 He was the 11th quarterback taken, behind Jim Everett of Purdue, Chuck Long of Iowa, Jack Trudeau of Illinois, Bubby Brister of Louisiana-Monroe, Hugh Millen of Washington, Robbie Bosco of BYU, Doug Gaynor of Cal State-Long Beach, Mark Rypien of Washington State, Stan Gelbaugh of Maryland, and Mike Norseth of Kansas.On August 20, 1986, the Dolphins released Wickersham from their roster.Jeff Wickersham also played for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League for the 1987 and part of the 1988 seasons.