CHARLOTTE — The Carolina Panthers have agreed to terms with outside linebacker Nic Scourton to his four-year rookie contract on Saturday night.
Scourton was the last remaining member of the Panthers' eight-man rookie class to sign his deal. League-wide, only the first two selections in the second round had signed contracts with their respective teams by the beginning of the week (Monday, July 15), but many have started filtering in as teams approach the start of camp.
The Texas A&M product was selected No. 51 overall during the 2025 NFL draft. He began his career at Purdue, where he 72 tackles, 12.0 sacks, and two forced fumbles in his two years there. In one year with the Aggies, Scourton had 37 tackles with a team leading 14 for loss and 5.0 sacks.
The Panthers followed up the Scourton draft by taking Princely Umanmielen in the third round, pairing up a duo that general manager Dan Morgan was excited to see on the field together.
"(These) are two guys that we think very highly of," Morgan said of the duo. "They can get to the quarterback, they can play the run, and they can do all the things that we're going to ask them to do. So yeah, we're just super excited and didn't think we'd be able to get both of them, so to be able to capitalize and trade up and get these guys, we're just super excited about it."
The Scourton signing comes ahead of training camp. Carolina will take the field beginning Wednesday, July 23.
View photos of edge Nic Scourton during his years at Texas A&M, drafted by Carolina in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Texas A&M defensive lineman Nic Scourton (11) tries to shed the block of McNeese State offensive lineman Hayes Creel (75) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/Sam Craft)
Texas A&M's Nic Scourton (11) warms up prior to an NCAA college football game against Auburn, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Auburn, Ala.
Texas A&M's Nic Scourton (11) celebrates a defensive stop during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Auburn, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
Texas A&M's Nic Scourton (11) warms up prior to an NCAA college football game against Auburn, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
Auburn's Izavion Miller (72) blocks Texas A&M's Nic Scourton (11) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers (16) can't escape from Texas A&M defensive lineman Nic Scourton (11) on third down during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)
Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love (4) breaks a tackle attempt behind the line of scrimmage by Texas A&M defensive lineman Nic Scourton (11) during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/Sam Craft)
South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers (16) runs away from Texas A&M defensive lineman Nic Scourton (11) during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)
Texas A&M defensive lineman Nic Scourton gestures during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Arkansas, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Texas A&M defensive lineman Nic Scourton (11) rushes during an NCAA college football game against Florida, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)
Texas A&M defensive lineman Nic Scourton (11) pressures McNeese State quarterback Kamden Sixkiller (6) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/Sam Craft)
