Thomas Pickens

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Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-2
Weight:
207
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.
High School:
Memphis University School

Honors

• Tiger 3.0 Club (2021)
• 2016-17 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

2021 (Fifth Year)

• Appeared in 10 games for the Tigers, earning eight starts
• Totaled 50 tackles, 35 solo, with 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, on forced fumble and two quarterback hurries
• Had a season-best 10 tackles, nine solo, with a quarterback hurry in win at Arkansas State
• Recorded five tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack at UCF
• Notched eight tackles, seven solo, in win over Mississippi State

2020 (Redshirt Senior)

• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Appeared in 10 games on the season, earning starts in all 10
• Totaled 53 tackles, 36 solo, to go with five TFL, three sacks, one interception, two quarterback hurries and two pass breakups
• Had a season-high nine tackles, eight solo, in win over Houston
• Recorded eight stops and a season-best two TFL, one sack and one interception in victory against Florida Atlantic in Montgomery Bowl

2019 (Redshirt Junior)

• Played in all 14 games with nine starts
• Registered 42 tackles, including 27 solo stops
• Added 3.5 TFL for 19 yards
• Logged a career-high seven tackles at Temple
• Recorded a career-best two sacks at Houston
• Collected his second career interception against Tulane
• Member of the 2019 squad that finished with a 12-2 overall record, won the American Athletic Conference Championship and earned a berth to the 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)

• Played in 10 games
• Did not see action in the final four games of the season
• Credited with six total tackles (3 solo)
• Had one interception
• Logged two total hits (1 solo) and his first collegiate interception in the season opener vs Mercer
• His interception ended Mercer’s first drive of the game into Memphis territory in the third quarter
• The pick stopped the Bears’ threat at the Memphis 30-yard line (Mercer’s next time in Memphis territory came in the fourth quarter and resulted in a TD)
• Logged one solo tackle in games at Tulane and vs Connecticut
• Registered assisted tackles vs Georgia State and at ECU

2017 (Redshirt Freshman)

• Saw action in six games
• Made his collegiate debut in the season-opening win over Louisiana Monroe
• Logged six total stops (4 solo)
• Registered his first collegiate tackle, a solo stop, in the home win over UCLA
• Had a career-high three total tackles (1 solo) at UCF
• Recorded solo stops in victories over Connecticut and ECU

2016 (Freshman)

• Redshirted after seeing action in two games
• Member of the 2016 squad that went 8-5 and played in the Boca Raton Bowl

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Played both wide receiver and defensive back for head coach Bobby Alston at Memphis University School (MUS)
• Helped lead the Owls to a 7-4 overall record and a Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Division 2 Class AA playoffs quarterfinal appearance
• Caught 39 passes for 782 yards (20.1 average) and seven TD in 2015
• Also had one interception
• Played on both the kick and punt return units
• Had 53 total tackles, including one sack and one TFL
• Received the MUS position performance award as a receiver
• Named the offense winner of the W.S. Roberts MVP Award
• A 2015 TSSAA Tennessee Titan Mr. Football Division 2-AA back finalist
• Played in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Team
• Named a 2015 Division 2-AA West coaches All-Region first team honoree
• Also selected a Commercial Appeal’s Best of Preps finalist in the private schools category
• Also played baseball and ran track at MUS
• Son of Bobby Pickens and Pamela Seymore-Pickens
• Has one brother, Jonathan Bell, and one sister, Pakita Seymore
• His mom, Pamela Seymore, played basketball at the University of Memphis from 1983-85