#22

Nathan Pickering

Senior defensive tackle for Mississippi State. 2023: 2 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 44 tackles.

DT · Mississippi State · Sr. · #22

6′4″ · 305 lb · Mount Olive, MS

CFB Index 70 · #68 of 302 interior linemenLow confidenceMississippi State 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

DT recruit

No. 73 nationally · Signed with Mississippi State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive tackle for Mississippi State. 2023: 2 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 44 tackles.

  • Signed as a 4-star recruit to Mississippi State in 2019.
His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Mississippi State, 122 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20197 games

  • Signed with Mississippi State4-star out of Seminary

Career arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#73 national
CFB
College
Mississippi State
2019–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

3 coaches
2019
Joe Moorhead
Mississippi State
2020–2022
Mike Leach
Mississippi State
era →
2023
Greg Knox
Mississippi State
era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Joe Moorhead, Mike Leach, and Greg Knox. Multi-era developmental context.

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology