Nick Barrett is a defensive line prospect who played college football for the UCF Knights. He stands about 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs around 290 pounds. Barrett developed into a key contributor along UCF’s defensive front during his career, providing interior strength and rotational depth for the Knights defense. His size and physical style of play allowed him to work primarily as an interior defensive lineman, where he focused on stopping the run and collapsing the pocket from the middle of the defensive line.
During his time at UCF, Barrett appeared in multiple seasons for the Knights and gained experience in a defensive line rotation within the American Athletic Conference and later the Big 12. He built a reputation as a physical presence in the trenches, using leverage and strength to occupy blockers and help control the line of scrimmage. His collegiate experience and interior versatility helped him earn opportunities to showcase his abilities during the NFL draft evaluation process as teams look for developmental defensive line depth with run stopping ability.
