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#21 Nick Scott

Exp  7 yrs NFLAge  31Ht / Wt  5'11" · 200 lbCollege  Penn State

Depth-chart placement

Current role

FS1

Placement

Starter

Room

Safety

Experience

YR 8

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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S room context

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Nick Scott holds the FS · Starter spot in Carolina Panthers’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

SS · StarterTre'von MoehrigStarter

FS · StarterNick ScottStarter

SS · BackupZakee WheatleyBackup

FS · BackupLathan RansomBackup

Nick Scott played 18 games in 2025 with a 98% snap share.

Production

2025 season

Latest season · 2025

INT

Passes defended

Background & career

Nick Scott is a free safety for the Carolina Panthers wearing number 21. The Penn State product was selected 243rd overall in the 2019 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams in the seventh round. Scott brings seven years of professional experience to his current role. Standing 5'11" and weighing 200 pounds, he recorded one interception and three passes defended during the 2025 season.

Penn State2014 – 2018

Rams2019 – 2022

Bengals2023

Panthers2024 — present

College

Penn StateDraftRound 7 · No. 243 overall · 2019 · LARAcquiredAcquired from Los Angeles Rams · drafted thereHometownFairfax, VA