Player Dossier

2009-2012

Arizona 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.

Usage / Role

0%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

0

Developing production for a receiver

lowelite

Reliability

0

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

10

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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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.7783

Indian River · Chesapeake, VA

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

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonArizona State0-00-
2010 Regular SeasonArizona State2357066.4
2011 PostseasonArizona State8215061.8
2011 Regular SeasonArizona State810125261.8
2012 Regular SeasonArizona State1-00100

Related Context

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

2012 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with — efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

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2012 Regular Season · Arizona State

Games

1

Receiving Yards / G

0

Efficiency

Usage

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Washington State

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All Games0 · Games = 1

Game Log

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1 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Washington State

Best efficiency game

— vs Washington State

Result
Sat 11/17vs Washington StateW 46-70

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

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    Arizona State

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201120112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonArizona State0
2010 Regular SeasonArizona State571008.357
2011 PostseasonArizona State14062.66.483
2011 Regular SeasonArizona State14062.66.40
2012 Regular SeasonArizona State0-140

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