Scottie Dill

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Position:
OL
Ht./Wt.:
6-7 / 295
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Eads, Tenn.
Prev School:
Briarcrest Christian HS

Career
Played in 53 games and made 13 starts … Moved into a starting role as a senior after seeing action on the offensive line at right tackle (#79) and tight end (#49) on special teams/heavy package his first three seasons ... Played in 28 games on the offensive line at both tackle spots and logged 1,102 snaps (left: 69 snaps/right: 1,033 snaps).

2019 (Redshirt Senior)
Started 13 games at right tackle … First season as a starter on the offensive line … Played 862 snaps … Played every snap at right tackle in nine of the 13 games … Saw action on 60 or more snaps in eight games … Played a career-high 88 snaps in the win over Cincinnati in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game … In previous week’s game vs. the Bearcats, played all 66 snaps to help the Tigers wrap up The American West Division crown … Had two three-game stretches where he played every snap … First three-game span was vs. Navy (43), Louisiana Monroe (60) and Temple (77) … Second three-game stretch was vs. Tulsa (59), SMU (76) and Houston (75) … In his first collegiate start, saw action on all 82 snaps in season-opening victory over rival Ole Miss … Member of the offensive line that helped the Tigers roll up 6,791 total yards (485.1/game) on 992 plays … Memphis rushed for 2,614 yards (186.7/game) and passed for 4,177 yards (298.4/game) … Total yards (6,791) are third-most and total plays (992) are sixth-most for a season in program history … Passing yards (4,177) are the second-most and rushing yards (2,614) are the sixth-most for a season in school history … Blocked for Kenneth Gainwell, The American’s Rookie of the Year who rushed for the fourth-most yards in a season (1,459 yards) in school history … Provided pass protection for Brady White, an All-American Athletic Conference second team pick who became only the second QB in program history to pass for 4,000 yards (4,014) and 33 TD … The 4,014 yards and 33 TD passes are second-most by a QB for a season in program history.

2018 (Redshirt Junior)
Played in all 14 games ... Saw action at right tackle and tight end on special teams/heavy package ... Played double-digit snaps at right tackle in three games vs. Mercer, Tulsa and UCF (The American Championship Game) ... Saw action on a season-high 61 snaps in a home win over Tulsa ... Logged 41 snaps vs. UCF in The American Championship Game ... Opened the season playing 34 snaps in a win over Mercer ... Member of the line on special teams that helped the Tigers FG/PAT unit connect on 76-of-79 PAT and 15-of-20 FG.

2017 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Saw action in all 13 games, including the AutoZone Liberty Bowl … Saw a majority of his playing time on special teams … Moved to tight end in some offensive packages ... Played at left tackle (34 snaps) in four games … Saw game action on the offensive line vs. Connecticut, Tulsa, SMU and ECU … Played a season-high 14 snaps vs. the Huskies … Member of the line on special teams that helped the Tigers FG/PAT unit connect on 76-of-77 PAT and 14-of-19 FG.

2016 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in all 13 games, including the Boca Raton Bowl … Saw a majority of his playing time on special teams … Also played 44 total snaps on the offensive line at left and right tackle … Saw game action on the offensive line vs. Kansas, Bowling Green and SMU … Played a season-high 26 snaps vs Bowling Green.

2015 (Freshman)
Redshirted ... Member of the 2015 squad that went 9-4 and played in the Birmingham Bowl.

High School
Played at Briarcrest Christian School for head coach Carly Powers ... As a senior in 2014, helped lead the Saints to a 7-5 overall record and a Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Class AA Division II state playoff berth ... The Saints advanced to the state playoffs quarterfinal round.

Personal
Son of Scott and Michelle Dill ... Has a sister, Mallory ... Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota ... Birthday is September 23 … Management major ... Father played football at Memphis from 1985-87 and also played in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals (1988-89), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1990-95) and Minnesota Vikings (1996-97).