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2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Louisville EDGE Ashton Gillotte

From now until the 2024 NFL Draft, we will scout and create profiles for as many prospects as possible, examining their strengths, weaknesses, and what they can bring to an NFL franchise. These players could be potential top-10 picks, down to Day 3 selections, and priority undrafted free agents. Today, a scouting report on Louisville EDGE Ashton Gillotte.

#9 Ashton Gillotte – 6030, 275 lbs. (Senior)

Senior Bowl/NFL Combine

MEASUREMENTS

Player Ht/Wt Hand Size Arm Length Wingspan
Ashton Gillotte 6030, 275 N/A N/A N/A
40-Yard Dash 10-Yard Dash Short Shuttle 3-Cone
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Broad Jump Vertical Bench Press
N/A N/A N/A

THE GOOD

— Versatile pass rusher, winning with many different methods
— Consistent outside winner
— Sand in his pants, hold up in run defense
— Potential as a pass rush artist
— Counters well and strings together moves, rushes with a plan
— Polished swim move

The Bad

— Tweener size for a defensive lineman
— Lacks athletic upside of a first-rounder
— Low body stiffness, no elite bend

Bio

— 37 career starts in college
— Five sacks, 57 pressures in 2024
— 24 sacks, 154 pressures in college career
— No significant injury history in college
— Earned a spot on ACC’s All-Academic team
— Committed to Louisville as a four-star prospect from Boca Raton, Florida
— Values academics, has a 4.