Carolina Panthers · SAF (DB) · 6 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Penn State (2019 Round 7, Pick 243)

Nick Scott

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51.1

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #119 of 218 qualified DBs

Combined tackles: 2921 solo · 8 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 00 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 01 forced fumble
Coverage: 2 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 33656.0 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: +0.050Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Nick Scott among the 218 qualified defensive backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Lake94.1
Hooker92.2
Williams91.1
Robertson89.2
Battle88.4
Reed87.6
Lassiter86.2
Jones85.2
Parrish84.6
Scott#11951.1

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 218 qualified DBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed30% weight · Raw 0.86 → Shrunk 48.16

59thpercentile

Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.01 → Shrunk 0.32

23thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.08 → Shrunk 5.18

55thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 0.9% → Shrunk 0.9%

21thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 5.4% → Shrunk 4.5%

79thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 7.4% → Shrunk 7.0%

65thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.050 → Shrunk +0.032

53thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Nick Scott. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	PD	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	vs CHI	L 37-59	7	5	0	72
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ ATL	W 34-3	1	1	0	5
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs DET	W 32-26	3	2	0	70
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ PHI	W 25-14	6	6	1	64
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs TB	L 13-43	7	4	0	56
Week 8	Oct 29, 2026	@ GB	L 19-27	5	3	1	69

College to the NFL: Penn State to Carolina Panthers

Verified identity bridge linking Nick Scott's college regular-season tackles at Penn State to official NFL game lines.

Penn State (College tackles)

72016

302017

592018

243243rd pick
2019 Draft

CAR (NFL tackles)

82019

162020

452021

812022

472023

292024

1102025

292026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 8 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2019	LA	16	8	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	15
2020	LA	15	16	11	5	0	0	0	0	0	193
2021	LA	17	45	26	19	0	0	4	2	0	413
2022	LA	16	81	51	30	1	0	5	2	2	984
2023	CIN	17	47	25	22	0	1	0	0	0	571
2024	CAR	10	29	15	14	0	0	2	0	0	325
2025	CAR	17	110	63	47	0	0	3	1	0	1,035
2026 (so far)	CAR	6	29	21	8	0	0	2	0	1	336

Compare Nick Scott with top defensive backs

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Nick Scott vs. Quentin Lake (LA)Score 51.1 vs. 94.1 Nick Scott vs. Amani Hooker (TEN)Score 51.1 vs. 92.2 Nick Scott vs. Evan Williams (GB)Score 51.1 vs. 91.1 Nick Scott vs. Amik Robertson (WAS)Score 51.1 vs. 89.2 Nick Scott vs. Jordan Battle (CIN)Score 51.1 vs. 88.4 Nick Scott vs. D.J. Reed (DET)Score 51.1 vs. 87.6