Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Villanova: Experienced performer who has a good understanding of the Villanova defensive scheme … Will battle for playing time at safety.
 
2020 (Spring 2021): Earned playing time in all four games during the season and had two tackles; at Maine (4/3): Recorded one solo stop and one assisted tackle in the road win over the Black Bears.
 
2019: Appeared in all 13 games and made seven starts in the Villanova secondary … Ranked fourth on the team with 51 total tackles on the year, including 32 solo stops and 19 assisted tackles … Blocked a kick on a punt attempt … Recorded an interception which he returned 22 yards … Was credited with three pass breakups; at Colgate (8/24): Recorded a pair of solo tackles in the season opener; at Bucknell (9/14): Made his first collegiate start and registered three total tackles (two solo, one assisted) to go along with a pass breakup in the road win; at Towson (9/21): Tallied three solo tackles and two assisted stops in an overtime road win over the fifth-ranked Tigers; Maine (9/28): Tallied six total tackles, including three solo stops and three assisted tackles, to go along with his first career interception which he returned for 22 yards; at William & Mary (10/5): Made five total tackles, including three solo tackles and two assisted stops; at James Madison (10/12): Notched a solo tackle and an assisted stop; Stony Brook (10/26): Registered seven tackles (four solo, three assisted) and a pass breakup; at New Hampshire (11/2): Had a career-high 12 tackles, including a career-high nine solo stops to go along with three assisted tackles; Richmond (11/9): Credited with two assisted tackles; Delaware (11/23): Registered three tackles, including two solo stops and an assisted tackle, along with a pass breakup as the Wildcats won the annual ‘Battle of the Blue’ rivalry game against the Blue Hens; at Southeastern Louisiana (11/30): Blocked a punt attempt in the second quarter and made four total tackles (three solo, one assisted) in the first round of the FCS playoffs.
 
2018: Saw playing time in four games during his freshman season … Made his collegiate debut at home against Bucknell on September 22 and also appeared in the final three games of the season against Richmond, William & Mary and Delaware.
 
McDonough School: Earned four varsity letters in football, three in basketball and one in track & field … Tallied 13 career interceptions … Honor roll student academically.
 
Personal: Born 9/19/99 in Baltimore, Md. … Son of Damon Pickett and Taneia Stewart.