Nic Caraway: DL · Texas A&M · #11.
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Nic Caraway
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Texas — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 14 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-23vs No. 7 Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-20@ Florida | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-20vs Bowling Green | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 21-17vs Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | W 41-10vs No. 9 Missouri | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 8 | W 34-24@ Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-23vs No. 8 LSU | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-44@ South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-3vs New Mexico State | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-17vs No. 3 Texas | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 27 | 14.0 | 4.0 | — | 2 |
Week 5 · 2024
W 21-17
vs Arkansas · neutral site
2 sacks · 4 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 4 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
38%14 TFLSack rate
11%4 sacksHurry rate
11%4 hurries37 tackles · 14 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Pass share
41.0%
360 pass / 518 run
Plays / game
67.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
37 tackles in 10 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #136 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Purdue and Texas A&M, 14 sacks — drafted at #51 overall by the Carolina Panthers.
A stat line in 31 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jeff Brohm, Ryan Walters and Mike Elko.
Next stop · NFL
Carolina PanthersEntering 2nd NFL season
Carolina PanthersEntering 2nd NFL season
