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The Carolina Panthers hunted down quite a bargain for themselves on the second day of the 2025 NFL draft.
President of football operations and general manager Dan Morgan joined Wednesday's episode of The Pat McAfee Show, where he talked about this year's exciting selection process. He revealed that he and his front office actually had a first-round grade on their second-round pick, Texas A&M pass rusher Nic Scourton.
"You really have to look at the body of work," Morgan said of Scourton. "Yeah, the production maybe dipped a little bit, but he was still super disruptive out there. He plays with a lot of energy and toughness, enthusiasm. You can just tell that he's passionate about the game.
"So, I don't know really play too much into the dip in production. He was still productive in terms of tackles for loss and things like that. He's a guy we obviously felt really good about. We actually had a first-round grade on him. We had him in the late-first round."
Scourton, after a Big Ten-leading 10.0 sacks for Purdue in 2023, came into 2024 as one of the top prospects in college football. But that perception, like his production, took a hit—as he registered 5.0 sacks this past season for the Aggies.
As Morgan noted, however, the other numbers were there for the 6-foot-3, 257-pounder. Scourton, who still wound up as a first-team All-SEC selection last year, recorded 14 tackles for loss (one off of his 15 in 2023) along with a forced fumble and a pair of passes defensed.
The Panthers traded up from the 57th overall selection in a deal with the Denver Broncos to nab Scourton at No. 51.
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This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: NFL draft: Panthers had 1st-round grade on 2nd-round pick Nic Scourton
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President of football operations and general manager Dan Morgan joined Wednesday's episode of The Pat McAfee Show, where he talked about this year's exciting selection process. He revealed that he and his front office actually had a first-round grade on their second-round pick, Texas A&M pass rusher Nic Scourton.
"You really have to look at the body of work," Morgan said of Scourton. "Yeah, the production maybe dipped a little bit, but he was still super disruptive out there. He plays with a lot of energy and toughness, enthusiasm. You can just tell that he's passionate about the game.
"So, I don't know really play too much into the dip in production. He was still productive in terms of tackles for loss and things like that. He's a guy we obviously felt really good about. We actually had a first-round grade on him. We had him in the late-first round."
Scourton, after a Big Ten-leading 10.0 sacks for Purdue in 2023, came into 2024 as one of the top prospects in college football. But that perception, like his production, took a hit—as he registered 5.0 sacks this past season for the Aggies.
As Morgan noted, however, the other numbers were there for the 6-foot-3, 257-pounder. Scourton, who still wound up as a first-team All-SEC selection last year, recorded 14 tackles for loss (one off of his 15 in 2023) along with a forced fumble and a pair of passes defensed.
The Panthers traded up from the 57th overall selection in a deal with the Denver Broncos to nab Scourton at No. 51.
Follow @ThePanthersWire on Twitter/X for more Panthers content.
This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: NFL draft: Panthers had 1st-round grade on 2nd-round pick Nic Scourton
Continue reading...
