University of Nevada Las Vegas

UNLV: A former highly recruited defender who looks to be fully recovered from a season-ending injury in 2022 ... A consensus four-star linebacker who at the time was the highest-rated high school signee in UNLV football history according to both 247Sports and Rivals … A four-time member of the Academic All-Mountain West Team (2020-23) and named a 2021 MW Scholar-Athlete … A spring 2021 member of the UNLV Dean’s Honor List.

2024:

• Appeared in games against Utah Tech, Fresno State, Oregon State and UNR

2023: Returned to the field and appeared in eight games, primarily on defense.

2022: Injury redshirt season as a returning starter.

2021: Played in 11 games, including starting eight games on defense … Finished eighth on the team with 35 total tackles … Led the Rebels with nine TFL for a loss of 22 yards … Ranked second with four quarterback sacks … Turned in five tackles at UTSA in Game Five … One week later vs. Utah State he posted his first collegiate sack … In Game Seven vs. SJSU, he had four takedowns, including another sack … Helped UNLV to a victory at New Mexico with six TT and two more sacks.

2020: Redshirted season by only appearing in one game … Recorded three total tackles vs. Wyoming … Named 2020 Mountain West Preseason Freshman of the Year by Street & Smith’s.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2020 graduate of Bishop Dunne Catholic School in Dallas … Rated a four-star by Rivals, which ranked him the No. 20 OLB in the nation and No. 40 overall player from the state of Texas … A four-star recruit ranked No. 29 overall at OLB by ESPN … A three-star selection by 247Sports which listed him as the No. 23 ILB in the country … Chose the Rebels over offers from more than three dozen schools, including LSU, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Oregon, USC, Kansas, Arizona State, Baylor, Iowa and Michigan State … A four-year letterwinner under coach Michael Johnson … Played linebacker and defensive end … Helped the Falcons to a state championship as a junior in 2018 … Finished prep career with 87 total tackles (60 solo), 10.0 tackles-for-loss, 15.0 sacks, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries … Also competed in track and field for Dunne.

PERSONAL: Brennon Elliott Scott was born in Dallas … The son of Kalandra and Elliott Scott … Has two younger siblings, Ashton and Reigan … Majoring in communication studies.