Scott named freshman All-America

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01/08/18 | Football

EUGENE, Ore. – Defensive lineman Jordon Scott has been named to the 17th annual Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America Team.

Scott (Largo, Fla. / Pinellas Park HS) finished his freshman season with 34 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and two sacks while starting 11 of Oregon's 13 games. He had a season-high five tackles at Washington earning a spot on that week's Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 Team. Scott had multiple tackles in 11 games, including the last 10.

Scott, who was previously named the 247Sports True Freshman All-America Team, is the eighth Oregon player to be named to a FWAA Freshman All-America Team. He joins Haloti Ngata (2002), LaMichael James (2009), John Boyett (2009), De'Antony Thomas (2011), Tyler Johnstone (2012), Royce Freeman (20014) and Troy Dye (2015).