Nick Vigil

Vigil is a two-time first team All-Mountain West player who led the Aggies with 140 tackles and was second with 12.5 tackles for loss as a junior in 2015. He also tied for the team lead with 4.0 sacks and a pair of forced fumbles in addition to two pass breakups and two fumble recoveries. Vigil decided to forego his final year of eligibility, announcing on Jan. 14 that "I was really torn about my decision." Vigil's older brother, Zach, went undrafted last year but earned a roster spot with the Miami Dolphins and started two games late in the season.

effective rusher, altering his gait to leave pass-blockers guessing before zipping free or using a smooth spin back to the inside. saw action at running back for utah state, rushing for 171 yards and four touchdowns on 47 attempts, for a 3.63-yards average per carry.

WEAKNESSES

in our view

The younger brother of former Aggie Zach Vigil, who made the Miami Dolphins roster as an undrafted free agent last year, Nick elected to give up his final year of eligibility and enter the 2016 NFL Draft. Vigil's instincts and agility are NFL-caliber, but he'll need to be protected his defensive line at the next level, making him best-suited to middle or weak-side linebacker in a traditional 4-3 alignment.

strengths

A sudden and slippery defender with an NFL-blend of vision, awareness and athleticism. Instinctive defender who locates the ball quickly. Trusts what he sees and attacks, showing little hesitation to his game.

exhibits impressive body control to elude would-be blockers in tight quarters, demonstrating agility, balance and closing speed to throw off the timing of opponents. alert and athletic in pass protection, showing good quickness to gain depth in his initial drop as well as the fluidity to change direction and cover downfield.

Takes aggressive routes to the ball, showing vision and athleticism in avoiding the trash. Generally reliable open-field tackler, flashing textbook hit-lift-drive form. Willing to sell out and trip up ballcarriers with excellent hand-eye coordination. Isn't afraid of physicality, showing the willingness to take on lead-blockers in the hole.

more athletic than powerful at this point and can struggle with physicality. possesses a relatively slim frame for inside linebacker and may lack ideal arm length, failing to anchor effectively, at times.

An effective open-field tackler with balance and closing speed but lacks ideal strength to knock ballcarriers down with his collisions, generating just average stopping power. Good overall athleticism but has a high backpedal and loses a step in his transition when flipping his hips.

Named Utah Class 5A MVP as well as Region 1 MVP as a prep senior at Fremont High School in Plain City, Utah helping the Silverwolves to Utah 5A state runner-up finish

Had 1,309 rushing yards on 211 carries (6.2 ypc) with 19 touchdowns

Top outing was 256 yards in playoff game

Added 300 receiving yards

Also had 61 tackles and two interceptions, returning one for a score

Amassed 3,653 yards with 45 touchdowns for career

Earned first-team all-state honors as a junior as well as all-area MVP and all-region MVP

Also lettered in basketball.

One of five children of Jamie and Kayla Vigil

Older brother, Zach, was an All-American LB at USU

Majoring in sociology.

2015

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
2.8	1.0	17.0	6.0	8.0