Zacch Pickens
Zacch Pickens
Wins his gap play after play. This is his second year in the same defensive front at South Carolina. His first career honor landed in 2021: All-SEC. The receipt: 12 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Arkansas — Week 2, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at South Carolina, 6 sacks — drafted at #64 overall by Chicago.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-SEC
Where He Ended Up · NFL
ChicagoEntering 4th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-SEC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South Carolina | 42 | 22 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 38 | 23 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 80 | 45 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2022
W 63–38
vs Tennessee
1 PD · 1 SOLO · 2 TOT
Dominant 25-point win at home against Tennessee.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Cameron Horsley’s 2021 season.
Matches Cameron on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Keshon Griffin's senior season at Rutgers (2024).
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