He played college football at Buffalo and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL draft.

Scott was twice an All-Northern selection at Potsdam High School playing tight end and outside linebacker.

He earned two letters and was twice a captain and was team MVP as both a junior and senior and was a Watertown Daily Times First-team selection.

At the University at Buffalo, Scott was an All-Conference selection as a senior he started all 12 games at left end for the Bulls.

[1] Scott recorded his first and second career NFL sack on October 19, 2008, when he brought down Brett Favre.