Feb 26, 2025; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Oklahoma State linebacker Nick Martin (LB15) during the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

New York Giants Draft Prospect Profile: LB Nick Martin, Oklahoma State

Originally posted on New York Giants on SI
By Nick Falato | Last updated Apr 22, 2025 4:00 PM ET

Nick Martin was one of six FBS players with 140 tackles or more in 2023.

Nick Martin,LB

A former four-star recruit out of Texarkana, Texas, where he attended Pleasant Grove High School and was the 48th graded player and the 24th athlete during the 2021 recruiting cycle.

Martin recorded over 100 solo tackles in 2023 – his last fully healthy season. He missed 12.6% of his tackles that year and finished his college career with a 13.2% missed tackle rate.

He recorded 66 STOPs in 2023 and earned a First-Team All-Big-12 honor as an undersized linebacker with excellent short-area burst.

Martin also had 397 special teams snaps through his college career, with 292 of them coming in 2022; he recorded 11 tackles on special teams that season. Nick Martin was in attendance at the 2025 Reese’s Senior Bowl.

Strengths

Nick Martin
College: Oklahoma State
Position: Linebacker
Height: 5' 11½"
Weight: 221lbs
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Weaknesses

Summary

Nick Martin is an undersized, violent mover with bad intentions, who thrived in Bryan Nardo’s 3-3-5 system; he was one of six FBS players with 140 tackles or more in 2023, but a 2024 knee injury relegated him to just five appearances.

Martin has excellent overall explosiveness (straight line and linearly), but he lacks the fluidity to operate well in space when he is not coming forward. His size would suggest a move to safety, but he lacks the fluidity for that role, although he does possess sideline-to-sideline range.

Martin is an asset as a blitzer and a quality run defender, although stacking &n shedding NFL OL may be difficult, due to his measurables. He’ll be a key special teams’ player with sub-package upside, and his overall explosiveness may earn him more snaps in an expanded role.

GRADE: 5.96

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