Keionte Scott: DB · Miami.
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Keionte Scott
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Cadillac Williams, Hugh Freeze and Mario Cristobal. The first one came in 2025: All-ACC. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Florida State — Week 6, 2025.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
64 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 13 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-24vs No. 6 Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 45-3vs Bethune-Cookman | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 3 | W 49-12vs No. 18 South Florida | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-7vs Florida | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-22@ No. 18 Florida State | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24vs Louisville | 9 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 9 | W 42-7vs Stanford | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-26@ SMU | 8 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-10vs Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-7vs NC State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 10-3@ No. 7 Texas A&M | 10 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 24-14vs No. 3 Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 31-27vs No. 6 Ole Miss | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 21-27vs No. 1 Indiana | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 42 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
64tackles this seasonTFL rate
20%13 TFL64 tackles · 13 for loss · 5 sacks · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 9.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
47.2%
496 pass / 554 run
Plays / game
65.6
16 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
The All-Conference honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #6 of 544 FBS safeties by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2025 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #6 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Auburn and Miami, 177 tackles — drafted at #116 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A stat line in 46 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams, Hugh Freeze and Mario Cristobal.
Next stop · NFL
Tampa Bay Buccaneers2026 NFL rookie season
Tampa Bay Buccaneers2026 NFL rookie season
