Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-0vs Kent State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-9vs Towson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#12
Quay'sheed Scott
Junior defensive back on South Carolina's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 208 lb · Marion, SC
CFB Index 42 · #343 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred Kentucky → South Carolina for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 737 nationally · Signed with Kentucky
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on South Carolina's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kentucky in 2024.
- Transferred from Kentucky to South Carolina in 2026.
Quay'sheed Scott
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mark Stoops and Shane Beamer. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Towson, Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20244 games
- Signed with Kentucky3-star out of Marion
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
South Carolina
Played his entire career under Shane Beamer.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to South Carolina
2025Kentucky
2026South Carolina
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kentucky4-8HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning
2026South Carolina2-0HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
42 · #343 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #343 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kentucky | 39 | 26 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 49 | 34 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–9
vs Towson
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 36-point win at home against Towson.
With L. Sellers — 96 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · 119 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · M. Fuller — 125 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jordan Coleman’s 2024 season.
Matches Jordan on
PD rate
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Jordan on
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Braheem Long Jr.'s sophomore season at Syracuse (2025).
Matches Braheem on
Class year
PD rate
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Quay'sheed Scott
The secondary · South Carolina
- #31Peyton Williams50 tackles · 2025
- Ethan Johnson44 tackles · 2025
- #12Quay'sheed Scott39 tackles · 2025
- #4Vicari Swain28 tackles · 2025
- #8Judge Collier28 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · South Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology