Vernon Scott: S · TCU · #26.
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Vernon Scott
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three seasons in the TCU secondary to date. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Kansas State, Week 8, 2019.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 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
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-13@ Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 51-14vs Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-49@ Iowa State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ Kansas State | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-27vs No. 15 Texas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-34@ Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-31@ Texas Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-28@ No. 8 Oklahoma | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 17-20vs West Virginia | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 29 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
44tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL44 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Gary Patterson — 23-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Road6g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gary Patterson
Pass share
43.7%
393 pass / 507 run
Plays / game
75.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at TCU, 72 tackles — drafted at #236 overall by the Green Bay Packers.
A stat line in 24 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Gary Patterson.
Next stop · NFL
Green Bay PackersEntering 7th NFL season
Green Bay PackersEntering 7th NFL season
