Player Profile

Nick Scott

S • 5'11" • 199 lbs • Fairfax, VA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Nick Scott shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.5

Efficiency

25.4

Consistency

10.3

Season Value

11

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason · Penn State

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
9
Primary stop by seasons
Penn State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason · Penn State
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: App State

Nick Scott, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason · Penn State. Nick Scott shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason

Penn State paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 25.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: App State

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2018 Postseason · Penn State

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

25.4

Usage

5.5

Consistency

10.3

Best Game by takeover score

Kentucky

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 0. App State: 3. Pittsburgh: 0. Kent State: 0. Illinois: 0. Ohio State: 0. Michigan State: 0. Indiana: 1. Iowa: 1. Michigan: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Rutgers: 0. Maryland: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 6 by 25. App State: 9 by 67.5. Pittsburgh: 2 by 8.3. Kent State: 4 by 16.7. Illinois: 5 by 20.8. Ohio State: 5 by 20.8. Michigan State: 5 by 20.8. Indiana: 7 by 39.2. Iowa: 5 by 30.8. Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Wisconsin: 5 by 30.8. Rutgers: 6 by 25. Maryland: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=9 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=4 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=7 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=6 · +0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

App State

Best efficiency game

67.5 vs App State

Result
Tue 1/1vs KentuckyL 24-2763000
Sat 11/24vs MarylandW 38-311000
Sat 11/17@ RutgersW 20-761000
Sat 11/10vs WisconsinW 22-10530010
Sat 11/3@ MichiganL 7-4254000
Sat 10/27vs IowaW 30-24510010
Sat 10/20@ IndianaW 33-28750010
Sat 10/13vs Michigan StateL 17-2154000
Sat 9/29vs Ohio StateL 26-2753000
Sat 9/22@ IllinoisW 63-2454000
Sat 9/15vs Kent StateW 63-1041000
Sun 9/9@ PittsburghW 51-620000
Sat 9/1vs App StateW 45-3895111

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Penn State

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201420152015201620162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonPenn State0
2015 PostseasonPenn State000
2015 Regular SeasonPenn State000
2016 PostseasonPenn State15.40.61
2016 Regular SeasonPenn State15.40.60
2017 PostseasonPenn State1.512.42.80.5
2017 Regular SeasonPenn State1.512.42.80
2018 PostseasonPenn State625.45.54.5
2018 Regular SeasonPenn State625.45.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

App State

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.1 takeover score.

#2

Rutgers

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.

#3

Michigan State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.2 takeover score.

#4

Pittsburgh

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 30.1 takeover score.

#5

Indiana

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2015 Postseason · Penn State

0 primary output · 0 efficiency · usage

50

#2

2015 Regular Season · Penn State

50

0 primary · 0 efficiency · usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Penn State

11

6 primary · 25.4 efficiency · 5.5 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8661

Fairfax · Fairfax, VA

Committed To
Penn State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Career Facts

1

Career teams

9

Seasons tracked

105

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 9 tracked seasons, 42 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
9
Career rushing yards
133