Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/19Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (5.3%).
Derrell Scott
Last confirmed: East Carolina, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 194 lb · Havelock, NC
Derrell Scott: RB · East Carolina · #24.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Derrell Scott
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 45 rushing yards and 3 receiving yards against James Madison — Week 1, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | East Carolina | 41 | 139 | 3.4 | 2 |
| 2014 | Tennessee | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Career | 52 | 179 | 3.4 | 2 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | East Carolina | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 |
| 2014 | Tennessee | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-34vs James Madison | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 1 | 11 | Season-high 45 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 17-64vs No. 16 Virginia Tech | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-38@ UConn | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-61vs No. 18 South Florida | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 33-17vs BYU | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-52@ Houston | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-31vs Tulane | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 27 | |
| Total | 41 | 139 | 3.4 | 2 | 27 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2017
L 14-34
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 5 · South Florida · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.24Thomas Sirk pass complete to Derrell Scott for 29 yds to the SFla 46 for a
- Week 4 · UConn · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.53Derrell Scott run for 6 yds for a TD, (Jake Verity KICK)
- Week 1 · James Madison · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.90Derrell Scott run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jake Verity KICK)
- Week 3 · Virginia Tech · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.81Derrell Scott run for 1 yd to the VTech 39 for a
- Week 11 · Tulane · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +1.69Derrell Scott run for 27 yds to the ECaro 31 for a
- Week 1 · James Madison · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.52Derrell Scott run for a loss of 2 yards to the ECaro 39
4 more plays
- Week 4 · UConn · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.35Derrell Scott run for a loss of 1 yard to the ECaro 49
- Week 5 · South Florida · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.32Thomas Sirk pass complete to Derrell Scott for a loss of 1 yard to the ECaro 39
- Week 3 · Virginia Tech · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA −1.24Derrell Scott run for a loss of 1 yard to the ECaro 27
- Week 3 · Virginia Tech · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA −1.15Derrell Scott run for no gain to the VTech 40
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
41 of 41 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
44%41 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds32%of carries
13 carries
Grind
1–3 yds29%of carries
12 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds32%of carries
13 carries
Explosive
10+ yds7%of carries
3 carries
3 of 5 (60%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
3.4 yds/carry on 41 carries · 7% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2014Tennessee7-6HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning
2017East Carolina3-9HC: Scottie Montgomery · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 19.4 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 21.0 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 24.8 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 13.3 | 7.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scottie Montgomery
Pass share
58.0%
541 pass / 391 run
Plays / game
77.7
12 games
Team sack rate
2.6%
571 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
41 carries and 3 catches in 7 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons, two schools
- 2017 East Carolina MontgomeryYear 4 · 7 games
- 2016 East Carolina MontgomeryYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2015 East Carolina McNeillYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2014 Tennessee JonesYear 1 · 2 games
- Before collegeSigned with Tennessee in 2014 as a 4-star recruit, No. 127 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Tennessee in the 2014 class, a 4-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Tennessee and East Carolina, 179 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2014
- Signed with Tennessee4-star out of Havelock
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
3 coaches2014
Tennessee
Played for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Butch Jones, Ruffin McNeill and Scottie Montgomery.