Scott Mayle
Encyclopedia
Scott Mayle is an American football
wide receiver
who is currently a free agent
. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills
as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football
at Ohio
.
Mayle has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs
.
in football
and track
, two in basketball
and one in baseball
. He was the Big 10 Conference Co-Player of the Year in 2000 and 2001 and earned all-state and all-state honorable mention during his career. During his senior year, he helped the Colts to a third-place finish in the conference and a No. 13 ranking in the state.
, Mayle ranked fourth in school history for most receptions
in a career with 107, second in most receiving yards in a career with 1,847, and third in touchdown
receptions for a career with 11. As a senior, he caught 28 passes for a team-high 411 yards and his 14.7 yards per catch was the highest on the team. He also had four rushes for 57 yards and a touchdown and led the Bobcats with 14 kickoff returns for 287 5 yards. In his senior season, he helped lead the Bobcats to a MAC
East Division title, a MAC Championship Game
appearance, and a 2007 GMAC Bowl
appearance.
Mayle also earned acclaim at Ohio as a world-class track and field athlete in the long jump
. In both the 2006 and 2007 indoor and outdoor seasons, he earned a spot at the NCAA championships. During his senior year, he was ranked fourth in the world during the indoor season.
as an undrafted free agent in 2007.
Mayle was cut by the Buffalo Bills on August 31, 2008.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
who is currently a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Ohio
Ohio Bobcats football
The Ohio Bobcats football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Ohio University. The team represents the university as a member of the Mid-American Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, playing at the Division 1 Bowl Subdivision level...
.
Mayle has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
.
Early years
A four-sport athlete at Philip Barbour High School, Mayle earned three lettersVarsity letter
A varsity letter is an award earned in the United States for excellence in school activities. A varsity letter signifies that its winner was a qualified varsity team member, awarded after a certain standard was met.- Description :...
in football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
and track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, two in basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and one in baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. He was the Big 10 Conference Co-Player of the Year in 2000 and 2001 and earned all-state and all-state honorable mention during his career. During his senior year, he helped the Colts to a third-place finish in the conference and a No. 13 ranking in the state.
College career
As a player for the Ohio BobcatsOhio Bobcats
Ohio University features 16 varsity sports teams called the Bobcats. The Bobcats compete in the Mid-American Conference in all sports. The Bobcats were a charter member of the Mid-American Conference in 1946 and are the only team still in the conference from the original 5 team league that...
, Mayle ranked fourth in school history for most receptions
Reception (American football)
In American football, a reception is part of a play in which a forward pass from behind the line of scrimmage is received by a player in bounds, who, after the catch, proceeds to either score a touchdown or be downed. Yards gained from the receiving play are credited to the player as receiving...
in a career with 107, second in most receiving yards in a career with 1,847, and third in touchdown
Touchdown
A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...
receptions for a career with 11. As a senior, he caught 28 passes for a team-high 411 yards and his 14.7 yards per catch was the highest on the team. He also had four rushes for 57 yards and a touchdown and led the Bobcats with 14 kickoff returns for 287 5 yards. In his senior season, he helped lead the Bobcats to a MAC
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
East Division title, a MAC Championship Game
MAC Championship Game
The Marathon MAC Football Championship is a football game between the winners of the East and West divisions of the Mid-American Conference to determine the conference champion. The game has been played since 1997, when the conference was first divided into divisions and since 2003 has been...
appearance, and a 2007 GMAC Bowl
GMAC Bowl
The GoDaddy.com Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game that has been played annually at Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama since 1999. It currently matches teams from the Sun Belt Conference and the Mid-American Conference, and...
appearance.
Mayle also earned acclaim at Ohio as a world-class track and field athlete in the long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
. In both the 2006 and 2007 indoor and outdoor seasons, he earned a spot at the NCAA championships. During his senior year, he was ranked fourth in the world during the indoor season.
Buffalo Bills
Scott Mayle was originally signed by the Buffalo BillsBuffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
as an undrafted free agent in 2007.
Mayle was cut by the Buffalo Bills on August 31, 2008.