Bo Scarbrough (born September 29, 1994) is an
American football
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running back
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and block. The ...
for the
Birmingham Stallions
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of the
United States Football League
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(USFL). He played
college football at
Alabama
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.
Early years
Scarbrough attended
Northridge High School in
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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where he played
high school football
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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
Tuscaloosa County High School in
Northport, Alabama
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. Two months later in August 2013, he announced his transfer to
IMG Academy
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in
Bradenton, Florida
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History
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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
University of Alabama
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to play college football.
College career
As
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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
Heisman Trophy winner
Derrick Henry
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,
Kenyan Drake
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, and
Damien Harris
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, posting 18 carries for 104 yards. Against
Charleston Southern, 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
Josh Jacobs
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. He posted 125 carries for 812 yards and 11 touchdowns. In the
annual rivalry game against #9
Tennessee
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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 (
SEC Championship
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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
2016 Peach Bowl. He was named the game's offensive MVP. He suffered a broken right fibula in the
CFP National Championship Game
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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
Najee Harris
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. He finished third on the team with 124 carries for 596 yards, tied for second with eight
touchdown
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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
2018 NFL Draft
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.
Statistics
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Scarbrough was selected by the
Dallas Cowboys
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in the seventh round (236th overall) of the
2018 NFL Draft
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. 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
Green Bay Packers
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signed running back
Darius Jackson
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from the Cowboys'
practice squad, 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
Jacksonville Jaguars
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practice squad.
Seattle Seahawks
On December 18, 2018, Scarbrough was signed by the
Seattle Seahawks
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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
Detroit Lions
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practice squad. On November 16, 2019, he was promoted to the active roster, to provide depth while
running back
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and block. The ...
Kerryon Johnson
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Johnson attended ...
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
Dallas Cowboys
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. 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
Washington Redskins
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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
Chicago Bears
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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
running back
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and block. The ...
s
D'Andre Swift
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and
Jason Huntley
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College career
C ...
were selected by the Lions in the second and fifth rounds of the
2020 NFL Draft
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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
running back
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and block. The ...
Adrian Peterson
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. He was activated on October 24 and was declared inactive for the game against the
Atlanta Falcons. He was waived on October 31.
Seattle Seahawks (second stint)
On November 11, 2020, Scarbrough was signed to the
Seattle Seahawks
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' practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster on November 19 for the team's week 11 game against the
Arizona Cardinals
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, to provide depth with
running back
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and block. The ...
s
Chris Carson
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and
Travis Homer 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
Las Vegas Raiders
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. He was waived on August 16, 2021.
Birmingham Stallions
Scarbrough signed with the
Birmingham Stallions
The Birmingham Stallions were a franchise in the United States Football League, an attempt to establish a second professional league of American football in the United States in competition with the National Football League. They played thei ...
of the
United States Football League
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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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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