Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Duke
Joshua Pickett
CB • 6'0" • 188 lbs • Demorest, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Joshua Pickett shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Duke
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Duke
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Joshua Pickett built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a cornerback from Demorest, GA wearing No. 26, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Joshua Pickett's career was his defensive production: 100...
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- Marshall
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Joshua Pickett, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Duke. Joshua Pickett shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 100
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 15
Quick Answers
Joshua Pickett quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Duke · CB
- Career Tackles
- 100
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Duke
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Milton · Marshall
- High school pipeline
- Milton · 45 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · CB 64th (top 15%) · ACC 126th (top 17%) · National 1,029th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Duke | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Duke | 12 | 40 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Duke | 9 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 14.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Duke | 9 | 14 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.3 |
| 2024 Postseason | Duke | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Duke | 13 | 33 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 45.4 |
Related Context
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Joshua Pickett played CB for Duke. Across 4 tracked seasons, Joshua Pickett recorded 100 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Duke.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Duke paired 11.5 primary output with 21 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Duke
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
21
Usage
3.2
Consistency
34.2
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ole Miss: 0. Elon: 1. Northwestern: 3. UConn: 3. Middle Tennessee: 0. North Carolina: 0. Georgia Tech: 1. Florida State: 1. SMU: 0. Miami: 0. NC State: 0.5. Virginia Tech: 2. Wake Forest: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ole Miss: 5 by 20.8. Elon: 1 by 14.2. Northwestern: 2 by 38.3. UConn: 4 by 46.7. Middle Tennessee: 5 by 20.8. North Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Tech: 3 by 22.5. Florida State: 1 by 14.2. SMU: 1 by 4.2. Miami: 3 by 12.5. NC State: 6 by 30. Virginia Tech: 1 by 24.2. Wake Forest: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.2 · Games = 9 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs UConn
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/3 | @ Ole Miss | L 20-52 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Wake Forest | W 23-17 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Virginia TechSplash game | W 31-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ NC State | W 29-19 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Miami | L 31-53 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/27 | vs SMU | L 27-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/18 | vs Florida State | W 23-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | @ Georgia Tech | L 14-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs North Carolina | W 21-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 45-17 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs UConnSplash game | W 26-21 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ NorthwesternSplash game | W 26-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Elon | W 26-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Joshua Pickett story
Joshua Pickett built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a cornerback from Demorest, GA wearing No. 26, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Joshua Pickett's career was his defensive production: 100 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Duke. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Joshua Pickett's production has multiple signals. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Duke.
The arc is straightforward: Joshua Pickett moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Duke
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Duke | 0 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Duke | 9 | 21.4 | 4.6 | 9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Duke | 2 | 11.2 | 2.5 | -7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Duke | 2 | 11.2 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Duke | 11.5 | 21 | 3.2 | 9.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Duke | 11.5 | 21 | 3.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northwestern
Week 2 · W 31-23
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Lafayette
Week 2 · W 42-7
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Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Kansas
Week 4 · L 27-35
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Northwestern
Week 2 · W 26-20
3
Havoc Plays
60.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.5 takeover score.
#5
vs UConn
Week 3 · W 26-21
3
Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Duke
11.5 primary output · 21 efficiency · 3.2 usage
45.4
#2
2024 Regular Season · Duke
45.4
11.5 primary · 21 efficiency · 3.2 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Duke
38.4
0 primary · 7 efficiency · 1 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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