A Big Ten sack leader at Purdue who transferred to Texas A&M and became Carolina's second-round pass rusher.
Nic Scourton built his draft stock the hard way, breaking out at Purdue before transferring to Texas A&M for a final college season that kept him in the first-round conversation. Carolina grabbed him in the second round of the 2025 draft, and he spent his rookie year growing into the Panthers' most productive edge presence.
Path to the league
Scourton played his first two college seasons at Purdue, where he led the Big Ten with 10 sacks and earned Second Team All-Conference honors. He transferred to Texas A&M for 2024, posting five sacks, 14 tackles for loss and 34 pressures before declaring for the draft, where the Panthers took him 51st overall in the second round.
Career highlights
At 6-foot-4 and around 285 pounds, Scourton entered the league with a rare blend of size and athleticism for an edge defender, having lined up as both a hand-in-the-dirt end and a standup outside linebacker in college. His Purdue sack title and the jump to a Texas A&M team competing in the SEC gave him one of the more varied resumes in his draft class.
2025 season recap
Scourton did not become a full-time starter until the final stretch of his rookie season, but he still finished with 47 tackles, five sacks, seven tackles for loss and a forced fumble across 17 games, leading all Panthers rookies in tackles. He also paced the team's pass rush with 34 total pressures, emerging as Carolina's most productive rusher off the edge by year's end.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Nic Scourton
- Pro Football Reference: Nic Scourton
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
17 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | panthers | 17 | 47 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Linebacker
- Group
- injuredReserveOrOut
- College
- Texas A&M
- Hometown
- Bryan, TX, USA
- Age
- 21
- Status
- day-to-day
Latest news about Nic Scourton
All news →Injuries Shadow Panthers' Team Scrimmage in Front of 40,000 Fans
Carolina's first home appearance since its playoff loss saw Mitchell Evans carted off with an ankle injury, while Derrick Brown and Devin Lloyd sat out on scheduled veteran days.
Panthers TE Mitchell Evans Carted Off at Training Camp Practice
Coach Dave Canales said the second-year tight end got rolled up on and that the team is 'optimistic' the ankle injury isn't serious, pending further tests.
Panthers' Nic Scourton Carted Off With Knee Injury on Camp's Opening Day
The second-year edge rusher was in tears as he left a wet practice field Thursday, with head coach Dave Canales confirming an MRI is next.
