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The Players<br />

AAAAA power northeast of Atlanta... As senior captain, amassed 1,057 yards<br />

and 10 TDs on 72 catches helping North Gwinnett to 13-2 record and state<br />

title game... Top game – 12 catches for 211 yards – came against rival Collins<br />

Hill... Two-time All-State, All-Area recipient... Played in postseason North-<br />

South Georgia All-Star Game... As a junior, posted 38 receptions for 684 yards<br />

and 11 TDs... Captured regional hurdles title in track & field... High academic<br />

achiever.<br />

ACADEMICS Scott is studying in the College of Arts and Science, working<br />

toward a medicine, health and society degree. He is a 2015 SEC Academic<br />

Honor Roll recipient and earned 2015 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll<br />

recognition.<br />

PERSONAL Caleb Gregory Scott... Born Feb. 8, 1996... Son of Chuck and Julie<br />

Scott... Has one brother, Chad, and one sister, Jenna... Both parents graduated<br />

from Vanderbilt and work with Young Life ministry... Dad was an All-America<br />

tight end at Vanderbilt who played in the NFL. Brother plays WR at Furman...<br />

Involved in visiting ailing youngsters at Vanderbilt's Monroe Carell Jr.<br />

Children's Hospital on campus.<br />

Scott's Career Receiving Statistics<br />

Receptions Yards Avg TD Long<br />

2015 24 339 14.2 1 37<br />

2014 6 78 13.0 0 39<br />

Career 30 417 13.9 1 39<br />

Scott<br />

2015 Scott came into his own as a sophomore,<br />

becoming one of the team's top options at wide<br />

receiver... Played in every game, earning nine games, including the<br />

final eight of the year... Concluded the season with season highs of 24<br />

catches, 339 receiving yards and two TDs... Averaged 14.1 yards per<br />

catch, tops among team's WRs... Posted at least two receptions in eight<br />

games, topped by a five-catch effort at Ole Miss... Made three important<br />

catches, including one for a touchdown, and career-high 87 yards in victory<br />

over Kentucky... Had 43<br />

Scott's Career Highs:<br />

9<br />

Caleb<br />

SCOTT<br />

Wide Receiver<br />

Junior H 6-2 • 202<br />

Suwanee, Ga. H North Gwinnett HS<br />

Catches: 5, at Ole Miss, 9/26/2015<br />

Receiving Yards: 87, vs. Kentucky, 11/14/2015<br />

LONGEST CATCH: 39, vs. Old Dominion, 11/1/2014<br />

yards in road win at Middle<br />

Tennessee... Ended season<br />

with receptions of 36 and 25<br />

yards at Tennessee.<br />

2014 Scott saw action in 11<br />

of 12 games during his first<br />

year on campus... Participated<br />

at wide receiver... Earned first start in season finale vs. Tennessee... Leader<br />

among the team's true freshmen with six catches and 78 receiving yards...<br />

Longest reception of season was 39-yarder in win over Old Dominion...<br />

Notched two acrobatic catches for first downs in narrow loss at Missouri...<br />

Also posted receptions vs. Temple, Georgia and Tennessee.<br />

HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterwinner... Two-year starting WR for Class<br />

Sheffield<br />

21<br />

Cornerback<br />

Sophomore H 6-0 • 190<br />

Nashville, Tenn. H Ensworth HS<br />

Donovan<br />

SHEFFIELD<br />

2015 Limited by an injury early in the year, Sheffield<br />

came on to create valuable role in Commodore<br />

secondary as true freshman... Played in the final six games, contributing<br />

at cornerback and nickel back... Finished the year with five total tackles,<br />

including four solo stops... Also registered a pair of defensed passes<br />

against Texas A&M.<br />

Vanderbilt Football <strong>2016</strong><br />

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