He's not the only one.

In fact, Philip Rivers offered high praise for Scott, who he said seems like a totally different player … and not just because he switched jersey numbers.

"Artavis, I guess I've always thought of him as a smaller receiver, but he plays really big," Rivers said. "He's a strong guy. Some people just change their number and they automatically look better, and I think he's one of those — not that he looked bad in 82, but in 10 it's right away. He's right out there and he's a better player. He looks better. Shoot, he got off to a good start today."

While Scott had a strong day, it was far from perfect. In fact, he refused to say it was even acceptable.

He was especially ticked off about allowing a pass to go through his hands and bounce off his facemask.

"I don't feel like it was a solid day," he said bluntly. There's a lot to correct. As players, we're going to go back in there and study what we have to, and I know I have some stuff to clean up. That (ball through my hands) pissed me off. But that's just getting the rust off. It's the first day, everybody's excited, but stuff like that (can't happen). I have to clean up the fundamentals and stand on my details."

At the same time, even though he was frustrated at moments, he was grateful to hear his teammates sing his praises on day one of camp. It only adds fuel to his fire as he aims to make the 53-man roster.

"Older veterans noticing you means a lot," he said. "It's definitely good having Keenan and Travis (Benjamin) and all the guys that've been around help me and get to know the system. And especially hearing that from Phil, that's good. That's going to keep me going each and every day."