2019 Football Roster
Roster
Pickett, Austin
Jersey Number 47
Austin Pickett
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 290
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lake Minneola, Fla.
- Previous School:
- Lake Minneola HS
- High School:
- Lake Minneola HS
Bio
Awards and Honors
2020-21: Played and started in three games for the Skyhawks on the defensive line…Compiled 12 total tackles, including four solos and eight assists…Notched 1.5 tackles for loss totaling three yards…Tallied a season-high six tackles against Murray State (Feb. 28)…Named Preseason All-OVC…Named to Phil Steele Preseason All-Ohio Valley second team…Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester.
2019: Named to All-OVC first team…Preseason All-OVC…Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC second team…CFB Network All-Ohio Valley second team…Played and started in all 12 games for the Skyhawks on the defensive line…Compiled 38 total tackles, including 16 solos and 22 assists…Notched 7.0 tackles for loss totaling 34 yards…Recorded 4.5 sacks…Forced a fumble against Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 5)…Tallied seven quarterback hurries, including a season-high three against Tennessee State (Nov. 16)…Posted a career-high with eight tackles at Tennessee Tech (Oct. 12)…Tallied a pair of games with two tackles for loss against Northwestern State (Aug. 29) and Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 5)…Recorded sacks against Northwestern State (Aug. 29), Florida (Sept. 7), Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 5), Jacksonville State (Nov. 2) and Austin Peay (Nov. 9).
2018: Played and started in all 11 games for the Skyhawks on the defensive end…Compiled 36 total tackles, nine solos and 27 assists…Notched 5.5 tackles for loss totaling 33 yards…Tallied 2.0 sacks, coming against Middle Tennessee (Sept. 8), Murray State (Sept. 29) and Southeast Missouri (Oct. 27)…Recorded two quarterback hurries against Chattanooga (Sept. 15) and Eastern Illinois (Oct. 20)…Posted a season-high eight tackles against Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 13).
2017: Granted redshirt waiver...Played in one game for the Skyhawks on the defensive line…Saw action against Clarion (Aug. 31).
2016: Saw action in two games for the Skyhawks on the defensive line…Played against Austin Peay (Oct. 8) and Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 29).
BEFORE UTM: Prepped at Lake Minneola High School, where he played under head coaches Corey Brinson and Walter Banks…Helped lead the Hawks to a 6-4 record in 2015…Was labeled as a “Player to Watch” in the Central Florida Super 60 college football recruit list published by the Orlando Sentinel…Earned Daily Commercial all-area honorable mention accolades following his senior campaign…Tallied 29 tackles and eight tackles-for-loss as a junior
PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 8, 1997…Son of Samuel Pickett and Matina Cole…Has two siblings, Chris and Jonathan Pickett…Graduated with a degree in business management from UT Martin and is currently pursuing a Master's degree.
- All-OVC First Team (2019, 2021)
- Phil Steele FCS All-OVC second team (2021)
- Preseason All-OVC (2019, 2020)
- Phil Steele Preseason All-Ohio Valley selection (2019, 2020, 2021)
- The CFB Network All-Ohio Valley second team (2019)
- Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2021)
2020-21: Played and started in three games for the Skyhawks on the defensive line…Compiled 12 total tackles, including four solos and eight assists…Notched 1.5 tackles for loss totaling three yards…Tallied a season-high six tackles against Murray State (Feb. 28)…Named Preseason All-OVC…Named to Phil Steele Preseason All-Ohio Valley second team…Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester.
2019: Named to All-OVC first team…Preseason All-OVC…Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC second team…CFB Network All-Ohio Valley second team…Played and started in all 12 games for the Skyhawks on the defensive line…Compiled 38 total tackles, including 16 solos and 22 assists…Notched 7.0 tackles for loss totaling 34 yards…Recorded 4.5 sacks…Forced a fumble against Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 5)…Tallied seven quarterback hurries, including a season-high three against Tennessee State (Nov. 16)…Posted a career-high with eight tackles at Tennessee Tech (Oct. 12)…Tallied a pair of games with two tackles for loss against Northwestern State (Aug. 29) and Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 5)…Recorded sacks against Northwestern State (Aug. 29), Florida (Sept. 7), Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 5), Jacksonville State (Nov. 2) and Austin Peay (Nov. 9).
2018: Played and started in all 11 games for the Skyhawks on the defensive end…Compiled 36 total tackles, nine solos and 27 assists…Notched 5.5 tackles for loss totaling 33 yards…Tallied 2.0 sacks, coming against Middle Tennessee (Sept. 8), Murray State (Sept. 29) and Southeast Missouri (Oct. 27)…Recorded two quarterback hurries against Chattanooga (Sept. 15) and Eastern Illinois (Oct. 20)…Posted a season-high eight tackles against Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 13).
2017: Granted redshirt waiver...Played in one game for the Skyhawks on the defensive line…Saw action against Clarion (Aug. 31).
2016: Saw action in two games for the Skyhawks on the defensive line…Played against Austin Peay (Oct. 8) and Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 29).
BEFORE UTM: Prepped at Lake Minneola High School, where he played under head coaches Corey Brinson and Walter Banks…Helped lead the Hawks to a 6-4 record in 2015…Was labeled as a “Player to Watch” in the Central Florida Super 60 college football recruit list published by the Orlando Sentinel…Earned Daily Commercial all-area honorable mention accolades following his senior campaign…Tallied 29 tackles and eight tackles-for-loss as a junior
PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 8, 1997…Son of Samuel Pickett and Matina Cole…Has two siblings, Chris and Jonathan Pickett…Graduated with a degree in business management from UT Martin and is currently pursuing a Master's degree.
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