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Larry Nickels is a former wide receiver out of Dayton, selected by the Detroit Lions with the 408th overall pick (round 16) in the 1973 NFL Draft.
Draft Details
Larry Nickels Draft Context
Larry Nickels was the 408th overall pick in the 1973 NFL Draft, selected by the Detroit Lions.
Picks Around Larry Nickels
| Pick | Player | Pos | Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 405 | Harry Unger | RB | Cincinnati Bengals | Auburn |
| 406 | Ben Nitka | K | New York Giants | Colorado College |
| 407 | Wilbur Grooms | LB | Kansas City Chiefs | Tampa |
| 409 | Mike Oven | TE | San Francisco 49ers | Georgia Tech |
| 410 | John Conley | TE | Dallas Cowboys | Hawaii |
| 411 | Keith Pretty | TE | Green Bay Packers | Western Michigan |
Detroit Lions 1973 Draft Class
Other Detroit Lions picks in 1973 include Ernest Price (DE, round 1), Leon Crosswhite (RB, round 2), John Brady (TE, round 3), Jim Laslavic (LB, round 3), Levi Johnson (DB, round 3), Mike Hennigan (LB, round 4), Dick Jauron (DB, round 4), Jim Hooks (RB, round 4), John "Tiny" Andrews (DT, round 7), Prentice McCray (S, round 8), John Bledsoe (RB, round 8), Ira Dean (DB, round 9).
No NFL career statistics are available for Larry Nickels in our sources (nflverse, Wikipedia).
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Detroit Lions 1973 Draft Class
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Ernest Price | DE | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 2 | 44 | Leon Crosswhite | RB | Oklahoma |
| 3 | 58 | John Brady | TE | Washington |
| 3 | 71 | Jim Laslavic | LB | Penn State |
| 3 | 75 | Levi Johnson | DB | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 4 | 81 | Mike Hennigan | LB | Tennessee Tech |
| 4 | 91 | Dick Jauron | DB | Yale |
| 4 | 96 | Jim Hooks | RB | Central Oklahoma |
| 7 | 175 | John "Tiny" Andrews | DT | Morgan State |
| 8 | 200 | Prentice McCray | S | Arizona State |
| 8 | 203 | John Bledsoe | RB | Ohio State |
| 9 | 227 | Ira Dean | DB | Baylor |
| 10 | 252 | Ray Bonner | DB | Middle Tennessee |
| 11 | 279 | Scott Freeman | WR | Wyoming |
| 12 | 304 | Tom Scott | WR | Washington |
| 13 | 331 | John Moss | LB | Pittsburgh |
| 14 | 356 | Jay Corey | OT | Santa Clara |
| 17 | 435 | Earl Belgrave | OT | Ohio State |