Hampden-Sydney College

2025: Fourth-year team member ... has started 15 of 21 career games ... returning starter at linebacker ... has 55 career total tackles, including 23 solo and 32 assists, 2.5 career tackles for loss, one career interception (23 yards) and one career fumble recovery returned 15 yards for a touchdown.

2024: Started first five games as a junior before a season-ending injury ... had 15 total tackles, including eight solo and seven assists, 2.0 tackles for loss and one interception returned 23 yards at Guilford (NC) on October 5.

2023: Started nine of 10 games as a sophomore ... had 27 total tackles, including 10 solo and 17 assists, and 0.5 tackles for loss.

2022: Started one of six games as a freshman ... had 13 total tackles, including five solo and eight assists, and one fumble recovery returned 15 yards for a touchdown at Washington and Lee on October 22.

High School: 2022 graduate of Wando High School in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina … earned All-Region and All-LOWCO honors at safety as a senior … also participated in track and wrestling … MVP Sprinter in track ... maintained a 4.00 high school grade point average.

Personal: Son of Wilson and Renee Pickren … has two brothers (Will '24, Jack) … brother (Will '24) played football at H-SC and is the program's career leader in tackles (366) ... brother (Will '24) played his fifth-year of football at FCS member The Citadel (SC) ... dad played rugby at Georgia State University … majoring in economics and business … favorite TV show is Trailer Park Boys … favorite movie is Rocky ... favorite professional sports team is the Jacksonville Jaguars … favorite sports figures include the late Kobe Bryant and Deion Sanders … greatest sports moment was making first interception in high school … hobbies include playing Fortnite.

Why H-SC: “The atmosphere and the opportunity to play college football”