Adarius Pickett
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Berkeley, California, U.S.
.jpg) Pickett with the Toronto Argonauts in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Toronto Argonauts | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Defensive back | ||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||
| CFL status | American | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | September 5, 1996 Berkeley, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | El Cerrito (El Cerrito, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College | UCLA (2014–2018) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2019: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||||
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Adarius Khyree Pickett (born September 5, 1996) is an American professional football defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at UCLA.
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 led all defensive backs in the nation with 123 tackles as a senior, earning second-team All-Pac-12 for his efforts.[3]
