CAR · FS · #21
Nick Scott
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Nick Scott is the starting FS for the Carolina Panthers.
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The Carolina Panthers play next in Week 6, on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Nick Scott is listed as the starter at FS going into that game.
At FS for the Carolina Panthers, Lathan Ransom and Isaiah Simmons are next in line behind him.
Nick Scott's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 32-26 vs DET (Oct 4); W 34-3 at ATL (Sep 20); L 37-59 vs CHI (Sep 13).
Nick Scott wears No. 21, is 31 years old, is listed at 5' 11", 200 lbs, has 8 years of NFL experience, came out of Penn State.
Is Nick Scott playing this week?
Nick Scott is expected to start at FS for Carolina Panthers. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CAR | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | CAR | 17 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | CAR | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | CIN | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | LA | 16 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | LA | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | LA | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | LA | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 8 yrs | 91 | 205 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#32 of 124 at SAF in Interceptions (2026)
Nick Scott is rated 67 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 170th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 35% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
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2026 Game Log
Oct 4Wvs DETTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 32-26
Sep 20W@ ATLTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 34-3
Sep 13Lvs CHITKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 37-59
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | Wvs DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | W@ ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Lvs CHI | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Scott's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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