Quay'sheed Scott

Defensive back who returned to his home state in January 2026 after spending two seasons in the Kentucky Wildcats football program… played in 23 contests with a dozen starts for Kentucky posting 45 tackles with one interception.

2025 (Sophomore)
Second-year player for Kentucky… started all 12 games in the secondary as the Nickel… collected 39 tackles including 26 solo stops… had 1.5 tackles for loss… intercepted one pass and credited with four pass breakups… credited with six tackles against both Auburn and Louisville… returned his lone pick 55 yards in the win over Florida.

2024 (Freshman)
Saw limited action in 11 games and totaled six tackles as a true freshman defensive back for the Wildcats… missed the Tennessee game with injury… made his first career tackle vs. Ohio… posted a season-best two tackles at Florida and vs. Murray State.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Marion (S.C.) High School… played for head coach Brian Hennecy… helped the Swamp Foxes win four-straight region championships, played for a state title in 2020 and compiled a 33-8 record in his four seasons on the team… totaled 1,616 career receiving yards with 23 touchdowns, 1,357 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns, two TD passes, four kickoff returns for touchdowns, 10 interceptions and one punt return for a TD… as a senior in 2023, had 26 catches for 764 yards and nine touchdowns, but also carried the football 51 times for 643 yards and 12 more touchdowns… defensively, had 63 tackles, six tackles for loss, three interceptions, one pass breakup, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery… named South Carolina’s Region 8-AA Player of the Year as a senior… helped his team to a 10-2 record, a regional championship title and an appearance in the second round of the state playoffs… selected to play and got an interception in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, helping South Carolina defeat North Carolina, 24-0… earned All-State Class 2A honors by the South Carolina Football Coaches Association… named to the All-Region 8 team… also a two-year letter winner on the track team, participating in the 100-meters and 4×100-meter relay.

PERSONAL
First name is pronounced “quah-SHEED”… nickname is “Q”… has three cousins – Cam Smith, Xavier Legette and T.J. Sanders – who played football at South Carolina and in the NFL.