B1G Player Rankings: No. 13, Tyler Scott

We?re 13 days from the 2013 football season kicking off. Indiana (Indiana State) and Minnesota (UNLV) get things started for the Big Ten on Thursday, Aug. 29 on BTN/BTN2Go. To help count down the days to kickoff, BTN.com is ranking the top 25 players. Join us as we count it down, from 25-1, every day.

No. 13: Tyler Scott, DE, Northwestern

Scott is coming off a breakout season for a Northwestern defense that teems with potential. The 6-4, 265-pound senior tied Ohio State's John Simon, the conference's defensive player of the year, for the most sacks (9) in the Big Ten, all while chipping in 42 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles. When it comes down to it, Scott's overall numbers were very comparable to Simon's. The senior's game is more about power and strength, but he has a deceptive first step that makes him a force off the edge.

View Scott's career stats:
2010 stats: 12 tackles; 3 TFL
2011 stats: 31 tackles; 3 TFL; 1 sack; 1 INT; 2 BU; 3 PD; 3 FR
2012 stats: 42 tackles; 12.5 TFL; 9 sacks; 5 BU; 5 PD; 3 FF

BTN.com?s top 25 players of 2013
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13. Tyler Scott, DE, Northwestern
14. Ameer Abdullah, RB, Nebraska
15. Brandon Vitabile, C, Northwestern
16. Jack Mewhort, OT, Ohio State
17. Kain Colter, QB, Northwestern
18. Jared Abbrederis, WR, Wisconsin
19. Spencer Long, G, Nebraska
20. Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan State
21. Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin
22. Deion Barnes, DE, Penn State
23. Isaiah Lewis, S, Michigan State
24. James White, RB, Wisconsin
25. Anthony Hitchens, LB, Iowa