Before launching his coaching career with Cochran and UWA, Scarbrough was one of the highest touted recruits coming out of high school. As a Five-Star Running Back that held a No. 12 ranking in the ESPN 300 in the 2014 class, Scarbrough received a plethora of collegiate offers from high level power fives until he signed with Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide, putting an end to his recruitment.
At Alabama, Scarbrough played for three seasons and split carries with NFL Running Backs in Derrick Henry, Kenyan Drake, Damien Harris, Josh Jacobs, and Najee Harris. In his three year collegiate career, Scarbrough rushed for 1,512 yards and 20 touchdowns on 267 carries, averaging 5.7 yards a carry. The Running Back put together his best season with the Tide in 2016, rushing for a career-high 812 yards and 11 touchdowns, leading Alabama to a College Football Playoff Appearance. In the semifinals against Washington, Scarbrough broke the Alabama Bowl Game Rushing record, by recording a career-high 180 yards and two touchdowns to propel the Crimson Tide over the Huskies and catapulting them to the National Championship game.Â
The Running Back ended his Alabama career with two National Championships which came in 2015 and 2017, before launching his professional career.Â
Scarbrough was selected in the Seventh Round of the NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys in 2018. Throughout his NFL career, the Eutaw, Alabama native played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks, and Las Vegas Raiders. After four seasons in the NFL, Scarbrough made his debut in the USFL, signing with the Birmingham Stallions in 2022. The Running Back led the Stallions to a USFL Championship in 2022, rushing for 135 yards on 13 carries in a 35-31 win over the Philadelphia Stars.
On March 8, 2024, Scarbrough announced his retirement as a player and is now set to make his coaching debut with West Alabama as the Program's Director of High School Relations.
