NFL Draft
11/29/24
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Nic Scourton 2025 NFL Draft: Scouting Report For Texas A&M Aggies EDGE
Height: 6040 (unofficial)
Weight: 285 lbs (unofficial)
Year: Junior
Pro Comparison: Melvin Ingram
Scouting Overview
Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Nic Scourton projects as a power rusher at the NFL level. His ability to play on the opposing side of the line of scrimmage through contact pairs well with savvy hand counters to provide what should be a significant floor as an NFL talent.
Scourton’s NFL ceiling will likely be determined by either finding extra twitch and explosiveness in his athletic profile or continuing to refine the technical elements of his play. He doesn’t showcase overwhelming explosiveness, speed, or bend. As such, his consistency in logging wins is likely reliant on his precision with his counters, hands, and angles working off of blocks.
2025 NFL Combine Results
TBD
Positives
- Wide variety of pass rush counters at his disposal. He offers an effective chop, rip, and inside spin move
- Illustrates good center of gravity thanks to dense, compact frame and athleticism to pinball through traffic
- Plays with a hot motor and good overall range on secondary effort reps
Negatives
- Lacks a dynamic first step to threaten the edge with consistency, forcing more of his rush wins to come via secondary counters
- Can be guilty of getting swallowed at the point of attack if he is not vigilant with his extension to keep his frame clean
- Can struggle to turn the corner once he’s reached the apex of his rush if he is still fighting through contact
Background
Scourton is from Bryan, TX, and played high school football at Bryan HS. There, he garnered interest as a 4-star recruit (247 Sports), generating interest on the gridiron while also playing basketball. Scourton played in the 2022 All-American Bowl to wrap his prep career ahead of his enrollment with the Purdue Boilermakers, where he spent his first two seasons of college ball. Scourton played in 10 games as a true freshman in 2022 — posting the most tackles by a freshman DL in the program since George Karlaftis.
Scourton led the Big Ten in sacks as a sophomore in 2023, posting 10 en route to being named Second-Team All-Big Ten. Ten sacks were the most by a Purdue player since Ryan Kerrigan posted 12.5 in 2010.
After the 2023 season, he entered the transfer portal and enrolled at Texas A&M as a 4-star transfer (247 Sports). Scourton, formerly known as Nic Caraway before changing his last name in honor of his father, will be 20 years old at the start of 2025 training camp and turns 21 just before the scheduled end of the preseason.
Tale Of The Tape
Scourton is a fascinating prospect who affords his future NFL team a diverse menu of pass rush counters and a couple of different pathways to success. At his current weight, he’d be best served playing with his hand in the dirt as a true end
However, he showcases good instinct and feel for blocks from a 2-point stance and has the length and hand power to still create jolt if pressing out of a 2-point stance. His NFL comparison, Melvin Ingram, is a great embodiment of the versatility that Scourton likely faces for his NFL role.
This is a power rusher, although his explosiveness to convert speed to power and bull tackles are qualities better described as “good” than a hallmark trait that he can hang his hat on at the NFL level. Given that he also has a “good” first step, it is fair to point out that he may be a player who lacks the hallmark physical trait to fall back on as a default winner for his pass rushes at the NFL level.
The good news for Scourton is that he already showcases versatility in how he attacks offensive tackles, depending on his opponent's pre-snap alignment, angle, and athleticism. This pass-rush IQ is a big piece of the puzzle for him living up to his potential as a quality starter in the NFL.
Scourton has illustrated the ability to win inside against oversets with a rip move, the ability to overtake the B-gap with an inside spin, and has flashed a long-arm to play with power and collapse the set of offensive tackles who are bailing to take away the outside edge.
More dynamic and longer tackles may be able to offset his long arm and speed to power in the NFL, so he will need to be vigilant and well-scouted in chops, lifts, and other secondary counters once his hands are set.
Scourton plays hard and offers a likable motor on second-effort plays. He can put himself back into position to make a play by peeling back and retracing his steps on the edge or by continuing to carry momentum across the pocket and giving chase to quarterbacks who get outside and on the move.
He is not the most fluid laterally, but thanks to his build, he offers a low center of gravity; he is not an awkward long-stepper with high hips. Stride length also helps him with his shallow adjustments of his attack of the pocket.
As a run defender, Scourton plays with good vision down the line of scrimmage to feel plays developing. He is capable of setting the edge and creating stalemates that force the back to bubble or bend back into pursuit. His deconstruction of blocks when playing static at the line of scrimmage lacks the same appeal as his ability to break down pass sets, and he would do himself favors by sitting down on his hips more to feel pressure and play off of it rather than processing play development.
Ideal Scheme Fit, Role
Nic Scourton is ideally offered the opportunity to play as a hybrid defensive lineman who can help attack mismatches at the NFL level. Scourton has the creativity and enough power to apply his gifts as an impactful NFL starter — particularly as a pass rusher.
The perfect fit is with a creative defensive coordinator who has amoeba packages to move Scourton around as a rush threat.
Grade: 81.50/100.00, Late First/Early Second Round Value
Big Board Rank: TBD
Position Rank: TBD
