Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Arizona State
A.J. Pickens
WR • 5'11" • Chino, CA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
A.J. Pickens reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
16
Developing production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
20
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Arizona State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Arizona State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington
Player Story
A.J. Pickens built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Chino, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of A.J. Pickens' career was his receiving role: 15...
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- Committed To
- Navy
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
A.J. Pickens, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Arizona State. A.J. Pickens reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 197
- Receptions
- 15
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
A.J. Pickens quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 197
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Arizona State
- Top game
- Washington
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Indian River · Navy
- High school pipeline
- Indian River · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2012
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | Arizona State | 2 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 66.4 |
| 2011 Postseason | Arizona State | 8 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 61.8 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Arizona State | 8 | 10 | 125 | 2 | 61.8 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Arizona State | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Related Context
Keep exploring A.J. Pickens
A.J. Pickens played WR for Arizona State. Across 4 tracked seasons, A.J. Pickens recorded -6 rushing yards, 197 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Arizona State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Arizona State paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 62.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2011 Postseason · Arizona State
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
17.5
Efficiency
62.6
Usage
6.4
Consistency
63.3
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 15. UC Davis: -3. Illinois: 11. USC: 21. Oregon State: 35. Colorado: 22. UCLA: 35. California: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boise State: 2 by 50. UC Davis: 1 by 0. Illinois: 1 by 73.3. USC: 1 by 100. Oregon State: 3 by 77.8. Colorado: 2 by 73.3. UCLA: 1 by 100. California: 1 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins18.8 · Games = 4 · +2.5 vs Losses
Losses16.3 · Games = 4 · -2.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Oregon State
Best efficiency game
100 vs UCLA
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/23 | @ Boise State | L 24-56 | — | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs California | L 38-47 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ UCLA | L 28-29 | — | 1 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 35 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Colorado | W 48-14 | — | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| Sun 10/2 | vs Oregon State | W 35-20 | — | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 11.70 | 1 | 17 |
| Sun 9/25 | vs USC | W 43-22 | — | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Illinois | L 14-17 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Fri 9/2 | vs UC Davis | W 48-14 | — | 1 | -3 | -4.5 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
Player Story
A.J. Pickens story
A.J. Pickens built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Chino, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of A.J. Pickens' career was his receiving role: 15 catches, 197 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 11 career games in the available record. His career also includes 54 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives A.J. Pickens' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Arizona State
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20092010201120112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Arizona State | 57 | 100 | 8.3 | 57 |
| 2011 Postseason | Arizona State | 140 | 62.6 | 6.4 | 83 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Arizona State | 140 | 62.6 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | — | — | -140 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Washington
Week 6 · W 24-14 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
31
Receiving Yards
77.2 takeover
31 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Oregon State
Week 5 · W 35-20 · Conference game
35
Receiving Yards
73.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
35 receiving yards with a 77.8 efficiency score.
#3
@ UCLA
Week 10 · L 28-29 · Conference game
35
Receiving Yards
71.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
35 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Oregon State
Week 5 · L 28-31 · Conference game
26
Receiving Yards
69.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
26 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs USC
Week 4 · W 43-22 · Conference game
21
Receiving Yards
57.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
21 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Arizona State
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2010 Regular Season · Arizona State
66.4
57 primary · 100 efficiency · 8.3 usage
#3
2011 Postseason · Arizona State
61.8
140 primary · 62.6 efficiency · 6.4 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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