Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019SMU
Delontae Scott
DE • 6'5" • 250 lbs • Irving, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Delontae Scott shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Player Story
Delontae Scott built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive end from Irving, TX wearing No. 35, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Delontae Scott's career was his defensive production: 97...
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- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Delontae Scott, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · SMU. Delontae Scott shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 97
- TFL
- 35
- Sacks
- 17
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Delontae Scott quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · DE
- Career Tackles
- 97
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · SMU
- Top game
- Arkansas State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Nimitz · SMU
- High school pipeline
- Nimitz · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 35 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · DE 51st (top 17%) · American Athletic 96th (top 18%) · National 1,010th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | SMU | 3 | 7 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 38.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | SMU | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | SMU | 8 | 16 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 43.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | SMU | 9 | 32 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 63.1 |
| 2019 Postseason | SMU | 13 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 71 |
| 2019 Regular Season | SMU | 13 | 38 | 16.5 | 8.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 71 |
Related Context
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Delontae Scott played DE for SMU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Delontae Scott recorded 97 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
SMU paired 31 primary output with 36.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 36.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · SMU
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.4
Efficiency
36.3
Usage
10.1
Consistency
63.5
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida Atlantic: 1. Arkansas State: 5. North Texas: 1. Texas State: 2. TCU: 2. South Florida: 2. Tulsa: 1. Temple: 0. Houston: 4. Memphis: 3. East Carolina: 3. Navy: 2. Tulane: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 14.2. Arkansas State: 5 by 70.8. North Texas: 4 by 26.7. Texas State: 5 by 40.8. TCU: 2 by 28.3. South Florida: 3 by 32.5. Tulsa: 0 by 10. Temple: 2 by 8.3. Houston: 2 by 48.3. Memphis: 4 by 46.7. East Carolina: 1 by 34.2. Navy: 7 by 49.2. Tulane: 3 by 62.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.5 · Games = 10 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 3 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas State
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Arkansas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | @ Florida Atlantic | L 28-52 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Tulane2+ sacks · Splash game | W 37-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ NavySplash game | L 28-35 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs East CarolinaSplash game | W 59-51 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ MemphisSplash game | L 48-54 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/24 | @ HoustonSplash game | W 34-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Temple | W 45-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Tulsa | W 43-37 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ South FloridaSplash game | W 48-21 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ TCUSplash game | W 41-38 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Texas StateSplash game | W 47-17 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs North Texas | W 49-27 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Arkansas StateSplash game | W 37-30 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Delontae Scott story
Delontae Scott built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive end from Irving, TX wearing No. 35, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Delontae Scott's career was his defensive production: 97 tackles, 35 tackles for loss, 17 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. That gives Delontae Scott's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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SMU
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | SMU | 3.5 | 21.4 | 6.5 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | SMU | 9.5 | 21.8 | 7.3 | 6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | SMU | 9.5 | 21.8 | 7.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | SMU | 18 | 34.8 | 10.2 | 8.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | SMU | 31 | 36.3 | 10.1 | 13 |
| 2019 Regular Season | SMU | 31 | 36.3 | 10.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arkansas State
Week 1 · W 37-30
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Tulane
Week 14 · W 37-20 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Tulane
Week 8 · W 27-23 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Tulane
Week 13 · W 41-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Memphis
Week 10 · L 7-51 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · SMU
31 primary output · 36.3 efficiency · 10.1 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · SMU
71
31 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 10.1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · SMU
63.1
18 primary · 34.8 efficiency · 10.2 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
18
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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