Nictiedric J. Scourton (born August 25, 2004) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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and

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. Scourton was selected by the Panthers in the second round of the

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Early life

A native of

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, Scourton attended Bryan High School in

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. Over his final two high school seasons, he had 136 tackles and eight sacks. Scourton was selected to play in the 2022

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. He committed to

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to play college football.

College career

As a freshman for the

in 2022, Scourton played in 10 games and had 22 tackles and two sacks. As a sophomore in 2023, he led the

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in sacks with 10 and had 50 tackles. After the season, he entered the

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and transferred to

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. On December 9, 2024, Scourton announced that he was going to enter the

Professional career

Scourton was selected by the

with the 51st pick in the second round of the

References

External links

Carolina Panthers bioTexas A&M Aggies profilePurdue Boilermakers profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scourton, Nic 2004 births Living people Players of American football from Bryan, Texas American football outside linebackers American football defensive ends Purdue Boilermakers football players Texas A&M Aggies football players Carolina Panthers players