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 Western Kentucky CB Upton Stout.
#21 Upton Stout/CB Western Kentucky – 5082, 178 pounds (Redshirt Junior)
Measurements
| Player | Ht/Wt | Hand Size | Arm Length | Wingspan |
| Upton Stout | 5082/178 | 9 | 30 1/2 | 73 1/2 |
| 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
– Decent length relative to frame
– Alpha and fierce personality, plays bigger than size and doesn’t back down from competition
– Aggressive downhill player always eager to be around the ball
– Willing to press and mix it up with receivers
– Forceful tackler who rips players down when able to wrap, isn’t drag-down stopper
– Smooth in pedal with fluid turn
– High-effort player who runs down the ball from all over the field, true hearts and smarts type
– Versatile and moved around the defense, comfortable in man or zone
– Active communicator, verbally and non-verbally
– Good snap timing on blitzes/run blitzes
– Varied scheme that gave him different assignments
– Held own against top-end competition (Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison in 2023)
– Splash playmaker and lived in backfield in 2024
– Has some special teams background (21 snaps on punt return, 12 on kick return in 2024 per PFF)
The Bad
– Severely undersized in height and weight, looks JV on a varsity field
– Frame makes him a short-strider
– Easily controlled by WR stalk blocks in run game, difficulty disengaging and gets pushed around
– Tends to throw shoulder and dive low in run game/perimeter throws and falls off due to frame
– Lacks top-end speed to run with fast wideouts
– Hefty amount of career penalties
– Size makes him scheme-limited
– Willing blitzer but gets beat up by running backs
– Needs to improve downhill angles
– Likely older prospect than ideal
Bio
– Three-year starter for Hilltoppers
– Appeared in 45 career games, spending 2020-2021 at North Texas and 2022-2024 at Western Kentucky
– Career: 166 tackles (10.