| No. 36 – Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born | July 17, 1999 Fort Hood, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Vilseck (Vilseck, Germany) | ||||||||||||
| College | |||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2023: undrafted | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2025 | |||||||||||||
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Zavier Scott (born July 17, 1999) is an American professional football player who is a running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UConn Huskies and Maine Black Bears.
Early life
[edit]Scott was born July 17, 1999,[1] at the United States Army base Fort Hood in Texas. His father served in the Army, and the family moved several times during Scott's childhood, including to Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and Germany. While attending Vilseck High School in Vilseck, Germany, Scott had the opportunity to play American football against U.S. military base teams across Europe.[2]
College career
[edit]Scott played college football for the Connecticut Huskies in 2017; he redshirted his freshman season. Playing both running back and wide receiver, he played in ten games in 2018 and four games in 2019.[3]
Scott transferred to play for the Maine Black Bears starting with the 2020 season, which took place in spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, playing in two games that season. He played in 11 games in both 2021 and 2022. While playing running back and wide receiver, Scott was also a kick returner at Maine, and additionally took snaps at tight end and as a quarterback in the Wildcat formation.[4] In 2022, he was named third-team all-Colonial Athletic Association Football Conference as a fullback/halfback.[5][6]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) |
219 lb (99 kg) |
31 in (0.79 m) |
10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
4.49 s | 4.11 s | 7.04 s | 37.5 in (0.95 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
16 reps | |||
| All values from Pro Day[7] | ||||||||||||
Indianapolis Colts
[edit]After going unselected in the 2023 NFL draft, Scott signed with the Indianapolis Colts on April 29, 2023.[8] He signed to the Colts' practice squad on October 17.[9] On November 12, the Colts defeated the New England Patriots in the team's first-ever game played in Germany,[10] where Scott graduated from high school; Germany native Marcel Dabo, who played safety for the Colts, was present for the game as well.[11]
Scott signed a reserve/futures contract with the Colts on January 8, 2024.[12] He was waived on August 27, 2024.[13]
Minnesota Vikings
[edit]On August 29, 2024, Scott signed with the Minnesota Vikings practice squad.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 16, 2025.[15] Scott earned a place on the Vikings' 53-man roster after the 2025 preseason, becoming one of two former Maine Black Bears players on active NFL rosters.[16]
NFL career statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Y/G | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2025 | MIN | 15 | 0 | 29 | 105 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 90 | 6.9 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Total[1] | 15 | 0 | 29 | 105 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 90 | 6.9 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Personal life
[edit]Scott married sprint car driver McKenna Haase in March 2025.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Zavier Scott Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ Mahoney, Larry (October 7, 2022). "Military upbringing prepared UMaine's top receiver for college football". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Zavier Scott". UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ Hicks, Zach (May 5, 2023). "Indianapolis Colts UDFA Zavier Scott Film Session Interview". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 22, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ Reuter, Chad. "Zavier Scott Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ Washburn, Rob (November 22, 2022). "Monmouth's Shirden, W&M's Pius Headline 2022 CAA Football All-Conference Awards". CAASports.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Zavier Scott, DS #50 WR, Maine". DraftScout.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ Magliozzi, Connor (April 29, 2023). "Maine Football's Zavier Scott signs with Colts". WABI-TV. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Colts sign WR Juwann Winfree; restore G Jack Anderson to practice squad; sign two players to practice squad; release three players from the practice squad". Colts.com. October 17, 2023. Archived from the original on August 12, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ Atkins, Nate (November 12, 2023). "10 thoughts on the Colts' 10-6 win over the Patriots in Germany,". The Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ Boyd, James (November 9, 2023). "Germany game serves as full-circle moment for Colts' Bernhard Raimann, Zavier Scott". The Athletic. Archived from the original on June 13, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Colts' Zavier Scott: Signs deal with Indianapolis". CBS Sports. January 8, 2024. Archived from the original on January 26, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Colts make roster moves to form initial 53-man roster for 2024 regular season". Colts.com. August 27, 2024. Archived from the original on November 15, 2025. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Vikings Sign T Ricky Lee & RB Zavier Scott to Practice Squad". Vikings.com. August 29, 2024. Archived from the original on October 12, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ Peters, Craig (January 16, 2025). "Vikings Sign Dozen-Plus Players to Futures Contracts for 2025". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ Mahoney, Larry (August 26, 2025). "Former UMaine player earns NFL roster spot with Minnesota Vikings". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on December 22, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ^ Christie, Toby (April 16, 2025). "McKenna Haase, Dirt Sprint Car Racer, Moving to Asphalt Racing". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 28, 2025. Retrieved September 4, 2025.