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DJ Pickett LSU
File CB-16 · National rank 171 · 2028 class

DJ Pickett

#3· LSU ·CB ·So ·2028 Draft · Zephyrhills, Fla.
6'4"Height 189 lbWeight
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My Grade
7.2/10
Day 3 Caliber
Current · Draft Caliber
6.0 Floor range 3.0 Ceiling 9.0
9.0/10
Round 1 Caliber
Ceiling · +1.8
6.0/10
Priority UDFA
Floor · −1.2
Ceiling: Projected 2026 starter (LCB1) — real opportunity to climb; real room to grow (+1.8) · up-year team.
Floor: Proven starter — high, stable floor · returning-starter role secures it; downside −1.2.
Grade last reviewed 4w ago
8.9+ Round 1 Caliber
7.8+ Day 2 Caliber
6.7+ Day 3 Caliber
5.6+ Priority UDFA
4.4+ UDFA
3.3+ Long Shot
2.2+ Raw Prospect
1.1+ Deep Project
0.0+ Non-Prospect
Grade History
7.2 2025
Re-graded after each season · 2025 is the beta baseline.
Scouting Notes

A long, press-man corner with rare height for the position and the recovery speed to match, still climbing the developmental curve. Pickett arrived as a five-star (No. 11 overall) and earned Freshman All-America honors in 2025 with three interceptions and 37 tackles, flashing the ball skills and closing burst that draw the length comparisons; at 6-4 he can smother routes and contest at the catch point in ways most corners cannot. The current grade is honest freshman tape: the technique and route recognition are still being built, and the projection is a bet on the arc rather than a finished product. That said, few players on any board carry this ceiling, and he sits No. 10 on the NMDD 2028 consensus big board. As a true sophomore he is not eligible until 2028, and the triangulated expectation is a top-15 selection. Projects as a future first-round corner whose grade will rise as the tape catches up to the traits.