an interception. Picked off QB Jalen Hurts early in the fourth quarter and returned the pick 98 yards for a TD, 1 yard shy of the school record, to pull the Horned Frogs within four points. In the second quarter, recovered a fumble by WR Jadon Haselwood at the TCU 45-yard line to set up a drive that resulted in a field goal…Vs. West Virginia (Nov. 29): Recorded five tackles (four solo), a forced fumble and his first career sack. Brought down QB Jarret Doege for a 10-yard loss early in the third quarter, forcing a fumble on the sack that was recovered by the Mountaineers. On the next play, Horned Frogs S Ar'Darius Washington intercepted a Doege pass to give them the ball at their own 47-yard line.
2018: Played in 11 games with two starts and totaled 38 tackles (25 solo), an INT and four passes defensed…Finished No. 10 on the team in tackles…Part of a defense that led the Big 12 in total defense (338.2 ypg) for the second consecutive season…Helped the Horned Frogs hold 12 of 13 opponents below their season average for total offense and 10 of 13 opponents under their season scoring average…At Texas (Sept. 22): Ranked No. 3 on the team with a career-best eight tackles (all solo)...Vs. Kansas State (Nov. 3): Made his first career start and matched his career high with eight tackles (four solo) to go with a pass defensed...Vs. Oklahoma State (Nov. 24): With just over two minutes left in the game and TCU holding a seven-point lead, broke up a QB Taylor Cornelius pass intended for WR Dillon Stoner on fourth-and-10 to give the Horned Frogs the ball in a game they won, 31-24, to become bowl eligible…Vs. California (Cheez-It Bowl, Dec. 26): Started and was tied for the team lead with seven tackles (four solo). Posted his first career interception, picking off QB Chase Forrest at the Cal 41-yard line in a tie game with just under six minutes left in the fourth quarter of the eventual 10-7 overtime win.
2017: Played in all 14 games, recording six tackles (four solo) on special teams...Vs. West Virginia (Oct. 7): Recovered a fumble on a WVU punt return late in the first quarter at the Mountaineers' 33-yard line. The ensuing drive resulted in a TD to give TCU a 7-3 lead in a game it went on to win, 31-24.
2016: Saw action in 11 games as a true freshman…Made his collegiate debut in the season opener vs. South Dakota State (Sept. 3).
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team all-district honors and all-state honorable mention as a junior and as a senior at Summit High School in Arlington, Texas…Was rated the No. 11 safety in Texas and No. 57 nationally by 247Sports.com...Ranked the No. 106 overall player in Texas...Recorded 40 tackles, five pass breakups and one interception as a junior…Also ran track and played basketball.
PERSONAL: Given name Vernon Keith Scott II…Born in Dallas, Texas…Stepdad, Sherman Coleman, who is the reason and inspiration for him playing football, passed away from a heart attack in 2018…Has helped feed the homeless with his aunt, Chancee Smalley, who runs the J.E.W.E.L. Foundation (Justifying Every Walk Elevates Life), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that helps people in the Dallas area…Worked as an intern in the athletics communications department at TCU during the summer following his junior year…Residence: Arlington, Texas.
