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Mater Dei third-string quarterback Trevor Scott is a left-hander standing 6–foot-4, whose skill set showed rawness as well as potential.

Practice squad receiver Jaylen Johnson or third-string center Sam Mustipher also often stay behind for extra work.

The third-string center was elevated from the practice squad Saturday before starting at right guard in the offensive line injury shuffle that sent Trey Pipkins III to right tackle and Jamaree Salyer to left tackle.

He plans to finish his senior year at the place where he started as a third-string running back and starting linebacker his freshman year.

It didn’t matter that this was just a practice in the early stages of preseason training camp, or that it was UCLA’s third-string offense going against the third-string defense.