Tegray Scales
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Born: | Cincinnati, Ohio | May 10, 1996
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Colerain (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
College: | Indiana |
Position: | Outside linebacker |
Undrafted: | 2018 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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Tegray Rene Scales (born May 10, 1996) is an American football outside linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Indiana.
Early years
Scales attended Colerain High School in Cincinnati, Ohio and was a three-year football and four year wrestling letterman. Following his senior year at Colerain, Scales was an Associated Press Division I state co-defensive player of the year, Southwest District defensive player of the year and the Greater Miami Conference co-defensive player of the year and was nominated for the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.[1]
Recruiting
Scales received offers from Minnesota, Boston College, Illinois, Indiana, Louisville, Marshall, Ohio, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Western Michigan. He committed to Indiana on January 19, 2014.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Tegray Scales OLB |
Cincinnati, Ohio | Colerain High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | Jan 19, 2014 | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 32 (OLB), 4 (OH OLB) Rivals: 34 (OLB) ESPN: 62 (OLB), 35 (OH) | ||||||
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College career
Freshman year
Scales started all 12 games for the Hoosiers as a freshman, recording 46 tackles, 2 sacks, and 3 interceptions.[2] His first interception came against North Texas,[3] while his first sack was on Missouri Tigers' quarterback Maty Mauk,[4] in the Hoosiers first victory against a ranked opponent since 2006.[5] Scales was named Big Ten co-Freshman of the Week for his performance against Missouri.[6]
Following the 2014 season, Scales was named to the 247Sports.com True Freshman All-American Team,[7] the Scout.com 2014 Freshman All-America Second Team,[8] and the BTN.com and 247sports.com All-Big Ten Freshman teams.[9][10]
Sophomore year
Scales was one of a group Hoosier players suspended for the 2015 opener against Southern Illinois for disciplinary reasons,[11] and he was the only member of the group to remain suspended for Indiana's second game against Florida International.[12] Scales was selected as the IU Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in week 3 against Wake Forest.[13] Scales played in 9 of Indiana's 12 regular season games for the 2015 season, as well as played in the 2015 Pinstripe Bowl. He recorded 53 tackles, 3 sacks and 2 interceptions during the regular season.[14]
Junior year
Scales recorded 123 tackles, 7 sacks and 1 interception for the 2016 season, including being selected as the Foster Farms Bowl Defensive Most Valuable Player in the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl.[13] On November 29, 2016, Scales was named Third Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and Second Team All-Big Ten by the media.[15]
Senior year
On January 9, 2017, Scales announced that he would return to the Hoosiers for his senior season.[16] On May 17, 2017, Scales was named one of 42 players to the 2017 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List.[17]
Professional career
Los Angeles Rams
Scales signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2018.[18] He was waived on August 31, 2018.[19]
Indianapolis Colts
On December 18, 2018, Scales was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad.[20] He was released on December 31, 2018.[21]
Pittsburgh Steelers
On January 4, 2019, Scales signed a reserve/future contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[22] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[23]
Dallas Renegades
Scales was selected by the Dallas Renegades in the ninth round of the 2020 XFL Draft.[24] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[25]
Personal life
Tegray is the son of Herman Scales and Kathy Wilkerson.[13]
References
- ^ Colerain's Scales commits to Indiana University
- ^ Tegray Scales looks to build on freshman success
- ^ North Texas vs Indiana recap
- ^ Missouri vs Indiana recap
- ^ IU wins first game against top-20 foe since 2006
- ^ Tegray Scales named Big Ten co-freshman of the week
- ^ 247sports True Freshman All American Team
- ^ Scout 2014 freshman all america team
- ^ 2014 Big Ten All Freshman Team
- ^ It's time for BTN.com's 2014 All-Big Ten Freshman Team
- ^ Eight IU players suspended from opener
- ^ Wilson: 8 of 9 suspended IU players back for this week's game
- ^ a b c "Indiana Hoosiers - Tegray Scales". IUHoosiers.com. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "Tegray Scales Game By Game Stats - 2015". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ "Scales to return for senior year". Twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ "LOTT IMPACT TROPHY NAMES 42 WATCH LIST CANDIDATES". LottImpactTrophy.org. May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ Lago, Kristen (May 2, 2018). "Rams Sign Seven Undrafted Free Agents". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018.
- ^ "Rams Continue Friday Cuts". TheRams.com. August 31, 2018.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Colts Place LB Skai Moore, DT Al Woods On IR; Sign Free Agent S J.J. Wilcox". Colts.com. December 18, 2018.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Colts Bring Back S Rolan Milligan To Practice Squad". Colts.com. December 31, 2018.
- ^ "Steelers sign LB Tegray Scales and WR Diontae Spencer Reserve/Future contracts". Steelers Wire. USA Today. January 4, 2019.
- ^ "Steelers make roster cuts". Steelers.com. August 31, 2019.
- ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.