Defensive line, Texas A&M (from Purdue), 2022–24
Nic Caraway
- Number
- No. 11
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 285 lb
- Class (2024)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Bryan, TX
- Born
- Aug 25, 2004
Nic Caraway played defensive line at Purdue (2022–23) and Texas A&M (2024). The Carolina Panthers took Caraway in round 2, No. 51 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highat Nebraska, 20232sacks, career highthree times; last vs. Arkansas, 2024Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Texas A&M 10 games, 37 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Notre Dame | L 13–23 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at Florida | W 33–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Bowling Green | W 26–20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Arkansas | W 21–17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Missouri | W 41–10 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Mississippi State | W 34–24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. LSU | W 38–23 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at South Carolina | L 20–44 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. New Mexico State | W 38–3 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Texas | L 7–17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Purdue 11 games, 49 tackles, 8.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Fresno State | L 35–39 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Virginia Tech | W 24–17 | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Syracuse | L 20–35 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Wisconsin | L 17–38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Illinois | W 44–19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | at Iowa | L 14–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Ohio State | L 7–41 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Nebraska | L 14–31 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Michigan | L 13–41 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Minnesota | W 49–30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Indiana | W 35–31 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2022 Purdue 10 games, 22 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Indiana State | W 56–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atSyracuse | L 29–32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 28–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Maryland | W 31–29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Nebraska | W 43–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atWisconsin | L 24–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Iowa | L 3–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atIllinois | W 31–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Northwestern | W 17–9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atIndiana | W 30–16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¾″ | |
| Weight | 257 lb | |
| Arm length | 33″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 80⅞″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.68 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.65 s | |
| Vertical jump | 40½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′9″ |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
1 season, 15 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Carolina Panthers | 15 | 46 | 5 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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