KANSAS CITY – The NAIA released its football All-Americans on Thursday in conjunction with the AFCA, and one member of the University of Pikeville was honored.
 
Grant Scott was named the third-team tight end.
 
"We're really happy for Grant," said Coach Corey Fipps. "He's a very good football player, but what we're most proud of is the kind of person he is. He's an outstanding representative of our program, our department and our school.
 
"He absolutely deserves this."
 
Scott is a 6-4, 242-pound junior from Pikeville. He was named a first-team selection in the AAC this season.
 
Scott finished the season with 34 catches for 478 yards and three touchdowns. He was third on the team in receiving yards and fourth in both catches and touchdowns.
 
On Sept. 27 at Maryville (Tenn.) Scott caught six passes for 101 yards, his first career 100-yard game.
 
When the Bears played Union Commonwealth University on Nov. 1, Scott found the end zone twice. In the second quarter he hauled in a 34-yard scoring pass, the longest reception of his career.
 
Later in the third period, he caught a 12-yard score, his first multiple-touchdown game.
 
It marks the second straight season a member of the Scott family was named an All-America. Last season, his brother Jordan Scott was named a first-team offensive lineman for the Bears.