Adarius Pickett
Adarius Pickett (born September 5, 1996) is a gridiron football defensive back for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at UCLA.
Pickett with the Alouettes in 2022 | |
| No. 6 – Montreal Alouettes | |
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| Position: | Defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 5, 1996 Berkeley, California |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 206 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | El Cerrito High School (El Cerrito, California) |
| College: | UCLA |
| Undrafted: | 2019 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
| CFL status: | American |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Career CFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca | |
Early life
His father Antoine Pickett, played minor league baseball for the Kansas City and Oakland systems. Graduated from El Cerrito High School in 2013 were played running back and cornerback, rushing for 1,800 yards and 31 touchdowns, while posting 70 tackles and nine interceptions, including three returned for touchdowns.[1] At El Cerrito Pickett was named Bay Area News Group East Bay Football Player of the Year during highschool he played on both sides of the ball and on the special teams and got the nickname “Pick-Six” after making many big plays.[2]
College career
Pickett played in 50 games over four seasons at UCLA, finishing his career with 274 tackles, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, seven interceptions and 20 passes defensed. Pickett lead all defensive backs in the nation with 123 tackles as a senior, earning second-team All-Pac-12 for his efforts.[3]
Professional career
Chicago Bears
Pickett signed with Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL Draft but was released on May 5.[4]
Los Angeles Chargers
On May 16, 2019, Pickett signed with the Los Angeles Chargers.[5] He was waived on August 31, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad on September 17.[6][7] He was released on October 1, 2019.[8]
New England Patriots
On December 11, 2019, Pickett was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad.[9] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 6, 2020.[10] On July 26, 2020, Pickett was released before training camp opened.[11]
Pickett had a tryout with the Tennessee Titans on August 23, 2020.[12]
Montreal Alouettes
Pickett signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL on June 9, 2021.[13]
References
- ^ "Adarius Pickett". patriots.com. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Hammon, Stephanie (25 December 2013). "East Bay Football Player of the Year: Adarius Pickett, El Cerrito". mercurynews.com. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Adarius Pickett". Patriots.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (May 2, 2019). "Roster moves: Bears sign 22 undrafted rookies". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Adarius Pickett Signs with Bolts". Chargers.com. May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Chargers Announce Roster Moves". Chargers.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Chargers Announce Pair of Signings". Chargers.com. September 17, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Chargers Promote TE Stephen Anderson to Active Roster". Chargers.com. October 1, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Patriots sign K Josh Gable, DL Eric Lee and DB Adarius Pickett to the practice squad". Patriots.com. December 11, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Patriots Sign Seven Players to Future Contracts". Patriots.com. January 6, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ Alper, Josh (26 July 2020). "Patriots drop to 80 players ahead of training camp". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ @AlbertBreer (August 23, 2020). "And here's today's tryout/visit list. Ex-Ohio State QB Cardale Jones and ex-Lions RB Theo Riddick worked out for Vegas" (Tweet). Retrieved August 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Alouettes add six players to the nest". MontrealAlouettes.com. June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.