Player Career

Joshua Pickett Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Duke

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonDuke071
2022 Regular SeasonDuke921.44.69
2023 PostseasonDuke211.22.5-7
2023 Regular SeasonDuke211.22.50
2024 PostseasonDuke11.5213.29.5
2024 Regular SeasonDuke11.5213.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Northwestern

Week 2 · W 31-23

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

72.2 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.

#2

vs Lafayette

Week 2 · W 42-7

1

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