Matt Scott: 5 Things You Need to Know About the Arizona QB

Matt Scott took over for Nick Foles in Rich Rodriguez's offense at Arizona in 2012 and flourished as a pocket passer with nimble footwork on read-option runs. 

Flying relatively low on most NFL draft radars, Scott's versatility and natural arm talent have earned him the "sleeper" label. 

Here are five things you need to know about him. 

Background

Full Name: Matt Scott

Birthday: September 20, 1990

Hometown: Born in Chino, Calif., raised in Corona, Calif.

High School: Centennial 

Major: Family studies and human development 

Year: Senior

Coming out of high school in 2008, Rivals.com ranked him as the fifth-best dual-threat quarterback after Terrelle Pryor, E.J. Manuel, MarQueis Gray and Robert Griffin III.

Nice company, right?

Statistics

2012: 12 games, 60.3 percent completion percentage, 3,620 passing yards, 27 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Ran for 506 yards and three scores on 113 rushes.

Scott was only the full-time starter in Arizona for one season, and he led the Wildcats to a win over USC in October when he accounted for 469 total yards of offense. Scott threw multiple touchdown passes in all but three games last season. 

Draft Process

Measurables

Height: 6'2''

Weight: 213 lbs. 

Arm Length: 30 1/4''

Hand Size: 9''

Combine Results

40-yard dash: 4.69

Broad jump: 118''

Vertical jump: 31''

Pro Day Results: CBS Sports' Rob Rang reported that Scott "attempted 85 passes in front of about 25 scouts."

According to his page on Rotoworld.com, Scott met with the Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos before the draft.

Interesting Facts

He played at Centennial High School in Corona, Calif. As a senior, he led his team to a 9-1 record. The only loss came against Mater Dei High School, a team quarterbacked by Matt Barkley (h/t TusconCitizen.com). 

Observations

Greg Cosell, senior producer at NFL Films, compared Scott to a current versatile signal-caller who flew under the radar coming out of college:

"

@saras_tweets I like Matt Scott ARZ. Can do much of what Kap does. Not quite as big + not as strong an arm but overall similar skill set.

— Greg Cosell (@gregcosell) March 14, 2013"

Interesting.