No. 38 – Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | October 11, 1994||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||
Weight: | 179 lb (81 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: |
West Jefferson ( Harvey, Louisiana) | ||||
College: | Tulane | ||||
NFL draft: | 2018 / Round: 6 / Pick: 179 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Parry Nickerson (born October 11, 1994) is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulane. [1]
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 semi-finalist 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.
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 Combine [2] [3] |
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.
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]
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] He was waived on September 5, 2020. [14]
Nickerson signed with the Green Bay Packers on September 7, 2020. [15] He was placed on injured reserve on October 20, 2020. [16] He was designated to return from injured reserve on January 20, 2021, and began practicing with the team again, but he was not activated before the end of the postseason. [17]
On May 17, 2021, Nickerson signed with the Minnesota Vikings. [18] He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [19] [20] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 10, 2022. [21]
Nickerson was released by the Vikings on August 30, 2022. [22] He was signed to the practice squad one day later. [23] He was released on September 27. [24] He was re-signed on November 15.
On August 6, 2023, Nickerson signed with the Miami Dolphins. [25] On October 28, following the activation of Jalen Ramsey, Nickerson was released by the Dolphins. [26] He was re-signed to the practice squad two days later. [27] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent upon the expiration of his practice squad contract. [28]
On June 7, 2024, Nickerson signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. [29]
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||
2018 | NYJ | 16 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | JAX | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | GB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | MIN | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 25 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Source: NFL.com |