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Zacch Pickens

Defensive Tackle, Atlanta Falcons.

Player facts

Team: Atlanta Falcons
Position: Defensive Tackle
Born: Mar 6, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Anderson, SC, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 300 lbs
College: South Carolina
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Practice Squad

Stats

2026 Stats

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	44	20	24	1.5	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	3.5	2	0

About

Zaccheaus L. Pickens (born March 6, 2000) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Pickens has also played for the Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs.

From Wikipedia’s article on Zacch Pickens, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Pickens was born on March 6, 2000, in Anderson, South Carolina. He attended T. L. Hanna High School, where he was named South Carolina's Gatorade Football Player of the Year as a senior in 2018 after recording 87 tackles, six sacks, and an interception which he returned for a touchdown. A five-star recruit, Pickens was selected to play in the 2019 Under Armour All-American Game. He committed to the University of South Carolina to play college football.

College career

As a true freshman at South Carolina in 2019, Pickens played in all 12 games and had 16 tackles. As a sophomore in 2020, he started seven of 10 games, recording 35 tackles and one sack. As a junior in 2021, he started all 13 games, finishing with 38 tackles and four sacks. Pickens returned to South Carolina for his senior season in 2022.

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