Scott Carpenter

Position:
Tight End
Height:
6-2
Weight:
230
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Vienna, Va.
High School:
Gonzaga College High

At Princeton — 2016: earned second-team All-Ivy League honors and helped Princeton win the Ivy League championship for the second time in his four years … named a semifinalists for the William V. Campbell Award, the top scholar-athlete honor given in college football … caught 14 passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns … scored TDs in wins over Columbia and Dartmouth; latter score was late insurance touchdown in Ivy-clinching 38-21 comeback win over the Big Green … had at least one catch in eight games, including three apiece in wins over Columbia and Georgetown … awarded the Richard W. Colman Scholar-Athlete Award at the season-ending Lourie Football Banquet. 2015: earned All-Ivy Honorable Mention for a second straight season after recording 24 catches for 225 yards and a team-best three touchdowns … scored touchdowns against Lehigh, Brown and Cornell; added a two-point conversion at Brown that tied the game in the fourth quarter … after catching only one pass in first three weeks, averaged more than three catches per game over final seven games … had five career-best five catches apiece against both Brown and Yale. 2014: earned All-Ivy League honorable mention after his first season as the starting tight end … caught 20 passes for 236 yards (11.8 per catch) … recorded first career touchdown reception in road win at Cornell … had at least one catch in each of Princeton's last nine games; made season-high four catches at Columbia … had season-long 49-yard catch in win over Davidson. 2013: saw time as a backup tight end and special teams member … served as blocker in short yardage situations … helped Princeton win 10th Ivy League title in program history, and first since 2006 season.

At Gonzaga College High — earned three all-conference honors, including first-team honors as a senior … 2012 Fairfax County Private School Player of the Year … named a National Football Foundation National Capital Scholar Athlete … nominated for National Football Foundation Eastern Region Scholar Athlete … caught 29 passes and scored four touchdowns as a senior … team captain … member of the National Honor Society … AP Scholar with Distinction.

Personal — born Sept. 7, 1994 … son of Scott and Kristine Carpenter … both parents are accountants … enjoys mudder racing … plans to study neurology.