At what age did you start playing football and how did you get into football?
I started playing when I was five. I come from a big football family.Â
Who is your biggest role model and why?
My father. He showed me how to be a man and how to overcome adversity.
How would you describe your game to someone who has never seen you play?
Fast, explosive, playmaker.Â
2024 (at Ball State): Caught 49 passes for 528 yards and two touchdowns on the season … Missouri State: Caught seven passes for 69 yards … Miami: Caught two passes for 8 yards … Central Michigan: Recorded five catches for 28 yards in the loss at Central Michigan … James Madison: Caught eight passes for 53 yards … Western Michigan: Recorded his first career touchdown on a 27-yard pass … Kent State: Had 46 yards on four catches, also rushed three times for 30 yards … Vanderbilt: Caught two passes for 40 yards in the loss at Vanderbilt … Northern Illinois: Rushed three times for 44 yards in the win over NIU … Miami (OH): Caught four passes for 18 yard … Buffalo: Notched three catches for 74 yards and rushed for 37 yards on three carries, accounting for two touchdowns … Bowling Green: Caught four passes for 46 yards … Ohio: Recorded a career-high nine catches for 119 yards, also carried once for 27 yards.
 2023 (at Ball State): Did not see game action.
2022 (at Ball State):Â Did not see game action.
High School: Four-year starter and letterwinner at Brooks College Prep as a wide receiver and defensive back … played for head coach James Daniel … tabbed as a three-star prospect, the ninth-best wide receiver recruit in the state and the seventh-best player overall from Chicago by 247Sports … guided varsity team to 20 wins during prep career … was a two-time captain during junior and season seasons … named First Team All-Conference and First Team All-Chicago Public League three times … selected as team MVP three times … racked up over 4,000 career all-purpose yards … had 24 touchdowns during senior season, including four on special teams and three pick-6s … multi-year letterwinner in basketball and track.
Personal: Son of James and Lori Pickett … has three older brothers … relative, Sam Young, played cornerback at Illinois State and in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers … relative, Alan Porter Jr., played cornerback at Valparaiso … plans to major in business.