Growing up in South Florida, Levi Scott III didn’t have to look far to find motivation to chase greatness on the football field.
One of his biggest role models was his older cousin Tre’Quan Smith, who would go on to star at the University of Central Florida before being selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft.
Lamar Jackson, the dual-threat quarterback who won the 2016 Heisman Trophy at Louisville and has been a two-time NFL MVP for the Baltimore Ravens, was another another inspiration to Scott as the two call the same area of the Sunshine State home.
“I started out playing football at an early age and wanted to be just like my cousins. I always looked up to Tre’Quan,” Scott said of Smith, who had 131 catches for 1,764 yards and 18 touchdowns for the Saints from 2018-22. “He showed me what hard work looks like. When you work hard, you get what you get.”
Scott’s passion for the game and dedication to his craft have paid off early in his prep football career at McCallie.