Player
Nick Scott
S · Panthers
Nick Scott: facts drawn from the play-by-play.
7 seasons, 3 teams — a Rams Super Bowl champ now anchoring Carolina's secondary.
TrendScott career defense by season
| Season | Team | Tackles | PDs | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | LA | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | LA | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | LA | 35 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | LA | 51 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | CIN | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | CAR | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | CAR | 67 | 3 | 0 |
Scott was a 7th-round Rams pick in 2019 who fought his way to a starter's role by year 3. He won Super Bowl LVI as a Rams DB in 2021 before signing with Cincinnati. After a single CIN season he landed in Carolina, where his role expanded sharply in year 2 with the Panthers.
Tackles per season
| Season | Tackles |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2021 | 35 |
| 2022 | 51 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2025 | 67 |
67 tackles in 2025 — a career high already and the most by Scott in any single season.
MilestoneAfter a quiet 15-tackle 2024 in CAR, Scott exploded into a career-best 67-tackle season in 2025 with the Panthers. That's more than 2024 + 2023 + 2020 combined. Carolina is leaning on him as a starting safety — the playing-time call has come through in box-score volume.
4 playoff games during the Rams' 2021 SB LVI run — and a ring.
RareScott's 2021 playoff run
| Round | Tackles |
|---|---|
| WC | 1 |
| DIV | 3 |
| NFCC | 3 |
| SB LVI | 2 |
In the Rams' run to Super Bowl LVI, Scott played all 4 postseason games and logged 9 combined tackles, including 2 in the SB win over Cincinnati. Two years later he'd be playing for the Bengals — one of those NFL career-path ironies that only career role-players seem to produce.
35 + 51 in 2021-2022 — the LA breakout years that made him a free-agent target.
SplitAfter two near-zero seasons as a special-teamer, Scott went 35 tackles + 7 PDs in 2021, then 51 tackles + 5 PDs + 2 FF in 2022. That two-year window is exactly the kind of late-blooming starter profile that lets a 7th-round pick command a multi-year free-agent deal — which he then signed with Cincinnati.
From 15 tackles in 2024 to 67 in 2025 — a 4.5x role expansion in Carolina.
AnomalyCAR year 1 vs year 2
| Season | Tackles | PDs |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15 | 2 |
| 2025 | 67 | 3 |
Scott's 2024 in Carolina (15 tackles) read like a depth player on the way out. 2025 has him at 67 tackles — a 4.5x jump and a career high — through the regular season alone. He has a clean Week-1-through-Week-18 trail, and at this snapshot has the Panthers' starting safety job locked in.
Career: 212 tackles, 18 PDs, 2 FFs — and one Lombardi.
ComparisonScott's full career box score now stands at 212 tackles, 18 PDs, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries. The 7th-round-pick ledger is bigger than most: 4 playoff runs, a Super Bowl ring, two career arcs (LA breakout, CAR resurgence), and now a starter's snap count in year 7.
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