DJ Pickett
LSU Tigers
95
Legend

DJ Pickett

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LCBDefenseLegend
Projected Starter

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DJ Pickett is the projected starter at LCB for LSU Tigers.

Sophomore · #5 · 6'4", 189 lbs

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Depth at LCB · LSU Tigers

  1. 1595DJ PickettStarter
  2. 22180Michael Turner Jr.
  3. 32267Havon Finney Jr.

LSU Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the SEC

Bray HubbardAlabama · FSKJ BoldenGeorgia · SSAndre Jordan Jr.Auburn · RCB

Up next for LSU

LSU plays Alabama at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

The Story

A Five-Star Talent

A 5-star recruit out of Zephyrhills, ranked #11 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 35 tackles, 3 INT, 3 PBU. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot and 89th-percentile production nationally — good for a 95 overall (Legend tier).

Recruit5★ · #11 NatlTeam Share5%Percentile89th
Zephyrhills, FL
Jersey
#5
Class
SO
Height
6'4"
Weight
189 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20253533

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★★5-star
Composite
0.9943
National Rank
#11
High School
Zephyrhills
Hometown
Tampa, FL

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated defense; 89th-percentile production (×0.98 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 95. Ranks among the nation's elite at the position, which lifted them into the 92-99 tier.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 89% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top <1% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 24WAUBTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 38-17

Oct 17WMSSTTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 31-0

Oct 10LUKTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 35-34 OT

Oct 3WMCNTKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 63-14

Sep 26WTA&MTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-6

Sep 19LMISSTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
7
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 32-24

Sep 12WLTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 45-14

Sep 6WCLEMTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 51-10

DJ Pickett's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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95
Legend
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Team Role

35 tkl · 3 PD · 3 INT
Usage / Involvement50%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.