Nick Andersen S Wake Forest | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
Nick Andersen S Wake Forest
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Draft Year: 2024 | |||||||
| 40 time: 4.58 seconds (44%*) | |||||||
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*Percentile calculated on how any given stat would rank at the NFL combine
historically in the player's position group (Higher value represents better perfomance).
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| Draft Year: 2024 | ||||
| 40 time: 4.58 seconds (44%*) | ||||
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*Percentile calculated on how any given stat would rank at the NFL combine
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| Overall Rating: |
75.2 / 100
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| Game performance weighted rating | ||
| QB Rating When targeted: | 109.4 | |
| Tackling: |
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60% |
| Run Defense: |
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49% |
| Coverage: |
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69% |
| Zone: |
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70% |
| Man/Press: |
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62% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
UDFA
Overall Rank:
#358
Position rank:
#54
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| College Games: 20 College Snaps: 1112 | ||
Draft Profile: Bio
Nick Andersen attended Centreville High School and was Following high school, Andersen opted to join Wake Forest.In 2020 as a freshman Andersen saw action in 9 games and played a total of 509 snaps at safety for the Demon Deacons. He recorded solid 51 tackles, 10 assists, while adding 10 stops. In coverage Andersen notched up 5 pass breakups, 4 interceptions, and QB rating when targetted of 111.6.
As a sophomore in 2021 he played in 11 games and logged 603 snaps for the Demon Deacons. He made 39 tackles, 8 assists, and had 13 stops. In coverage he totaled 4 pass breakups, one interception, and QB rating when targetted of 107.8.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Tracks the ball well and has the natural ball skills for forcing turnovers.
- Aware in the red zone, stays on the back line to take away fade throws. Capable of making quarterbacks pay for late throws.
- Great on route recognition and has click-and-close ability
- Good instincts and anticipation reads and reacts with discipline. Dangerous with the ball in his hands.
- He’s also very good in zone coverage, showing a great understanding of routes and the ability to close quickly.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Has poor recognition skills when facing the action in zone coverage.
- Rght now he’s only capable of playing in trail position, and even then he’d likely be draw a lot of flags.
- Andersen gets beat over the top too often, and Andersen tends to panic and get too handsy when running downfield.
- Tends to play conservatively and give too much cushion when playing off.
How other scouting services rate Nick Andersen (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
359.0
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
66.0