Bo Scarbrough (born September 29, 1994) is an

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for the

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of the

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(USFL). He played

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Early years

Scarbrough attended Northridge High School in

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where he played

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for the Jaguars. As a freshman, he suffered a broken ankle. As a sophomore, he had 938 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns, before suffering a torn ACL near the end of the season and missing the playoffs. As a junior, he registered 792 rushing yards in six games, before suffering a high ankle sprain in the first quarter of the seventh game. As a senior in June 2013, he announced his transfer to

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. Two months later in August 2013, he announced his transfer to

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. In ten games, he rushed for 1,468 yards and 20 touchdowns. He was rated as a consensus five-star recruit and committed to the

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to play college football.

College career

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freshman in 2015, he sat out the first four contests after suffering a torn ACL in spring practice. During the season, he was one of the backups to

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winner

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, and

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, posting 18 carries for 104 yards. Against

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, he had 10 carries for 69 yards and scored his first collegiate touchdown. He appeared in four games and had 18 carries for 104 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown. As a sophomore, Scarbrough was part of a backfield unit that contained Harris and newcomer

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. He posted 125 carries for 812 yards and 11 touchdowns. In the annual rivalry game against #9

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, he had five carries for 109 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown, which was an 85-yard carry in the fourth quarter of the 49–10 victory. In the last three games (

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, CFP Semifinal, and CFP National Championship), he rushed 46 times for 364 yards (7.9-yard average) and six touchdowns. He ran for two rushing touchdowns and an Alabama bowl game record 180 yards against

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in the

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. He was named the game's offensive MVP. He suffered a broken right fibula in the

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, leaving the game with 93 rushing yards and two touchdowns. As a junior, he continued to share the backfield with Damien Harris and Jacobs, along with newcomer

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. He finished third on the team with 124 carries for 596 yards, tied for second with eight

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s, and second with 17 receptions for 109 yards. On January 10, 2018, it was announced that Scarbrough would forego his senior year at Alabama in favor of the

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Statistics

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Scarbrough was selected by the

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in the seventh round (236th overall) of the

. He was one of 12 Alabama players to be drafted that year. On September 1, he was released after the team decided to keep only two running backs. After the

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signed running back Darius Jackson from the Cowboys'

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, Scarbrough was signed on September 3 as his replacement. He was released on October 9, 2018.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On October 11, 2018, Scarbrough was signed to the

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practice squad.

Seattle Seahawks

On December 18, 2018, Scarbrough was signed by the

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off the Jaguars practice squad. He was declared inactive for the last two games. He was waived on August 31, 2019.

Detroit Lions

On November 6, 2019, Scarbrough was signed to the

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practice squad. On November 16, 2019, he was promoted to the active roster, to provide depth while

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was out with a torn meniscus. Scarbrough was named the starter over J. D. McKissic, for the Week 11 game against his former team, the

. He rushed 14 times for 55 yards (3.93-yard avg.) and a touchdown in the 35–27 loss. In the following week's game against the

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, he rushed 18 times for 98 yards (5.44-yard avg.) in the 19–16 loss. In the Week 13 contest against the

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, he had 21 carries for 83 yards (3.95-yard avg.) in the 20–24 loss. He was declared inactive with a rib injury in Week 15. He appeared in six games and started five, while recording 377 rushing yards (4.24-yard avg.) and one rushing touchdown. In 2020, he faced a difficult challenge to make the team, after

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and Jason Huntley were selected by the Lions in the second and fifth rounds of the

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. On September 6, 2020, Scarbrough was placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury, which cleared a roster spot to sign

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. He was activated on October 24 and was declared inactive for the game against the

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. He was waived on October 31.

Seattle Seahawks (second stint)

On November 11, 2020, Scarbrough was signed to the

' practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster on November 19 for the team's week 11 game against the

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, to provide depth with

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and

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injured. He had 6 carries for 36 yards (5.17-yard avg.), but also suffered a torn hamstring in the fourth quarter, before being reverted to the practice squad after the contest. He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on November 23. His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 18, 2021.

Las Vegas Raiders

On August 6, 2021, Scarbrough signed with the

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. He was waived on August 16, 2021.

Birmingham Stallions

Scarbrough signed with the

of the

on May 9, 2022. Bo helped the Stallions win the first USFL Championship over the Philadelphia Stars, 33–30.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Scarbrough, Bo 1996 births Living people Alabama Crimson Tide football players American football running backs Birmingham Stallions (2022) players Dallas Cowboys players Detroit Lions players Jacksonville Jaguars players Las Vegas Raiders players People from Northport, Alabama Players of American football from Alabama Seattle Seahawks players Sportspeople from Tuscaloosa, Alabama