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Scourton measured in at 6-foot-3, 257 pounds with 33-inch arms. It was interesting to see his weight because in college, Texas A&M listed him at 285 pounds, which seems very heavy. I guess the reality is he probably played at somewhere in the 265-270 pound range, but slimmed down in the offseason for the combine.
The weight discussion is an interesting one that I’ll come back to later on in this post, but for now let’s dive into the traits he displays on film. The first thing that stands out with Scourton is his hands. He’s very good with his hands and understands not only good hand placement, but how to make use of the leverage he gains with that hand placement.
This play is a nice example of Scourton’s hand usage. He lines up outside the left tackle but has a blitzer coming off the slot stunting inside, so he has to work up the field and outside to occupy the left tackle and free the lane inside. Off the snap, Scourton steps up the field and uses a slight stutter with his hands to bait the tackle into reaching out for him. The tackle takes the bait and reaches out to try and engage in the block, but that’s exactly what Scourton wants. As that outside hand approaches him, Scourton uses his own outside hand to swat it away. That clears a path to the edge for Scourton, who then rips through with his other arm to clear the tackle and get around him.
The rush from Scourton also kept the tackle’s attention outside, leaving the slot blitzer to rush inside freely and force the quarterback to get rid of the ball in a hurry. So it was not only a good rush from Scourton that showed off his hand usage, but also one that worked well within the scheme of the defense.
He comes from a football family.
Herbig comes from a family with a history in the sport. His father, Bruce, played football and basketball at Lewis and Clark College, while his grandfather played at Wheaton College in Illinois.
Herbig and his brother, Nick, followed in their footsteps and pursued a career in the sport. Five years after Nate committed to Stanford, Nick joined the University of Wisconsin and played linebacker for the Badgers. He played three seasons and recorded 137 tackles with 21 sacks, leading the Big Ten with 11 in 2022. Nick was named to multiple All-American teams and was later drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round.
Nate dealt with an injury that kept him out of the...
