Adarius Pickett


Adarius Pickett is an American football safety who is a free agent. 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. 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 lead 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 Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL Draft but was released on May 5.

Los Angeles Chargers

On May 16, 2019, Pickett signed with the Los Angeles Chargers. 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 New England Patriots practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 6, 2020. On July 26, 2020, Pickett was released before training camp opened.