Parry Nickerson
| No. 43 – New York Jets | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Born: | October 11, 1994 New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 182 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Harvey (LA) West Jefferson | ||||||||||
| College: | Tulane | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2018 / Round: 6 / Pick: 179 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018 | |||||||||||
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Parry Nickerson (born October 11, 1994) is an American football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulane.[1]
College career
Nickerson played college football at Tulane. During his first season he suffered a bad knee injury that was career threatening. However, he was able to make a comeback and play in the next 48 games with 46 starts. Over this time, Nickerson totalled 16 interceptions with 31 pass deflections. He was considered a Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist during his senior season in 2017. For his senior season, he concluded the season with 55 total tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, and 8 pass deflections.
Professional career
At the 2018 NFL Combine, Nickerson ran a 4.32-second 40-yard dash, which tied two other cornerbacks, LSU's Donte Jackson and Ohio State's Denzel Ward for the fastest time.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft 10+3⁄8 in (1.79 m) |
182 lb (83 kg) |
30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m) |
8+1⁄4 in (0.21 m) |
4.32 s | 1.50 s | 2.54 s | 4.29 s | 7.31 s | 33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
15 reps | |
| All values from NFL Draft[2][3] | ||||||||||||
Nickerson was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round (179th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[4]
References
- ^ "Parry Nickerson selected by Jets in 6th round of the NFL Draft". NorthJersey.com. April 28, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Parry Nickerson". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Tulane CB Parry Nickerson : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ "Jets select Parry Nickerson with 179th overall pick and Folorunso Fatukasi with 180th overall pick in 2018 NFL Draft". GangGreenNation.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.