Lawrence Vickers

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Lawrence Vickers
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Vickers (47) lines up against the San Francisco 49ers in December 2007
No. 47
Position: Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1983-05-08) May 8, 1983 (age 40)
Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: Houston (TX) Forest Brook
College: Colorado
NFL draft: 2006  / Round: 6 / Pick: 180
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:37
Rushing yards:98
Rushing touchdowns:0
Receptions:58
Receiving yards:404
Receiving touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com

Lawrence Blanchard Vickers, Jr. (born May 8, 1983) is a former American football fullback. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL draft. He played college football for the University of Colorado Buffaloes.

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Early years

Vickers started playing football as a 7th grader at E. O. Smith Education center in Houston. He enrolled at Phillis Wheatley High School and later transferred to Forest Brook High School, where he was a three-year letterman.

College career

He played for the University of Colorado Buffaloes during his college career. Vickers saw limited playing time as a true freshman in 2002. He saw action in 11 games, including the Alamo Bowl (no starts), seeing time on both offense (at fullback) and on special teams; he was a regular at the end of the year in CU’s Stack-I formation (two fullbacks). He had seven rushes for 25 yards on the year, and also caught one pass for seven yards. In 2003, he played in 11 games on both offense and special teams, started six of those games at FB and finished with 100 yards on 28 carries with one touchdown. He also finished with 15 receptions for 123 yards and one touchdown. As a junior in 2004, Vickers started seven games and finished with 63 carries for 252 yards and two touchdowns, and 28 receptions for 290 yards. He remained the Buffs No. 1 FB and backup RB as a senior in 2005, when he finished with 258 yards and nine touchdowns on 73 carries and 152 yards and two touchdowns on 26 receptions. He was an Ethnic Studies/Sociology major.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Vickers was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 6th round, pick 11 (180th overall) of the 2006 NFL draft. [1] Serving as the team's backup fullback behind Terrelle Smith, Vickers started one game, earning three rushing attempts for two yards and catching six passes for 60 yards. He saw significant time on special teams, having five kick returns for 84 yards. He made his NFL debut versus the New Orleans Saints on September 10.

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Vickers (47) in 2009

Vickers took over the fullback position in 2007 and played in every game with 14 starts. He was Jamal Lewis' primary lead blocker, helping him rush for 1,304 yards and 9 touchdowns. He also had 15 carries for 43 yards and 13 receptions for 91 yards and 2 touchdowns. For his efforts, Vickers was named as a second alternate for the 2008 Pro Bowl at fullback. [2]

In his four seasons, Vickers scored 3 touchdowns, all on short-yardage receptions. All of his touchdowns were scored against the division rival Pittsburgh Steelers. [3] [4]

Houston Texans

On August 3, 2011, Lawrence Vickers signed with the Houston Texans.

Vickers was released by Houston on March 13, 2012.

Dallas Cowboys

Vickers was signed to a two-year deal by the Dallas Cowboys on March 14, 2012.

The Cowboys waived him on July 12, 2013.

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References

  1. ↑ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  2. ↑ Jackson, Zac (2007-12-18). "Edwards, Cribbs headed to Hawaii". clevelandbrowns.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
  3. ↑ "NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players". NFL.com .
  4. ↑ "NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players". NFL.com .
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