- Nick Fairley
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Nick Fairley 
No. 98 Detroit Lions Defensive tackle Personal information Date of birth: January 23, 1988 Place of birth: Mobile, Alabama Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 291 lb (132 kg) Career information College: Auburn NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13 Debuted in 2011 for the Detroit Lions Career history - Detroit Lions (2011–present)
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards - 2010 Lombardi Award
- 2011 BCS National Championship MVP
- First-Team All-American
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2011 Tackles 1 Sacks 0.0 INT 0 Stats at NFL.com Nick Fairley (born January 23, 1988) is an American football defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Lions in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Auburn.
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College career
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Fairley attended Copiah-Lincoln Community College from 2007 to 2008. After being redshirted in 2007, he played in seven games in 2008. He recorded 63 tackles and seven sacks.
Auburn University
Fairley transferred to Auburn University in 2009. He finished the season with two starts in 13 games and recorded 28 tackles. In 2010, he became the 2nd player from Auburn to win the Lombardi Award. He was coached by Lombardi winner and former Auburn player Tracy Rocker, and became the first player to win the Lombardi and be coached by a winner of the award.
During the 2011 BCS National Championship Game against the Oregon Ducks, Fairley had five tackles, three behind the line of scrimmage, a sack and a forced fumble earning the defensive player of the game award.
Professional career
Measureables
Pre-draft measureables Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP Wonderlic 6 ft 3⅞ in 291 lb 34¾ in 9¾ in 4.84 s 1.72 s 2.76 s 4.56 s 7.14 s 31 in 9 ft 5 in x rep x All values from NFL Combine[1] Fairley was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the first round, 13th overall, in the 2011 NFL Draft.[2]
Fairley signed a 4-year contract with the Detroit Lions July 28, 2011. The contract is 4-years worth $10 million with a $5.7 million signing bonus.
References
- ^ Dagger (2011-02-29). "2011 NFL Combine Results". postgameheroes.com. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profilexnews.php?pyid=90602&draftyear=2011&genpos=DT. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ The Detroit Lions draft Nick Fairley of Auburn with the 13th-overall selection
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Coaches Jay Boulware | Jeff Grimes | Phillip Lolley | Curtis Luper | Gus Malzahn | Tracy Rocker | Ted Roof | Trooper Taylor | Tommy Thigpen2011 NFL Draft First Round Selections Cam Newton · Von Miller · Marcell Dareus · A. J. Green · Patrick Peterson · Julio Jones · Aldon Smith · Jake Locker · Tyron Smith · Blaine Gabbert · J. J. Watt · Christian Ponder · Nick Fairley · Robert Quinn · Mike Pouncey · Ryan Kerrigan · Nate Solder · Corey Liuget · Prince Amukamara · Adrian Clayborn · Phil Taylor · Anthony Castonzo · Danny Watkins · Cameron Jordan · James Carpenter · Jonathan Baldwin · Jimmy Smith · Mark Ingram · Gabe Carimi · Muhammad Wilkerson · Cameron Heyward · Derek SherrodDetroit Lions first-round draft picks Wagner • Cardwell • Wojciechowicz • Pingel • Nave • Thomason • Westfall • Sinkwich • Graham • Szymanski • Dellastatious • Davis • Tittle • Rauch • Hart • Watson • Sewell • Chapman • Middleton • Cassady • Glass • Karras • Pietrosante • Robinson • Hadl • D. Sanders • Beathard • Nowatzke • Farr • Landry • McCullouch • Owens • Bell • Orvis • Price • O'Neil • Boden • Hunter • Gaines • Bradley • Dorney • B. Sims • Nichols • J. Williams • J. Jones • Lewis • L. Brown • Long • R. Rogers • Blades • B. Sanders • Ware • Moore • Porcher • Morton • Elliss • R. Brown • Hartings • Westbrook • Fair • Claiborne • Gibson • McDougle • Backus • Harrington • C. Rogers • R. Williams • K. Jones • M. Williams • E. Sims • Johnson • Cherilus • Stafford • Pettigrew • Suh • Best • FairleyDetroit Lions 2011 NFL Draft selections Detroit Lions current roster Active roster 2 Ben Graham | 4 Jason Hanson | 5 Drew Stanton | 6 Ryan Donahue | 9 Matthew Stafford | 11 Stefan Logan | 13 Nate Burleson | 14 Shaun Hill | 16 Titus Young | 21 Eric Wright | 23 Chris Houston | 26 Louis Delmas | 27 Alphonso Smith | 28 Maurice Morris | 29 John Wendling | 30 Kevin Smith | 31 Don Carey | 32 Aaron Berry | 33 Brandon McDonald | 34 Keiland Williams | 42 Amari Spievey | 43 Chris Harris | 44 Jahvid Best | 48 Don Muhlbach | 51 Dominic Raiola | 52 Justin Durant | 54 DeAndre Levy | 55 Stephen Tulloch | 57 Doug Hogue | 58 Ashlee Palmer | 59 Bobby Carpenter | 65 Dylan Gandy | 66 Stephen Peterman | 67 Rob Sims | 75 Leonard Davis | 76 Jeff Backus | 77 Gosder Cherilus | 78 Corey Hilliard | 79 Willie Young | 80 Maurice Stovall | 81 Calvin Johnson | 82 Rashied Davis | 85 Tony Scheffler | 87 Brandon Pettigrew | 89 Will Heller | 90 Ndamukong Suh | 91 Sammie Hill | 92 Cliff Avril | 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch | 94 Lawrence Jackson | 96 Andre Fluellen | 98 Nick Fairley | 99 Corey Williams
Reserve lists 24 Erik Coleman (IR) | 25 Mikel Leshoure (IR) | 36 Jerome Harrison (NF-Inj.) | 38 Vincent Fuller (IR) | 50 Isaiah Ekejiuba (IR) | 70 Jason Fox (IR) | 72 Johnny Culbreath (IR) | -- Cody Brown (Did Not Report)
Practice squad 19 Terrence Toliver | 39 Ricardo Silva | 41 James Davis (IR) | 46 Nathan Overbay | 49 Aaron Lavarias | 63 Jacques McClendon | 64 Dan Gerberry | 69 Ugo Chinasa | 86 Nate Hughes
Name Fairley, Nick Alternative names Short description American football defensive lineman Date of birth January 23, 1988 Place of birth Mobile, Alabama Date of death Place of death Categories:- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Mobile, Alabama
- American football defensive tackles
- Auburn Tigers football players
- Detroit Lions players
- Junior college football players in the United States
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