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Donte Nicholson

Oklahoma · Safety · 2003-04

COV
75
TAK
70
RNG
70

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Nicholson was a first-team all-conference pick in 2004.

Nicholson was the No. 141 overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 72 overall, the 9th-highest safety rating at Oklahoma since 1990 and No. 34 among all safeties of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2003
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2004
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 2005
    • No. 141 overall pick, NFL Draft

Oklahoma Teammates

  1. 96Adrian Peterson2004-06RB
  2. 95Jason White1999-2004QB
  3. 91Josh Heupel1999-2000QB
  4. 91Rocky Calmus1998-2001LB
  5. 91Roy Williams1998-2001S
  6. 91Teddy Lehman2001-03LB
  7. 91Tommie Harris2001-03EDGE
  8. 90Antonio Perkins2002-04CB
  9. 90Derrick Strait2001-03CB
  10. 86J.T. Thatcher2000S

Full Oklahoma all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 95Ed ReedMiami · 1998-2001S
  2. 95Sean TaylorMiami · 2001-03S
  3. 93Mike DossOhio State · 1999-2002S
  4. 90Michael HuffTexas · 2004-05S
  5. 88Troy PolamaluUSC · 1999-2002S
  6. 86Antrel RolleMiami · 2001-04S
  7. 86Eric WeddleUtah · 2003-06S
  8. 86Ernest ShazorMichigan · 2003-04S

Best college safeties since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Donte Nicholson) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.