Last confirmed: Tulane, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 180 lb · Algiers, LA · West Jefferson
Parry Nickerson: CB · Tulane · #17.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Parry Nickerson
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Parry Nickerson has been at Tulane through two head coaches in three seasons. 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 him 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 wire-to-wire battle — 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.
His career
He has a stat line in 28 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Curtis Johnson → Willie Fritz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
New York JetsEntering 9th NFL season
New York JetsEntering 9th NFL season
