Booker Pickett Jr.

Saw action in 15 games…Finished with five tackles, including one sack…Credited with one solo stop in win over Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 6)…Totaled two tackles in win over USF (Sept. 13), including 10-yard sack…Had pair of stops in win over NC State (Nov. 15)…Saw time in all four games of Miami’s College Football Playoff run.

Saw action in four games in debut collegiate season…Finished with two tackles, including one sack…Made collegiate debut in win over Florida A&M (Sept. 7), recording one solo stop…Saw time in win over Ball State (Sept. 14)…Recorded 11-yard sack, first of career, in win over Duke (Nov. 2)…Redshirted season.

One of nation’s top-ranked edge players…Consensus four-star prospect ranked No. 224 overall player in 247Sports Composite Rankings…Ranked No. 19 edge and No. 33 player in state of Florida by 247Sports Composite…Rated No. 262 player nationwide and No. 27 edge by On3…Cracked Rivals Top 200 at No. 193…Member of ESPN300, checking in as No. 162 player in nation…Selected to Under Armour All-America Game and Polynesian Bowl…Helped lead Wharton to Florida’s 3M playoffs in back-to-back seasons…Credited with 66 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and 16 sacks as senior…Totaled 56 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and 30 sacks, which ranked third in the state in 2022…Earned MaxPreps Junior All-American status after junior year…Father played defensive end at Miami from 1994-96…Chose Miami over offers from Auburn, Boston College, Florida State, Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Texas and UCF, among others.