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Darnay Scott (born July 7, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs.
As a senior, he registered 38 receptions for 790 yards, 19 and 11 interceptions. Against Serra High School, he tallied 4 receptions for 141 yards, 3 touchdowns and returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown. Against Ramona High School, he had 4 receptions for 144 yards, including an 85-yard touchdown.
He won the 100 metres (10.59 seconds) and 200 metres (21.27 seconds) during the CIF San Diego Section track and field championships. He also practiced basketball.
As a sophomore in 1992, he became a starter after Rowe suffered a season ending knee injury during an exhibition game. He had the school’s fifth all-time best receiving performance against UTEP with 12 receptions for 274 yards (10/17/92) and also scored 3 . He added another spectacular performance against Fresno State University with 217 yards (11/21/92). Other notable performances included 100 yard games against: New Mexico (100 yards - 10/3/92), BYU (105 - 9/10/92), and Hawaii (132 - 11/14/92). For the season Scott recorded 68 catches for 1,150 yards and 9 touchdowns, leading all SDSU WRs.
His success continued in 1993 as a junior, with performances of 139 (Minnesota - 9/25/93), 122 (New Mexico - 10/23/93), 148 (UCLA - 9/30/93) and 160 (Cal - 9/11/93) yards. Against Air Force he had his fourth career 200 yard game finishing with 11 catches for 217 yards and two touchdowns. Once again he led SDSU in receiving as he finished the season with 75 catches 1,262 yards and 10 touchdowns while recording six games of 100 or more yards receiving. In his stellar three-year career he caught 178 passes for 3,139 yards and 25 touchdowns. His twelve 100 yard and four 200 yard performances place him second in school history. At the time, he was one of only two Aztec wide receivers to record multiple 1,000 yard receiving seasons.
His success continued in 1995 as he caught a career long 88-yard touchdown pass against Seattle Seahawks and the following week caught a 56-yard touchdown finishing the game with 4 catches for 125 yards in a loss against the Houston Oilers. In 1997 he caught the final pass thrown by Bengals QB Boomer Esiason: a 77-yard touchdown reception.
His best season as a professional came in 1999 season when he finished the season with 68 receptions for 1,022 yards and seven touchdowns.
In 2000, Pickens was released before the start of training camp and Scott was expected to start opposite rookie Peter Warrick, but suffered a fractured left tibia and fibula during a morning practice on August 1. It was considered a career-threatening injury and he was placed on the injured reserve list on August 2.
In 2001, he regained his starting position opposite Warrick, leading the team with 819 yards on 57 receptions and 2 . In 2002, with the signing of free agent Michael Westbrook, he was released in a salary cap move on July 9. The additional cap space was expected to also help in the signing of Takeo Spikes and Brian Simmons to contract extensions.
Although he only had one 1,000 yard season in his career, Scott is considered one of the best wide receivers in Bengals history. He left as the fourth all-time leading receiver, recording 386 receptions for 5,975 yards, a 15.5-yard average and 35 .
In nine years, he caught 408 passes for 6,193 yards and 37 . He previously held the NFL record for most career touches without a fumble (445).
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