Adarius Pickett
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Adarius Pickett
| image = 2024, 06, Adarius Pickett.jpg
| caption = Pickett with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2024
| current_team = Ottawa Redblacks
| number = 6
| position = Defensive back
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|9|05}}
| birth_place = Berkeley, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 215
| high_school = El Cerrito
(El Cerrito, California)
| college = UCLA
| undraftedyear = 2019
| pastteams =
- Chicago Bears (2019)*
- Los Angeles Chargers ({{NFL Year|2019}})*
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2019|2020}})*
- Montreal Alouettes ({{CFL Year|2021|2022}})
- Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|2023}})
- Ottawa Redblacks ({{CFL Year|2024}}–present)
| status = Active
| cflstatus = American
| highlights =
- James P. McCaffrey Trophy ({{CFL Year|2023}})
- CFL All-Star ({{CFL Year|2023}})
- 2× CFL East All-Star ({{CFL Year|2023}}, {{CFL Year|2024}})
| cflstatlabel1 = Total tackles
| cflstatvalue1 = 295
| cflstatlabel2 = Sacks
| cflstatvalue2 = 12.0
| cflstatlabel3 = Interceptions
| cflstatvalue3 = 3
| pfr = PickAd00
| cfl = adarius-pickett/166322/
}}
Adarius Pickett (born September 5, 1996) is an American professional football defensive back for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at UCLA.
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.{{cite web |title=Adarius Pickett |url=https://www.patriots.com/team/players-roster/adarius-pickett/ |website=patriots.com |accessdate=17 May 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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.{{cite web |last1=Hammon |first1=Stephanie |title=East Bay Football Player of the Year: Adarius Pickett, El Cerrito |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/12/25/east-bay-football-player-of-the-year-adarius-pickett-el-cerrito/ |website=mercurynews.com |accessdate=17 May 2020 |date=25 December 2013}}
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 led all defensive backs in the nation with 123 tackles as a senior, earning second-team All-Pac-12 for his efforts.{{cite web |title=Adarius Pickett |url=https://www.patriots.com/team/players-roster/adarius-pickett/ |website=Patriots.com |accessdate=May 17, 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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.{{cite web|title=Roster moves: Bears sign 22 undrafted rookies|url=https://www.chicagobears.com/news/roster-moves-bears-sign-22-undrafted-rookies|author=Mayer, Larry|website=ChicagoBears.com|date=May 2, 2019|accessdate=May 25, 2020}}
=Los Angeles Chargers=
On May 16, 2019, Pickett signed with the Los Angeles Chargers.{{cite web|title=Adarius Pickett Signs with Bolts|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/adarius-pickett-signs-with-bolts|website=Chargers.com|date=May 16, 2019|accessdate=May 25, 2020}} He was waived on August 31, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad on September 17.{{cite web|title=Chargers Announce Roster Moves|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-announce-roster-moves-x6572|website=Chargers.com|date=August 31, 2019|accessdate=May 25, 2020|archive-date=August 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811132710/https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-announce-roster-moves-x6572|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Chargers Announce Pair of Signings|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-announce-pair-of-signings|website=Chargers.com|date=September 17, 2019|accessdate=May 25, 2020}} He was released on October 1, 2019.{{cite web|title=Chargers Promote TE Stephen Anderson to Active Roster|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-promote-te-stephen-anderson-to-active-roster|website=Chargers.com|date=October 1, 2019|accessdate=May 25, 2020}}
=New England Patriots=
On December 11, 2019, Pickett was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad.{{cite web|title=Patriots sign K Josh Gable, DL Eric Lee and DB Adarius Pickett to the practice squad|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-sign-k-josh-gable-dl-eric-lee-and-db-adarius-pickett-to-the-practice-sq|website=Patriots.com|date=December 11, 2019|accessdate=May 25, 2020}} He signed a reserve/future contract on January 6, 2020.{{cite web|title=Patriots Sign Seven Players to Future Contracts|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-sign-seven-players-to-future-contracts|website=Patriots.com|date=January 6, 2020|accessdate=May 25, 2020}} On July 26, 2020, Pickett was released before training camp opened.{{cite web |last1=Alper |first1=Josh |title=Patriots drop to 80 players ahead of training camp |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/07/26/patriots-drop-to-80-players-ahead-of-training-camp/ |website=Pro Football Talk |date=26 July 2020 |publisher=NBC Sports |accessdate=26 July 2020}}
File:2022, 06, Adarius Pickett.jpg
Pickett had a tryout with the Tennessee Titans on August 23, 2020.{{cite tweet |user=AlbertBreer |title=And here's today's tryout/visit list. Ex-Ohio State QB Cardale Jones and ex-Lions RB Theo Riddick worked out for Vegas. |number=1297633729515524098 |date=August 23, 2020 |accessdate=August 24, 2020}}
=Montreal Alouettes=
Pickett signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL on June 9, 2021.{{cite news |title=Alouettes add six players to the nest |url=https://en.montrealalouettes.com/2021/06/09/alouettes-add-six-players-nest/ |website=MontrealAlouettes.com |date=June 9, 2021 |access-date=June 9, 2021}} In his first season, he played in 14 regular season games where he had 23 defensive tackles, 12 special teams tackles, one sack, one interception, and one forced fumble. In 2022, Pickett played in 16 regular season games and recorded 73 defensive tackles, seven special teams tackles, four sacks, one interception, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 14, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2023/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 14, 2023}}
=Toronto Argonauts=
On the first day of free agency, on February 14, 2023, it was announced that Pickett had signed with the Toronto Argonauts.{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2023/02/14/boatmen-sign-american-db-adarius-pickett/ |title=Boatmen sign American DB Adarius Pickett |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=February 14, 2023 |access-date=February 14, 2023}}
In February 2024, he was slated to become a free agent.
= Ottawa Redblacks =
On February 5, 2024, during the CFL's Free Agency communication window, it was reported that Pickett would be signing a contract with the Ottawa Redblacks once the free agent market opens on February 13. On February 6, he was officially released by the Argonauts.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-05 |title=Report: Adarius Pickett heading to the nation's capital |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2024/02/05/report-adarius-pickett-heading-to-the-nations-capital/ |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=CFL.ca |language=en}} His one-year contract with the Redblacks was made official later that day.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-06 |title=REDBLACKS sign All-Star DB Adarius Pickett to one-year deal |url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2024/02/06/redblacks-sign-all-star-db-adarius-pickett-to-two-year-deal/ |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=Ottawa REDBLACKS |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/players/adarius-pickett/166322/ Ottawa Redblacks bio]
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