Darrell Scott (American football)

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Darrell Scott
College	Colorado
Conference	Big 12
Sport	Football
Position	RB
Class	HS Senior
Career	2008 – present
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	204 lb (93 kg)
Nationality	USA
Born	April 16, 1989 (1989-04-16) (age 19) Tallahassee, Florida
High school	St. Bonaventure HS, Ventura, California
Career highlights
Honors
2007 PARADE High School All-American[1]

Darrell Scott (born April 16, 1989) is an American football running back. He is currently attending St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura, California. Scott is considered the #1 running back of the 2008 high school class by Rivals.com^[2] and has drawn comparisons to LaDainian Tomlinson.^[3]

[edit] High school career

Scott was born in Florida and spent parts of his childhood in Texas, before his family eventually moved to California. He enrolled at public Moorpark High School, where he had an outstanding football career, helping his team to reach the section championship game consecutive years in 2005 and 2006. In his junior year, Scott rushed for 3,194 yards on 337 carries. He also scored 45 touchdowns.^[4]

In order to face tougher competition in his senior year, Scott sought to transfer to a private school. His mother and stepfather reportedly “shopped their kid around”, inquiring several Los Angeles area high schools with elite football programs – among them Hart and Oaks Christian – about an enrollment, which caused some friction among Ventura County coaches.^[5] Scott eventually ended up at St. Bonaventure High School, where he rushed for 2,433 yards and 34 touchdowns. He helped St. Bonaventure complete a 14-1 season by winning the CIF Southern Section Northern Division title and capturing the Division III state championship. Following his high school career, Scott played in the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

[edit] Recruiting

Scott received scholarship offers by more than 40 schools, and eventually narrowed his choices to Colorado, Texas, Florida and Louisiana State. Colorado was widely believed to be the frontrunner, since his uncle, Josh Smith, is playing wide receiver for the Colorado Buffaloes.^[6] However, with Jamaal Charles leaving for the 2008 NFL Draft, Scott instantly increased his interest in the Texas Longhorns.^[7] Scott then gave Texas a private commitment, which changed after Texas running backs coach, Ken Rucker, became the team’s director of high school relations and player development. ^[8] For more than a month, Scott had people guessing on his college decision.^[9] He announced his decision to attend Colorado during a news conference at the ESPN Zone in Anaheim on National Signing Day.^[10] His decision was carried live on ESPNU. Scott is the highest rated recruit to choose to select Colorado since Marcus Houston of Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver came to Boulder as part of the 2000 class.

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