DJ Pickett

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DJ Pickett
DJ Pickett on Enjoy Life.jpg
Pickett in 2025
LSU Tigers
Position Cornerback
ClassFreshman
Personal information
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career history
College LSU (2025–present)
High school Zephyrhills
(Zephyrhills, Florida)

DJ Pickett is an American football cornerback for the LSU Tigers.

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Early life

Pickett is from Zephyrhills, Florida. [1] He has several relatives who have played football, and his father, cousin and uncle each played for Zephyrhills High School. [2] His uncle, Ryan Pickett, played in the NFL for 14 years and won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers. [3] Pickett attended Zephyrhills where he was a two-way football player at wide receiver and defensive back. [4] In addition to football, he also participated in track and field, baseball and basketball. [5] He began playing varsity football as a sophomore and recorded 43 receptions for 886 yards and 12 touchdowns that year. [6] He then caught 52 passes for 1,033 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2023 while also totaling 31 tackles and an interception on defense. [7]

As a senior in 2024, Pickett recorded 658 receiving yards and made five interceptions, helping his team finish 8–4 while reaching the second round of the Class 4A playoffs. [8] He broke the Pasco County career receiving record, finishing his three-year stint at Zephyrhills having totaled 130 receptions for 2,577 yards and 35 touchdowns, [6] while on defense he made 94 tackles and 10 interceptions. [1] He was named a Sports Illustrated high school All-American following his senior season, being the first Zephyrhills player to receive the honor since his uncle in 1997. [8]

Pickett was a five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2025 college football recruiting class. [9] He was ranked the top cornerback in the nation by On3.com and Rivals.com and a top-10 prospect nationally by On3. [1] He committed to play college football for the LSU Tigers. [10]

College career

Pickett came to LSU as an early enrollee in December 2024. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "DJ Pickett". LSU Tigers. 4 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Smith, Katherine (August 14, 2024). "Football is all in the family for Zephyrhills High senior D.J. Pickett". Bay News 9.
  3. ↑ Lederman, Eli (July 17, 2024). "LSU lands top athlete D.J. Pickett to pair with No. 1 QB, RB". ESPN.
  4. ↑ Santucci, Jon (September 5, 2024). "Watch LSU commit DJ Pickett live on NFHS Network: Zephyrhills at Wiregrass Ranch". Sarasota Herald-Tribune .
  5. ↑ Milligan, Rashad (December 4, 2024). "Meet 5-star CB DJ Pickett, one of LSU's highest rated signees of the Class of 2025". nola.com – via archive.today.
  6. 1 2 Bernhardt, Chris (November 28, 2024). "Zephyrhills' Pickett breaks Pasco County receiving record". Sports Illustrated .
  7. ↑ Amaranthus, Bri (July 17, 2024). "Why 5-Star DJ Pickett Didn't Commit To Oregon Ducks Over Miami Hurricanes, LSU Tigers". Sports Illustrated .
  8. 1 2 Knight, Joey (January 21, 2025). "Zephyrhills' DJ Pickett a Sports Illustrated prep All-American". Tampa Bay Times – via archive.today.
  9. ↑ Garcia Jr., John (July 17, 2024). "LSU pulls a stunner for five-star recruit DJ Pickett". NBC Sports.
  10. ↑ Baker, Matt (July 17, 2024). "Zephyrhills 5-star recruit DJ Pickett commits to LSU". Tampa Bay Times – via archive.today.
  11. ↑ Nagy, Zack (February 1, 2025). "LSU Football Signee Maintains Five-Star Status, No. 1 Cornerback in America". Sports Illustrated .
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