Niles Scott

Niles Scott (born September 30, 1995) is an American football defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Frostburg State.

College career
Scott played four seasons for Division III Frostburg State, where he recorded 150 tackles, 43 of them for loss, and 25 sacks. During his senior season, Scott recorded 16.5 tackles for a loss, 10 sacks and 51 total tackles and was named First Team AP Little All-America, the D3football.com All-America Second Team and the D3football.com All-East Region Defensive Player of the Year. Additionally, Scott was one of only three Division III players to be named to the 2018 SPIRAL Tropical Bowl.

San Francisco 49ers
Scott signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018. He was released on September 1, 2018 after failing to make the final 53-man roster at the end of training camp. He was signed to the 49ers' practice squad but was released by the team on September 6, 2018.

Denver Broncos
Scott was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad on September 11, 2018. He was released by the team but subsequently re-signed to the practice squad on October 9, 2018.

Cincinnati Bengals
Scott was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals active roster off the Broncos practice squad on November 22, 2018. Scott made his NFL debut on November 25, 2018 against the Cleveland Browns, making two tackles in the Bengals 35-20 loss. In his rookie season Scott played in six games, making four tackles.

On August 8, 2019, Scott was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury.