Adarius Pickett (born September 5, 1996) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(CFL). He played

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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. 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.

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.

Professional career

Chicago Bears

Pickett signed with

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as an undrafted free agent following the

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but was released on May 5.

Los Angeles Chargers

On May 16, 2019, Pickett signed with the

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. He was waived on August 31, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad on September 17. He was released on October 1, 2019.

New England Patriots

On December 11, 2019, Pickett was signed to the

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practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 6, 2020. On July 26, 2020, Pickett was released before training camp opened. Pickett had a tryout with the

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on August 23, 2020.

Montreal Alouettes

Pickett signed with the

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of the CFL on 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.

Toronto Argonauts

On the first day of free agency, on February 14, 2023, it was announced that Pickett had signed with the

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. In February 2024, he was slated to become a free agent.

Ottawa Redblacks

On February 5,

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, 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. His one-year contract with the Redblacks was made official later that day.

References

External links

Ottawa Redblacks bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pickett, Adarius 1996 births Living people American football safeties University of California, Los Angeles alumni UCLA Bruins football players Chicago Bears players Los Angeles Chargers players New England Patriots players Montreal Alouettes players Toronto Argonauts players Ottawa Redblacks players Canadian football defensive backs Players of Canadian football from California Players of American football from California