COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Texas A&M defensive end Nic Scourton returned to College Station 20-pounds lighter and ready to showcase himself for NFL coaches, general managers and scouts that are interested in his talents.
However, he wanted his new shirtless look and position drills to offer the full argument to his ability to perform at the next level.
Thursday, 13 A&M NFL hopefuls tested their measurables and put their athleticism on display during the Aggies’ 2025 Pro Day in the Coolidge Football Performance Center. Scourton was one of three Aggie defensive linemen who have a very good chance of hearing their name called during the 2025 NFL Draft on April 24-26, alongside Shemar Stewart and Shemar Turner.
Scourton, as well as Turner, sat out most of the workouts during the NFL Combine in February. Thursday, the pair just worked through position drills with some of the 80 NFL team personnel that came to Aggieland. Stewart remained on the sidelines throughout Wednesday’s event.
“I think a lot of people focus on the wrong things, you know, focusing on f------ 40-yard dashes for D-linemen.” Scourton said after his workout. “I just don’t’ think that’s important and I think what’s important is the tape and, you know, going out there and competing and, you know, working out for coaches that you might play for.”
He and Turner joined fellow defensive lineman Rodas Johnson in a series of drills that tested moving on the snap, pursuit, power and agility. With only three participants, the drills went fast and furious, allowing the athletes little time to recover.
“Man, they fought threw it,” Stewart said. “IT’s never easy doing pro day with only three guys. They try and kill you. They’re basically trying to see what you’re made of. So, it’s never easy doing it with only three guys. For them to go through it and showed out how they did, I’m very proud of those guys.” Stewart was sidelined with a hamstring injury he suffered during the combine, but engaged in conversations with several NFL team officials while his teammates ran through drills.
“I just got back right from the injury, so I didn’t want to go back out there and re-injure it and I would be out for rookie mini-camp,” Stewart said.
Stewart said he’s already formally met with three NFL teams, including the Dallas Cowboys. Brian Schottenheimer, Dallas’ new head coach, was one of three NFL head coaches in attendance Wednesday, including Atlanta’s Raheem Morris and Houston’s DeMeco Ryans.
General managers Terry Fontenot (Atlanta), Brian Gutekunst (Green Bay) and Nick Caserio (Houston) were also in Aggieland.
Scourton said he has already met with the Arizona Cardinals and is meeting with the Houston Texans Thursday and Friday. Turner did not speak with media after his workout.
Tight end Shane Calhoun might have been the Aggies’ underdog Thursday, posting high marks in vertical jump (39 in.), broad jump (11 feet) and 40-yard dash (4.43 seconds). Calhoun transferred to Texas A&M from East Carolina before last season and played, mostly on special teams, in every game this season. He earned starts against South Carolina, New Mexico State and Southern Cal. He caught three passes for 57 yards.
Wide receiver Jahdae Walker cleaned up most of the other drills, finishing with a 4.13-second 20-yard shuttle run and a 6.70-second L-cone drill.
Walker knows his professional stock will be in his abilities at both wide receiver and special teams, a fact that he made known when he introduced himself to the NFL officials in attendance.
“Oh, I’m open \[to play special teams\],” Walker said. “Like I told everybody – we went in there and introduced myself and said, ‘My name is Jahdae Walker. I play wide receiver and special teams.’ They all kind of chuckled.”
Walker played 29 special teams snaps last season, including a blocked punt against Texas.
Even after Thursday’s performances, questions remain about A&M’s top-three prospects. Despite losing 20 pounds over the offseason, Scourton said he didn’t feel like he played overweight in his lone season with the Aggies.
“A lot of people are like asking that question,” Scourton said. “I think the weight wasn’t the issue. I think it was just how my body – I wasn’t really getting enough sleep. I wasn’t eating – At times, I shouldn’t have been eating things that that. I wish it could have been a little tighter, because I weight the same at Purdue my sophomore year. I was just a little tighter. I was more with a routine. I was eating better.”
And, a year removed from leading the Big Ten in sacks with 10, Scourton produced five with the Aggies. That was the same critique with Shemar Turner’s two sacks and Shemar Stewart’s 1 ½.
“It’s just some things in my technique that I need to clean up,” Stewart said. “I’ll be right there, it’s just something minor I did wrong that would mess up the whole play. It’s just something I need to work on.”
Head coach Mike Elko said he wasn’t concerned about the lack of sack numbers in regards to the three player’s projections for the next level, with all three drawing double teams and chips at different points throughout the season.
“The way those kids impact games is immeasurable,” he said.
As Scourton ran through every drill, a large contingent of friends and family cheered along from the balcony of the indoor practice facility, another reminder of a Bryan High alumnus coming back home for a milestone in his career.
“Just getting out and competing with my guys for the last time in front of coaches, it was a blessing, man,” Scourton said. “To see all my guys go out there fulfill their dreams and aspirations and compete in Pro Day, man, that was amazing.”
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