2014 Football Roster
Roster
Adarius Pickett
- Position:
- Running Backs
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Calif.
- High School:
- El Cerrito
2018
Saw action in all 12 games as a starter at safety ... Led the team with 123 tackles [15th on the school single-season list], including 77 unassisted stops ... Registered game-high tackle honors in nine contests ... Became the first Bruin defensive back since Dennis Keyes in 2007 to record a 100-tackle season ... Produced six double-digit tackle efforts during the season (15-Cincinnati, 12-Oklahoma, 13-Fresno State, 16-Washington, 11-Oregon, 12-Arizona State) ... Established a new career-high with his 16 stops versus Washington ... Also returned five punts for a 9.2-yard average ... Fourth in the Pac-12, andย 20th in the NCAA, in tackles per game (10.2) ... Fifth in the NCAA in solo tackles per game (6.4) ... Second-team All-Pac-12 selection by the league coaches ... Honorable mention Academic All-Pac-12 ... Winner of the Bobby Field Captains Award.
2017
Saw action in 13 games with 12 starts ... Finished second on the team with 85 tackles ... Ranked 18th in the Pac-12 in tackles (6.5 average per game) ... Also had double-digit tackles in games versus Utah (10) and Arizona State (10) ... Had nine stops vs. Oregon and eight tackles in games against Arizona and Cal ... Had at least five tackles in eight games ... Made an interception at Memphis ... Credited with a tackle for loss in games vs. USC, Utah, Colorado and Hawai'i ... Totaled three pass defenses on the year ... Returned 10 punts for a 7.2 yard average ... Had a long return of 41 yards at Arizona.
2016
Saw action in all 12 games on special teams and in the secondary and madeย five starts ... Credited with multiple tackles in 11 games ... Registered a season-best nine tackles at Cal ... ย Had six stops at Colorado ... Made three interceptions on the year (at Arizona State, at BYU and at Texas A&M) ... Also returned eight punts (best of 3-each in games vs. Arizona and Arizona State, for 81 yards and a 10.1 yard average.
2015
Saw action in all 13 games on special teams and as a reserve in the secondary ... Credited with 24 tackles on the year ... Made his first career interception in the win against Virginia ... Had a season-high of six tackles against Washington State ... Credited with at least three tackle in five games.
2014
Did not see game action in his first season in the program ... Enrolled early at UCLA and participated in 2014 spring practice.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-star recruit according to rivals.com and the No. 126 recruit in the nation โฆ Four-star recruit according to scout.com, the nationโs No. 143 prospect, the No. 16 prospect in the state of California and No. 27 recruit in the West โฆ. Rivalsโ No. 8-rated cornerback in the nation and the No. 11 prospect in the state of California โฆ Scoutโs No. 15-rated cornerback nationally โฆ Listed as the nationโs No. 184 recruit and a four-star athlete by ESPN.com โฆ PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team โฆ Named San Francisco Chronicle Metro Player of the Year โฆ Rushed for 1,800 yards and 31 touchdowns as a senior โฆ Credited with 70 tackles ... Made nine interceptions and returned three for touchdowns โฆ Named to MaxPreps All-Northern California team and the Nor Cal Athlete of the Year ... Contra Costa Times East Bay Player of the Year ... As a junior, he scored 10 touchdowns and made 65 tackles, one interception ... Recorded 85 tackles and three interceptions as a sophomore ... Also lettered in baseball ... Attended De La Salle HS in Concord, CA his freshman year.ย
PERSONAL
Full Name: Adarius Khyree Pickett โฆ Born: September 5, 1996 in Berkeley, CAโฆ Parents: Antoine Pickett, Sr. and Angie Pickett โฆ Has one older brother, Antoine, Jr. ... Lists his biggest thrill in sports as leading his high school team to its first Section title ever by scoring four tds and rushing for 255 yards ... The NFL's Richard Sherman is the athlete he admires the most โฆ Hobbies include playing baseball and listening to music ...ย Dad was selected in the MLB player draft and played several seasons of minor league baseball ... Interested in a career in broadcasting ... Named to the Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll in Fall 2014, Fall 2016,ย Winter 2017,ย Spring 2017,ย Winter 2018,ย Spring 2018 and Fall 2018 quarters ... Political Science and African American Studiesย major.
