| Texas Tech Red Raiders | |
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| Title | Assistant quarterbacks coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1998-06-11)June 11, 1998 (age 27) Zachary, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Zachary (LA) |
| College | LSU (2016) East Mississippi (2017) Missouri (2018) Nicholls (2019–2021) Incarnate Word (2022) |
| NFL draft | 2023: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Coaching | |
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Lindsey Scott Jr. (born June 11, 1998) is a former American professionalfootballquarterback who is currently the assistant quarterbacks coach forTexas Tech. He began his career with theLSU Tigers before transferring to theEast Mississippi Lions, where he threw for over 3,400 yards and 29touchdowns. After one year he transferred for a second time to theMissouri Tigers where he sat a year due to an injury. He transferred once again for a third time toFCS team, theNicholls Colonels. Scott transferred as a graduate transfer for a fourth and final time to theIncarnate Word Cardinals and set FCS records for touchdown passes and touchdowns responsible for.
Scott Jr. grew up inZachary, Louisiana, and attendedZachary High School.[1] As a senior, he was named the Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year completed 163 of 255 pass attempts for 3,039 yards and 33 touchdowns with five interceptions and also rushed for 1,963 yards and 28 touchdowns.[2] Scott was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at LSU over offers from Syracuse, Tulane, Rutgers, and Maryland.[3]
Scott began his college career atLSU and redshirted his true freshman season.[4] He left the team after his redshirt season after the firing of head coachLes Miles.[5]
Scott transferred toEast Mississippi Community College.[6] in 2017, he passed for 3,481 yards and 29 touchdowns with 11 interceptions and also rushed for 729 yards and six touchdowns as the Lions won theNJCAA national championship.[7] Following the end of the season he committed to transfer to theUniversity of Missouri.[8]
Scott spent one season with theMissouri Tigers and served as a scout team quarterback before sustaining an injury that lead to a medical redshirt.[9] He entered the NCAA transfer portal at the beginning of the 2019 season.[10]
Scott transferred toNicholls and sat out the 2019 season due to NCAA transfer rules.[11] The following season, which was shortened and played in the spring of 2021 due toCOVID-19, he passed for 1,684 yards and 18 touchdowns and also led the Colonels in rushing with 557 yards and six touchdowns.[1] As a redshirt senior, Scott passed for 2,083 yards and 16 touchdowns and rushed for 990 yards and nine touchdowns.[12] After the season, he decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the pandemic and re-entered the transfer portal.[13]
Scott transferred to theUniversity of the Incarnate Word for a seventh college season.[14] He was named the starter during spring practices after transferring.[15] Scott completed 18-of-25 passes for 406 yards with four touchdowns and an interception in a 55–41 upset win overFBSNevada.[16] Scott was named theSouthland Conference Player of the Year at the end of the regular season.[17] He was also named a finalist for theWalter Payton Award.[18]
In his final college season at UIW, Scott set a new FCS record for touchdown passes in a season with 60. He broke the previous record of 57, set byJeremiah Briscoe ofSam Houston in2016, with four TD passes in a 66–63 shootout win overSacramento State in the FCS quarterfinals.[19] Scott's college career ended the following week with UIW's 35–32 semifinal loss toNorth Dakota State.[20] He finished the season with 321 completions on 453 pass attempts for 4,657 yards and 60 touchdowns and also rushed 132 times for 712 yards and 11 touchdowns.[21] Scott won the Walter Payton Award at the end of the season.[22]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| LSU Tigers | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 |  Redshirt | ||||||||||||||
| East Mississippi Lions | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | 258 | 398 | 64.8 | 3,481 | 8.7 | 29 | 11 | 156.8 | 161 | 729 | 4.5 | 6 | |
| Missouri Tigers | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | Did not play due tomedical redshirt | ||||||||||||
| Nicholls Colonels | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | Did not play due toNCAA transfer portal rules | ||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | 7 | 7 | 125 | 215 | 58.1 | 1,684 | 7.8 | 18 | 7 | 145.0 | 92 | 557 | 6.1 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 9 | 168 | 270 | 62.2 | 2,083 | 7.7 | 16 | 11 | 138.4 | 143 | 990 | 6.9 | 9 | |
| Incarnate Word Cardinals | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 322 | 454 | 70.9 | 4,686 | 10.3 | 60 | 8 | 197.7 | 132 | 712 | 5.4 | 11 | |
| Career | 44 | 42 | 873 | 1337 | 65.3 | 11,934 | 8.9 | 123 | 37 | 165.1 | 528 | 2,988 | 5.7 | 32 | |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft10+1⁄4 in (1.78 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 30 in (0.76 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
| All values fromPro Day[23] | ||||||||||||
Scott was selected by thePittsburgh Maulers of theUnited States Football League (USFL) second overall in the2023 USFL draft.[24] He went undrafted in the2023 NFL draft. He is also on the negotiation list for theMontreal Alouettes of theCanadian Football League.[25]
Scott was selected by theHouston Roughnecks of theXFL in the2023 XFL Rookie Draft on June 16, 2023.[26] He was signed on October 24, 2023.[27] The Roughnecks brand was transferred to theHouston Gamblers when the XFL andUnited States Football League (USFL) merged to create theUnited Football League (UFL).[28] On January 5, 2024, Scott was drafted by theArlington Renegades during the2024 UFL dispersal draft.[29] He re-signed with the Renegades on October 14, 2024.[30]
Scott served as an offensive assistant working with quarterbacks forTexas State during the2023 season.[31][32]
On January 13, 2025, Scott was hired by Texas Tech.[33]
Scott's father, Lindsey Scott Sr., played running back atSouthern University and briefly in theCanadian Football League.[34] His younger brother, Logan, plays defensive back atNicholls State.[35]