Donte Lamar Nicholson (born December 18, 1981) is a former American football safety who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma.
He appeared in nine games for the Buccaneers in the 2005 season and made five tackles. He was re-signed on November 27, 2006. On September 1, 2007, the Buccaneers released him. On September 29, 2007, the Buccaneers re-signed him. In the 2009 offseason, the Buccaneers released him.