Parry Nickerson

Parry Nickerson (born October 11, 1994) is an American football cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulane.[1]

Parry Nickerson
No. 35 – Jacksonville Jaguars
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-11) October 11, 1994
New Orleans, Louisiana
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:West Jefferson
(Harvey, Louisiana)
College:Tulane
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 6 / Pick: 179
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2019
Total tackles:21
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:1
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

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.

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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]

New York Jets

Nickerson was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round (179th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[4]

Nickerson made his NFL debut on September 10, 2018 in a 48-17 win against the Detroit Lions, recording one tackle and receiving a taunting penalty on his first career play on defense.[5] He made his first career start on October 14, 2018 in a 42-34 win over the Indianapolis Colts, making four tackles and deflecting a pass.

Seattle Seahawks

On August 31, 2019, Nickerson was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a conditional 2021 seventh-round pick.[6] He was waived on September 10, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad.[7] He was released on October 15.[8]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On October 17, 2019, Nickerson was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[9] He was waived on October 21, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad.[10] He was promoted to the active roster on December 3, 2019.[11]

Nickerson was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Jaguars on July 30, 2020,[12] and was activated six days later.[13]

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References
  1. "Parry Nickerson selected by Jets in 6th round of the NFL Draft". NorthJersey.com. April 28, 2018.
  2. "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Parry Nickerson". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  3. "Tulane CB Parry Nickerson : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  4. "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.
  5. Nash, Mike (September 15, 2018). "Jets CB Parry Nickerson fined for taunting against Lions". Jets Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  6. Mathews, Liz. "Seattle trades conditional draft pick to Jets for CB Parry Nickerson". SeahawksWire.USAToday.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  7. Boyle, John (September 10, 2019). "Seahawks Re-Sign CB Jamar Taylor; Waive CB Parry Nickerson". Seahawks.com.
  8. Boyle, John (October 15, 2019). "Seahawks Make Practice Squad Moves, Including Addition Of TE Tyrone Swoopes & S Adrian Colbert". Seahawks.com.
  9. "Jaguars Sign CB Parry Nickerson". Jaguars.com. October 17, 2019.
  10. "Jagaurs promote LB Joe Giles-Harris to active roster". Jaguars.com. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  11. "Jaguars promote CB Parry Nickerson to active roster". Jaguars.com. December 3, 2019.
  12. Oehser, John (July 30, 2020). "Transactions: Two added, one removed from reserve/COVID-19 list". Jaguars.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  13. Johnson, James (August 5, 2020). "CB Parry Nickerson activated from Jags' Reserve/COVID-19 list". USAToday.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
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