Donte Nicholson
2005 · Round 5 · Pick 141 · S · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Donte Nicholson was born in Los Angeles and played at Diamond Bar High School in California. At Oklahoma he was the Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year and second-team All-Big 12 in 2003, then first-team All-Big 12 at safety in 2004. Tampa Bay drafted him in the fifth round, 141st overall, in 2005. He played nine games as a rookie and made five tackles. The Buccaneers released and re-signed him more than once before letting him go in the 2009 offseason. Note: the available information is limited, so this bio is short. Pro Football Reference (PFR) lists him as Donte Lamar Nicholson: born December 18, 1981 in Los Angeles, CA; high school Diamond Bar (CA); 6-2, 210 lb; position DB. PFR shows him with TAM 2005-08 (16 games, 0 starts, 1 Approximate Value). PFR stat line: 4 yrs: 0 Int, 0 sacks, 11 comb tackles (11 solo); postseason 1 G. PFR shows no Pro Bowl or All-Pro honors. An article in the Daily Ardmor... (title truncated) wrote on August 27, 2003: "Nicholson has been so impressive that he's even drawn comparisons to former Sooners All-American and current Dallas Cowboy Roy Williams."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donte_Nicholson | https://soonersports.com/sports/2019/8/13/208798496 | https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NichDo20.htm | Daily Ardmor... (title truncated), 2003-08-27, "Donte Nicholson touted as one of best safeties to play at OU" (via NewsBank Oklahoma News Source)