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Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2018 EKU Football Roster

Brady McBride
Aaron Perkins
Aaron Perkins
Amanda Cain
Mark Pearson

4 LJ Scott

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 217
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Marion, Ohio
  • High School Marion Harding HS
  • Prev School Louisville

Biography

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR IN 2018 AT EKU
Second team All-Ohio Valley Conference by coaches and communications directors … second team All-OVC by Phil Steele … Phil Steele Preseason All-America (fourth team) … preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference … played in all 11 games and started eight times … rushed for 780 yards on 150 carries, an average of 5.2 yards per carry … scored eight rushing touchdowns … caught eight passes for 52 yards … returned 10 kickoffs for 270 yards (27 yards per return) … was second in the Ohio Valley Conference in rushing touchdowns (8), third in rushing yards, third in rushing yards per game (70.9) and fifth in yards per carry (5.2) …  had 86 rushing yards and two touchdowns in the season-opener against Morehead State (Aug. 30) … returned two kickoffs for 66 yards against Morehead State … had 102 return yards on four attempts at Marshall (Sept. 8) … rushed for 106 yards on 25 carries at Tennessee-Martin (Oct. 13) … had a career-best 151 yards on 17 rushes with a touchdown against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 27) … scored three touchdowns on 19 carries for 82 yards against Robert Morris (Nov. 10).

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2017 AT EKU
Second team All-Ohio Valley Conference kick returner by coaches and communications directors … OVC All-Newcomer Team as a running back and kick returner … third team All-OVC by Phil Steele … rushed for 294 yards on 86 carries and scored a team-best six rushing touchdowns … caught 16 passes for 114 yards … compiled 629 kickoff return yards on 21 returns, an average of 30 yards per return … led the OVC and finished fourth in the country in kickoff return average … was fourth in the conference in rushing touchdowns … ranked seventh in the league in all-purpose yards (94.27 yards per game) … scored a touchdown in EKU’s near upset of Kentucky (Sept. 9) … scored two touchdowns and rushed for a season-best 54 yards on 10 carries in a win over Tennessee Tech (Sept. 23) … also scored two touchdowns in a win at Murray State (Oct. 28) … caught five passes for a season-high 35 receiving yards at Western Kentucky (Sept. 2) … had 141 kickoff return yards on four returns (35.3 ypr) at Kentucky (Sept. 9), including a 53-yard return … totaled 150 yards on four returns (37.5 ypr) at No. 3 Jacksonville State (Oct. 14), ripping off returns of 57 yards and 48 yards.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2016 AT UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
Redshirt season ... played in four games … finished the season with three rushes for 15 yards and four receptions for 42 yards with a touchdown catch … had one run for 18 yards and two receptions for 26 yards against Charlotte (Sept. 1) … caught a 20-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter against Charlotte that gave Louisville a 41-0 lead … had two carries and two receptions for 16 yards at Clemson (Oct. 1).
 
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015 AT UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
Appeared in 12 of 13 games ... rushed 39 times for 180 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... earned the start versus Texas A&M, rushing five times for 27 yards ... broke off a season high 43-yard run in the fourth quarter against Kentucky ... hauled in a career-long 52 yard reception in the first quarter against Syracuse, finished with five rushes for 36 yards and two receptions for 57 yards ... recorded his first start of the season on the road against Florida State ... scored his first rushing touchdown of the season in the win over Samford.
 
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014 AT UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
Played in all 13 games ... rushed 29 times for 201 yards and two scores as a freshman ... totaled one 100-yard game when he rushed 11 times for 126 yards and one score versus Murray State ... scored his second career touchdown versus Florida International.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Considered one of the top-rated prospects in the state of Ohio, earning a three-star ranking by Rivals.com, while being selected as the 47th-best player in the country at the running back position ... Rivals Postseason Top 100 list had him at No. 32 … ranked as a three-star performer and the No. 46 running back by Scout.com ... received special mention on the 2013 Associated Press Division II All-Ohio Team after rushing for more than 1,000 yards during his senior season at Marion Harding High School ... scampered 83 yards for a touchdown against Delaware and also posted touchdown runs of 24, 15, and 35 in a game versus Howland ... concluded his career with over 2,500 yards during his scholastic career … was featured on ESPN’s SportsCenter Top 10 plays in September 2013 for his 50-yard run ... named the Big 22 Player of the Year … set a Harding school record for total yards per game with 383 in one game ... multi-sport talent, he won districts in the high jump and 4x100 relay for Marion Harding ... ran a personal best of 12.36 in the 100-meter at Greater Buckeye Conference Championship, placing 12th ... personal best of 5-10 in the high jump at the Greater Buckeye Conference Championship helped him place fourth overall, while is 16-7.5 in the long jump at the meet was good enough for ninth ... posted a personal best of 40-5 in the shot put at the Sandusky Dual Meet, placing 4th.

PERSONAL
Majoring in marketing.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2017Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    6'0" 222 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2018Redshirt Senior

    Running Back
    6'0" 217 lbs
    4