Usage / Role
51%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2022South Carolina
Zacch Pickens
DL • 6'4" • 305 lbs • Anderson, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zacch Pickens shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
70
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Player Story
Zacch Pickens built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Anderson, SC wearing No. 6, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Zacch Pickens' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- South Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 1
- Overall
- No. 64
- NFL Team
- Chicago Bears
Zacch Pickens, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · South Carolina. Zacch Pickens shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 131
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Zacch Pickens quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Carolina · DL
- Career Tackles
- 131
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · South Carolina
- Top game
- Vanderbilt
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · T.L. Hanna · South Carolina
- High school pipeline
- T.L. Hanna · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 3 · Pick 1 · Chicago Bears
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 42 tackles · DL 55th (top 6%) · SEC 93rd (top 16%) · National 801st (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 8 | 16 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 9.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 10 | 35 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 29.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | South Carolina | 13 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Carolina | 13 | 35 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Carolina | 11 | 42 | 4 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 58.8 |
Related Context
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Zacch Pickens played DL for South Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, Zacch Pickens recorded 131 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with South Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
South Carolina paired 12.5 primary output with 27.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · South Carolina
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
27.3
Usage
7.2
Consistency
47.5
Best Game by takeover score
Texas A&M
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas: 0.5. Georgia: 0. Charlotte: 0. South Carolina State: 0. Kentucky: 3. Texas A&M: 4. Missouri: 0. Vanderbilt: 1. Florida: 1. Tennessee: 1. Clemson: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas: 12 by 55. Georgia: 6 by 25. Charlotte: 2 by 8.3. South Carolina State: 3 by 12.5. Kentucky: 4 by 46.7. Texas A&M: 2 by 48.3. Missouri: 3 by 12.5. Vanderbilt: 3 by 22.5. Florida: 2 by 18.3. Tennessee: 2 by 18.3. Clemson: 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 7 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 4 · -1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas A&M
Best efficiency game
55 vs Arkansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ ClemsonSplash game | W 31-30 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Tennessee | W 63-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Florida | L 6-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Vanderbilt | W 38-27 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Missouri | L 10-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Texas A&MSplash game | W 30-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ KentuckySplash game | W 24-14 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 9/29 | vs South Carolina State | W 50-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Charlotte | W 56-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Georgia | L 7-48 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Arkansas10+ tackles | L 30-44 | 12 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Zacch Pickens story
Zacch Pickens built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Anderson, SC wearing No. 6, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Zacch Pickens' career was his defensive production: 131 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 42 career games in the available record. That gives Zacch Pickens' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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South Carolina
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 1 | 9.6 | 1.9 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 4.5 | 19.1 | 6 | 3.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | South Carolina | 12 | 21.4 | 5.7 | 7.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Carolina | 12 | 21.4 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Carolina | 12.5 | 27.3 | 7.2 | 0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Vanderbilt
Week 7 · W 21-20 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Texas A&M
Week 8 · W 30-24 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Georgia
Week 13 · L 16-45 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Kentucky
Week 6 · W 24-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Troy
Week 5 · W 23-14
2
Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · South Carolina
12.5 primary output · 27.3 efficiency · 7.2 usage
58.8
#2
2021 Postseason · South Carolina
54.1
12 primary · 21.4 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · South Carolina
54.1
12 primary · 21.4 efficiency · 5.7 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
7
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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