Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-10vs Clemson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#5
DJ Pickett
Sophomore cornerback for LSU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 189 lb · Zephyrhills, FL · Zephyrhills HS
CFB Index 85 · #24 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to LSU for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
3 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 1 tackles, vs Louisiana Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 cornerback for LSU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to LSU in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
24.8own fans
0rival fans
The transfer portal is officially open and LSU already has significant roster movement to break down. The Tigers scored a massive early win by retaining Whit Weeks and DJ Pickett , two players Lane Kiffin and his staff prioritized keeping…
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DJ Pickett
Jams receivers off their route at the line. DJ Pickett has been at LSU through two head coaches in two seasons. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Clemson — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
202513 games
- Signed with LSU5-star out of Zephyrhills
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
LSU
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
LSU
Coaching transition mid-career: Frank Wilson → Lane Kiffin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025LSU7-6HC: Frank Wilson · Balanced, slow tempo
2026LSU2-0HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
85 · #24 of 364 corners
Former five-star. Now #24 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #1 of 22 SEC CBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–10
vs Clemson
2 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 41-point win at home against Clemson.
With S. Leavitt — 230 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 113 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · W. Watkins — 14 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
LSU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · LSU
Returning around him
- 7 LSU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (44 in / 41 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
LSU · Last season: 7-6 (AP #20) · Talent rank #8 · 2026 recruiting class #11
DNA match
Player DNA
Press Corner
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kelley Jones’s 2024 season.
72%match
Matches Kelley on
Weight
Class year
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Mason Posa's freshman season at Wisconsin (2025).
Matches Mason on
Class year
PD rate
Differs from Mason on
Tackle volume (lower)
The secondary · LSU
- #2Ty Benefield105 tackles · 2025
- Tamarcus Cooley70 tackles · 2025
- #11P.J. Woodland38 tackles · 2025
- #5DJ Pickett35 tackles · 2025
- #10Dashawn Spears28 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · LSU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology