 Pickens with the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2019 | |||||||||||
| No. 96 –Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | (2000-03-06)March 6, 2000 (age 25) Anderson, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | T. L. Hanna (Anderson) | ||||||||||
| College: | South Carolina (2019–2022) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2023: 3rd round, 64th pick | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2024 | |||||||||||
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Zaccheaus L. Pickens (born March 6, 2000) is an American professionalfootballdefensive tackle for theChicago Bears of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football atSouth Carolina.
Pickens was born on March 6, 2000, inAnderson, South Carolina. He attendedT. L. Hanna High School, where he was named South Carolina'sGatorade Football Player of the Year as a senior in 2018 after recording 87 tackles, six sacks, and ainterception which he returned for atouchdown.[1][2] A five-star recruit, Pickens was selected to play in the 2019Under Armour All-American Game.[3] He committed to theUniversity of South Carolina to playcollege football.[4][5]
As a true freshman at South Carolina in 2019, Pickens played in all 12 games and had 16 tackles. As a sophomore in 2020, he started seven of 10 games, recording 35 tackles and one sack. As a junior in 2021, he started all 13 games, finishing with 38 tackles and four sacks.[6] Pickens returned to South Carolina for his senior season in 2022.[7][8]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft3+7⁄8 in (1.93 m) | 291 lb (132 kg) | 34+3⁄8 in (0.87 m) | 10+3⁄8 in (0.26 m) | 4.89 s | 1.74 s | 2.83 s | 4.62 s | 7.45 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) | 22 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine[9][10] | ||||||||||||
Pickens was selected by theChicago Bears in the third round (64th overall) in the2023 NFL draft.[11]