Cam Pickett
Cam Pickett
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. 2024 brought the first one: All-MAC. One game to point at: 77 rec yds, 6 receptions against Fresno State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-MAC
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-MAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas | 45 | 449 | 10.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Ball State | 49 | 528 | 10.8 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 94 | 977 | 10.4 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas | 2 | 20 | 38 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Ball State | 17 | 170 | 130 | -- | -- |
| Career | 19 | 190 | 168 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 46–7
vs Wagner
2 rec · 29 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 39-point win at home against Wagner.
How he plays
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Kansas
Returning around him
- 41% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 2 Kansas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +5 net (31 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #61
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Lemeke Brockington’s 2025 season.
Matches Lemeke on
Differs from Lemeke on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Miequle Brock’s path through Nicholls.
Miequle Brock
Landon Ruggieri
Noah Gray
Matches Miequle on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Chase Hendricks's sophomore season at Ohio (2024).
Matches Chase on
Differs from Chase on
Player DNA
Players who play like Cam Pickett
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2024–2025-15%
Down 15% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).
Background
NAME PRONUNCIATION Get to Know Cam ... At what age did you start playing football and how did you get into football? I started playing when I was five. I come from a big football family. Who is your biggest role model and why? My father. He showed me how to be a man and how to overcome adversity....