Former Alabama prep standout staying with Washington Commanders

Trent Scott made two starts during the 2024 season for the Washington Commanders – at left offensive tackle in Game 10 and right guard in the NFC Championship Game.

The former Lee-Huntsville standout will bring that versatility back to Washington after agreeing to a contract for the 2025 season with the Commanders on Thursday. NFL Network reported the contract as a one-year deal.

Scott became an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday, but he’s signing with Washington, just as he did the previous time he was a free agent after the 2022 season.

In 17 regular-season games in 2024, Scott played 192 offensive snaps, with 178 coming in five games. He also had a career-high 90 special-teams snaps. Scott also played in Washington’s three playoff games as the Commanders went to the NFC Championship Game for the first time since 1991.

The 2024 season included the first touchdown of Scott’s NFL career. In a 38-33 victory over Cincinnati on Sept. 23, Scott lined up as a blocking tight end on second-and-goal at the Bengals 1-yard line, leaked into the end zone and caught the first TD pass of rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels’ career with 9:54 left in the third quarter.

Scott played in nine games, with one start, for the Los Angeles Chargers in 2018 after earning a spot on the team as a rookie free agent from Grambling State.

Scott started nine games at left tackle for the Chargers in 2019, filling in for veteran Russell Okung.

Scott joined the Carolina Panthers as a waiver claim after Los Angeles released him at the end of training camp in September 2020. Scott played in 14 games in his first season with Carolina, with four starts. Scott played in 14 games with five starts at right guard for the Panthers in 2021.

Scott went to the Pittsburgh Steelers in free agency and played in eight games, with one start, in 2022.

During seven NFL seasons, Scott has played in 88 regular-season games, with 23 starts, and five playoff contests, with one start.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.