BIOGRAPHY
Tegray Rene Scales was born on May 10th, 1996, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a linebacker in the NFL.
Prior to his college career, Scales attended Colerain High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was a three-year football and four-year wrestling letterman. Following his senior year at Colerain, Scales was an Associated Press Division I state co-defensive player of the year, Southwest District defensive player of the year, and the Greater Miami Conference co-defensive player of the year and was nominated for the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Scales started all 12 games for the Hoosiers as a freshman, recording 46 tackles, two sacks, and three interceptions. His first interception came against North Texas, while his first sack was on Missouri Tigers' quarterback Maty Mauk, in the Hoosiers first victory against a ranked opponent since 2006. Scales was named Big Ten co-Freshman of the Week for his performance against Missouri. Following the 2014 season, Scales was named to the 247Sports.com True Freshman All-American Team, the Scout.com 2014 Freshman All-America Second Team, and the BTN.com and 247sports.com All-Big Ten Freshman teams.
Scales was selected as the IU Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in week three against Wake Forest. Scales played in 9 of Indiana's 12 regular-season games for the 2015 season, as well as represented in the 2015 Pinstripe Bowl. He recorded 53 tackles, three sacks, and two interceptions during the regular season.
Scales recorded 123 tackles, seven sacks, and one interception for the 2016 season, including being selected as the Foster Farms Bowl Defensive Most Valuable Player in the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl. On November 29, 2016, Scales was named Third Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and Second Team All-Big Ten by the media.
On January 9, 2017, Scales announced that he would return to the Hoosiers for his senior season. On May 17, 2017, Scales was named one of 42 players to the 2017 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List.
Scales signed with the Los Angeles Rams as a free agent on May 2, 2018, but was waived on August 31, 2018. On December 18, 2018, Scales was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad and was released on December 31, 2018.
On January 4, 2019, Scales signed a reserve/future contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers but was waived on August 31, 2019.
