Nick
Fairley.
Nick
Fairley.
Auburn· 6'4"· 291 lb· 4.84s 40
Preferred by aggressive, penetrating defensive fronts looking for disruptive interior presence to impact the run and pass game.
Could start as a rotational pass-rushing specialist in year one, with the ceiling to become an All-Pro interior disruptor.
Would be misused in a two-gapping 3-4 scheme that emphasizes holding the point of attack over penetration.
A highly athletic and explosive interior lineman best suited for schemes that allow him to attack upfield and create havoc in the backfield.
Selected #13 overall in Round 1 of the 2011 NFL Draft by Detroit Lions out of Auburn.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.84sp50
- Vertical
- 31inp50
- Broad jump
- 113inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.14sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.56sp50
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Auburn | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Nick Fairley played four seasons for the Detroit Lions and one for the New Orleans Saints. He was a disruptive interior lineman when healthy but battled injuries throughout his career.