2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: UCLA LB Carson Schwesinger

From now until the 2025 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 UCLA linebacker Carson Schwesinger.

#49 CARSON SCHWESINGER/LB UCLA – 6020, 225 POUNDS. (RS JUNIOR)

Measurements

THE GOOD

– Awesome football instincts and awareness to read and react quickly
– His motor never hits empty and he plays with intensity at all times
– Eyes, hips, and feet are synchronized when moving laterally
– Fast trigger to fly downhill to shoot gaps or pop ball carriers
– Very good wrap-up tackler to engulf and drive guys down
– Shows nice balance and body control to stay on his feet in any situation
– Loose and fluid hips to turn and break into routes or get to depth
– Great timing to know when to break on the football
– Excellent blitzer off the edge who has fast and strong hands to shed linemen
– Adequate size, arm length, and general athleticism for the position
– Special teams dynamo in kick-coverage situations

THE BAD

– One-hit wonder year for production
– Needs to add some lower-body mass
– Can be driven backward and squashed by bigger offensive linemen
– Inconsistent ability to stack and shed blocks
– Leveraged into biting on misdirection in coverage situations
– Will overpursue on the backside action when he gets out of control
– Eyes are lured by backfield options in passing situations to let receivers loose
– Late to recognize developing routes out of the backfield
– Teams could question why it took him so long to become a full-time starter

BIO

– 806 total snaps (706 snaps this past season)
– 569 special teams snaps
– Appeared in 38 games with 10 starts
– No injury history
– Career: 163 total tackles (109 solo, 54 assisted), 20 pressures, 11.