Player Dossier

2022-2024

Purdue

Nic Scourton

DL • 6'4" • 285 lbs • Bryan, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Nic Scourton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

17.3

Efficiency

42.2

Consistency

64.5

Season Value

44

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Purdue • Texas A&M
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Nic Scourton, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Purdue. Nic Scourton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Purdue paired 26 primary output with 42.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 42.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Purdue, Texas A&M.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Regular Season · Purdue

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

2.4

Efficiency

42.2

Usage

17.3

Consistency

64.5

Best Game by takeover score

Indiana

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 0. Virginia Tech: 4.5. Syracuse: 2. Wisconsin: 0. Illinois: 2. Iowa: 1. Ohio State: 2. Nebraska: 3.5. Michigan: 4. Minnesota: 3. Indiana: 4

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. Fresno State: 6 by 25. Virginia Tech: 5 by 65.8. Syracuse: 3 by 32.5. Wisconsin: 4 by 16.7. Illinois: 3 by 32.5. Iowa: 1 by 14.2. Ohio State: 3 by 32.5. Nebraska: 10 by 76.7. Michigan: 5 by 60.8. Minnesota: 3 by 42.5. Indiana: 6 by 65

Split Comparison

Wins3.4 · n=4 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · n=7 · -1.6 vs Wins
First Half1.6 · n=6 · -1.7 vs Second Half
Second Half3.3 · n=5 · +1.7 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Indiana

Best efficiency game

76.7 vs Nebraska

Result
Sat 11/25vs Indiana2+ sacks · Splash gameW 35-3164220
Sat 11/11vs MinnesotaW 49-3033111
Sat 11/4@ Michigan2+ sacks · Splash gameL 13-4154220
Sat 10/28@ Nebraska10+ tackles · Splash gameL 14-3110630.500
Sat 10/14vs Ohio StateL 7-4132110
Sat 10/7@ IowaL 14-2010001
Sat 9/30vs IllinoisW 44-1932101
Fri 9/22vs WisconsinL 17-3842000
Sat 9/16vs SyracuseL 20-3532110
Sat 9/9@ Virginia TechSplash gameW 24-17543.5010
Sat 9/2vs Fresno StateL 35-3964000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Purdue

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Texas A&M

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonPurdue413.24.6
2023 Regular SeasonPurdue2642.217.322
2024 Regular SeasonTexas A&M2033.411.5-6

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Arkansas

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

7

Primary metric

7 disruption/tackle impact with 64.5 takeover score.

#2

Indiana

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 64.1 takeover score.

#3

Virginia Tech

4.5

Primary metric

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.4 takeover score.

#4

Michigan

4

Primary metric

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.6 takeover score.

#5

Nebraska

3.5

Primary metric

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 58.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Purdue

26 primary output · 42.2 efficiency · 17.3 usage

44

#2

2024 Regular Season · Texas A&M

29.8

20 primary · 33.4 efficiency · 11.5 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Purdue

8.1

4 primary · 13.2 efficiency · 4.6 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

6

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.9191

Bryan · Bryan, TX

Committed To
Purdue
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

2

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

108

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 31 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Nic Scourton quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
108