Scott DiStefano is in his 44th year with the Denver Broncos' personnel department in 2026 and serves as the club's senior college scout. He also scouts the Midwest area for the team.
He began his career with the Broncos under former General Manager John Beake and Broncos Ring of Fame Head Coach Dan Reeves. Cornell Green, who made five career Pro Bowls and was a scout for the Broncos for 28 years, was also instrumental in the early years of DiStefano's career.
He began his tenure with the Broncos scouting the Rocky Mountain and Southwest regions before serving as a Midwest area scout from 1990-2019. In addition to his scouting duties with the Broncos during the 1980s, DiStefano also assisted with the breakdown of film cutups for Assistant Head Coach Joe Collier.
DiStefano played quarterback at Snow Junior College in Ephraim, Utah, under Head Coach Dave Arslanian before transferring to Colorado State University to play for Head Coach Sark Arslanian. The father (Sark) and son (Dave) Arslanian combo was instrumental in preparing him for a football career with the Broncos.
Although DiStefano had opportunities to play for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League, he opted to begin his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Colorado State in 1981. He served in that capacity for the season before coming to the Broncos in 1982.
A native of Alliance, Ohio, DiStefano was an all-conference quarterback in 1975 at Alliance High School, the same school that produced Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson. Among the honors bestowed upon him was the 1974 Massillon (Ohio) JayCee's conference sportsmanship award, a prestigious honor from such a football-rich region of Ohio.
