Parry Nickerson: CB · Tulane · #17.
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Parry Nickerson
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for two head coaches at Tulane: Curtis Johnson and Willie Fritz. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Oklahoma — Week 3, 2017.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 8 passes defended. 6 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 43-14vs Grambling | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-23@ Navy | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-56@ No. 2 Oklahoma | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-17vs Army | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 62-28vs Tulsa | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-23@ Florida International | 9 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 28-34vs No. 16 South Florida | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-56@ No. 24 Memphis | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-17vs Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-24@ East Carolina | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-17vs Houston | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 38-41@ SMU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 55 | 48 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 8 |
Week 12 · 2017
W 20-17
vs Houston
1 interception · 5 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
15%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
6interceptionsTackle volume
55tackles this season55 tackles · 2 for loss · 8 pass breakups · 6 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Pass share
29.9%
241 pass / 564 run
Plays / game
67.1
12 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
257 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Tulane, 84 tackles — drafted at #179 overall by the New York Jets.
A stat line in 28 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Curtis Johnson → Willie Fritz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
New York JetsEntering 9th NFL season
New York JetsEntering 9th NFL season
