From now until the 2026 NFL Draft, we will scout and create profiles for as many prospects as possible, examining their strengths, weaknesses, and what they can bring to an NFL franchise. These players could be potential top-10 picks, down to Day 3 selections, and priority undrafted free agents. Today, a scouting report on Miami (FL) DB Keionte Scott.

No. 0 KEIONTE SCOTT/DB, MIAMI (FL) (RS SENIOR) – 6-0,195
Measurements

Player
Ht/Wt
Hand Size
Arm Length
Wingspan

Keionte Scott
6-0/195
N/A
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40-Yard Dash
10-Yard Dash
Short Shuttle
3-Cone

N/A
N/A
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Broad Jump
Vertical
Bench Press

N/A
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THE GOOD

– Good athletic ability
– Patient feet in coverage in man coverage
– Quick change of direction in man coverage
– Fast burst out of breaks coming back to ball
– Gets collisions in off-man coverage
– Good awareness in zone coverage
– Gets in throwing windows as a buzz dropper
– Quick play recognition
– High effort fighting through blocks
– Aggressive fitting the run
– Fast closing speed
– Good form tackler

THE BAD

– Old age
– Average play strength shows up taking on blocks
– Weak contact balance taking on blocks
– Gets pushed downfield vs blocks
– Loses sight of ball carrier taking blocks
– Gets out-muscled by big receivers
– Struggles to flip hips and get out of half turn
– Struggles in off-man coverage with no collision
– Loses balance and falls in space

STATS

– Started 13 games across 1 season at Miami. Transferred from Auburn, where he started 23 games and appeared in 33 games across 3 seasons. Transferred to Auburn from Snow College (JUCO)
– 2025: 64 tackles, 13 TFL, 5 sacks, 2 interceptions, both returned for a touchdown, and 7 PBUs
– Career at Auburn: 115 tackles, 6 TFL, 1 sack, 2 forced fumbles, 9 PBUs, and 1 interception
– Also returned punts at Auburn, scoring a punt return touchdown in 2023
– Played 489 snaps in the slot in 2025

INJURY HISTORY

– 2025: Suffered a foot injury vs Syracuse and missed the final 3 games of the regular season
– 2023: Suffered a significant ankle injury that required surgery and forced Scott to miss 3 games

BACKGROUND

– Turning 25 in August of 2026
– Named to 2025 All-ACC Second Team
– Was a 2025 semifinalist for the 2025 Jim Thorpe Award
– Named to the 2024 Preseason Paul Hornung Award Watch List
– Named a Two-Time JUCO All-American in 2020 and 2021
– Won Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year
– Four-star JUCO prospect out of Snow College
– Ranked the N0. 4 JUCO prospect in the country
– Went to Helix High School in California
– Also lettered in track and field
– Scott was a great offensive player in high school, but likes defense because he gets to challenge the other team’s best player

TAPE BREAKDOWN

Keionte Scott played slot cornerback for the majority of the season and was hardly a deep safety. They wanted him near the line of scrimmage for his run fitting ability, which is present on film. When he has a path to the ball carrier, he flies downhill with speed and makes the tackle with good form. When he comes from depth and the offensive line is not accounting for him, he can make impact plays. Here, he flies up from off screen to make a tackle.

Because he played in the box a lot, I expected to see some impressive play strength, but I was disappointed with his block destruction skills. He buries his head to fit his gap and loses sight of the ball carrier. He has average gap discipline, but it is inconsistent. If he does not avoid the block with quick change of direction, the blocker can move him downfield.

When he is blitzing, an offensive lineman will easily control him. It seems like they were sending him on blitzes just to get 1v1s for their defensive line, not because it was a skill of his. I am worried about him playing near the line of scrimmage consistently in the NFL due to his low play strength and block destruction.

In coverage, Scott plays with high intensity and good hands. I have faith he can play deep safety after not seeing it on film because of his zone coverage awareness and getting collisions with receivers. He reads the quarterbacks eyes well and recognizes concepts quickly. As a buzz dropper, he is patient and gets in windows. As a hook dropper, he will sink with no threat underneath and can fly up and make a tackle when the check down makes a catch. Here, he is the buzz drop and reroutes the receiver with a collision. On the top of the screen, you see what happens when no collision takes place.

Scott does a good job in man coverage, playing with good pad level that helps his change of direction. He is not a amazing athlete but uses his hands in a way that gives him an edge. I have concerns with him covering quick receivers in man with no collision because he cannot keep up with fast receivers. When he gets a collision in off-man coverage, it is teach tape.

He has patient feet at the point of attack and does not hold the receiver’s jersey.

Recognizing plays quickly is an impressive part of Scott’s game that led to splash plays. He puts his foot in the ground and takes off, like on this play in the playoffs.

CONCLUSION

Keionte Scott has a lot of positives about his game, playing with a high motor that does the right things on the field. He wins with getting hands on receivers in coverage and recognizing plays quickly to fly to the ball. However, turning 25 before the first game of the season makes me nervous. A lot of the mental traits he has are because of how long he was in college, and I worry about how much he can improve.

Although he was used primarily as a nickel corner, I can see him earning time as a true safety as well, it just depends on what his ceiling can be.

NFL Projection: Mid-Day 2
Steelers Depot Grade: 7.8 (Spot Starter)
Grade Range: 7.5-8.1
Games Watched: vs Notre Dame (2025), vs Ohio State (2025), vs Ole Miss (2025), vs Indiana (2025)