Raymond Scott

Former linebacker at James Madison. 2024: 30 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.

LB · James Madison · Sr. · #1

6′1″ · 246 lb · Harbor City, CA

CFB Index 22 · #502 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceJames Madison 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

4★

OLB recruit

No. 155 nationally · Signed with USC

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at James Madison. 2024: 30 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to USC in 2018.
Transferred from Fresno State to James Madison in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

7 seasons at James Madison, 99 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2018

Signed with USC4-star out of Narbonne

20224 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

202410 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#155 national

CFB

College

3 teams

2018–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2024

3 coaches

2018–2021

—

James Madison

2022

Curt Cignetti

James Madison

era →

2023

Damian Wroblewski

James Madison

era →

2024

Bob Chesney

James Madison

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Curt Cignetti, Damian Wroblewski, and Bob Chesney. Multi-era developmental context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018USC5-7HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

2019USC8-5HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning

2020USC5-1HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2021USC4-8HC: Donte Williams · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Fresno State10-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Balanced

2023Fresno State9-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Pass-leaning

2024James Madison9-4HC: Bob Chesney · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

22Below cohort / limited sample #502 of 571?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#941 / 2892 · 57th pct

Tackles#1374 / 2892 · 52nd pct

Passes defended#1155 / 2892 · 49th pct

Tackles for loss#1667 / 2892 · 38th pct

1.5

Solo tackles#1999 / 2892 · 28th pct

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

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

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.3	0.2	0.0	0.2
Road4g	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.1	0.1	0.0	0.1
Weeks 8+3g	5.0	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Billy Napier

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

22 · #502 of 571 LBs

Former four-star. Now #502 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	James Madison	30	10	1.5	0.0	1	--	--
2023	Fresno State	22	10	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
2022	Fresno State	11	7	1.5	1.0	--	--	--
2021	USC	27	12	1.0	0.0	1	--	--
2020	USC	7	4	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
2019	USC	1	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2018	USC	1	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		99	43	5.0	2.0	3	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2024

W 70–50

at North Carolina

3 TOT · 3 SOLO

Edged out North Carolina on the road in a shootout.

With A. Barnett — 388 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.5 · 99 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · C. Ross — 10 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 30-7@ Charlotte	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 13-6vs Gardner-Webb	7	1	0.5	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 4	W 70-50@ North Carolina	3	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 63-7vs Ball State	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 19-21@ UL Monroe	2	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 39-7vs Coastal Carolina	0	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	L 14-28@ Georgia Southern	4	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 32-15vs Southern Miss	6	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 38-7vs Georgia State	5	1	0.5	—	0
Bowl	W 27-17vs Western Kentucky	1	0	0.5	—	0
Total		30	10	1.5	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Raymond Scott

2018

20224 games

202410 games

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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