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| DT RYAN PICKETT #79 |
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| 6' 2" • 330 lbs. • Ohio State |
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Exp: 8th NFL Season, 3rd Packers Season
Age: 28
Acquired: Free Agent 2006 (StL)
Current Status: Active Roster
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- Reached 500 career tackles in 2006, having averaged just under six tackles per game since his rookie season
- Came to Green Bay off a career year in 2005, when he led all NFL defensive linemen with 115 tackles, 10 more than current linemate and runner-up Aaron Kampman
- His big season in 2005 may have had its roots late in 2004, with several productive games down the stretch and in the postseason, including 13 tackles in NFC Divisional playoff at Atlanta (Jan. 15, 2005), one more than his regular-season career high
- A first-round draft choice (29th overall) in 2001 who turned pro after his junior year at Ohio State, he hasn't missed a game since midway through his rookie year, playing in 87 straight (93 including playoffs)
- Became a starter in his second NFL season and has started 13-or-more games the last five years, including every game the past three years
- An All-American at Zephyrhills (Fla.) High School who did not stay close to home like older brother Booker, who played at Miami (Fla.)
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- Begins his seventh NFL season and second in Green Bay after proving to be a key addition to the defense in 2006 as one of three unrestricted free agents who joined the Packers
- A productive interior defender who made the Packers' run defense work and became a quiet leader amongst a deep defensive tackle group
- Turned in a stellar first season in Green Bay, playing at what the coaches considered a Pro Bowl level, even if his statistics didn't match up to those who did earn the honor
- Recorded 92 tackles (45 solo) and a career-high seven passes defensed, along with his first career fumble recovery in 2006
- Simply dominated and proved unblockable some games in the middle, whether it was by making tackles or taking up two blockers to allow linebackers to knife through and make plays
- Did not record a sack for the first time in his six-year career, but an unheralded and underrated performer who had five-or-more tackles in 12 of 16 games last season, including a career-high-tying 12 on a Monday night in Seattle
- Took on a huge workload for a player his size, playing more than 600 snaps and not requiring the rest others with his frame and position need to remain productive
- A large but gentle man who really likes Green Bay and seems to have found more fire for his game playing here
- Took over Grady Jackson's old starting job after signing as an unrestricted free agent on March 17, 2006, coming over from St. Louis, where he spent his first five seasons and was a first-round draft choice (29th overall) in 2001, turning pro after his junior year at Ohio State.
Came to Green Bay off his best NFL season statistically in 2005 in which he led all of the league's defensive linemen with 115 tackles, 10 more than runner-up Aaron Kampman - In six total seasons, has been a starter the last five
- Reached 500 career tackles in '06, remaining a consistent performer who has averaged 5.9 stops per game since his rookie season
- Has amassed 500 tackles (240 solo), six sacks, 23 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
- Known for occupying space in the middle but with quickness off the ball to make plays, became a player opposing teams had to studiously prepare for during the week
- Forces teams to block him in pass-rushing situations despite modest career sack total
- Has proven his durability by playing in 87 consecutive games, 93 including postseason, and has started 60 straight contests (16 with Green Bay and his last 44 with St. Louis)
- Has the experience of playing in six postseason contests, including Super Bowl XXXVI
- A key unrestricted free agent signed from St. Louis, started all 16 games in his first year with the Packers, running his starting streak to 60 games and his consecutive games streak to 87 (93 including playoffs)
- Often called by coaches the most consistent defensive lineman
- Didn't routinely show up in the highlight reel, but was very instrumental in stopping the run and creating sack opportunities for his teammates, getting his name mentioned more in the opponents' meeting rooms than in the newspaper
- Collected 92 tackles (45 solo), one fumble recovery and a career-best seven passes defensed in 642 defensive snaps
- Was held to fewer than five tackles just four times all season and had six-or-more on eight occasions
- Played at Philadelphia (Oct. 2) in spite of an ankle injury suffered the week prior at Detroit (Sept. 24)
- Against Arizona (Oct. 29), broke up a Matt Leinart pass
- Had 20 combined tackles in successive weeks, eight vs. New England (Nov. 19), and 12 at Seattle (Nov. 27), tying a career high
- Also at Seattle, helped to end the Seahawks' first possession by tipping a pass that was intercepted by Charles Woodson, setting up a Packers TD, and collected three tackles for loss
- Against the New York Jets (Dec. 3), combined with Nick Barnett to stop Cedric Houston for minus-1 yard; on the next play, nearly intercepted a pass, his sixth pass breakup of the year
- At Chicago (Dec. 31), recovered a Rex Grossman fumble
- Assembled the finest season statistically in his NFL career
- Started all 16 games for a second straight season and posted a career-high 115 tackles (61 solo), which led all NFL defensive linemen
- Also tied his career high with two sacks
- Got into the sack column at Arizona (Sept. 18), when he joined with Leonard Little to share a fourth-quarter takedown of Kurt Warner, forcing the Cardinals into a long third-down situation and eventual field goal, Arizona's last points in a 17-12 loss to St. Louis
- Led St. Louis in tackles in back-to-back games, with 11 vs. New Orleans (Oct. 23) and nine vs. Jacksonville (Oct. 30)
- In Jaguars contest, shared a sack with Chris Claiborne in a 24-21 triumph, dropping Byron Leftwich in the third quarter as the Rams protected a second-half lead
- Got a sack of his own at Houston (Nov. 27), when he floored David Carr on a key third down and forced the Texans to settle for a field goal in the Rams' eventual 33-27 win
- Paced the Rams' defensive line in tackles in two other contests, with seven vs. Tennessee (Sept. 25) and nine at Seattle (Nov. 13)
- Tied his career high with 12 tackles vs. Washington (Dec. 4)
- Started all 16 regular-season contests and two playoff games, finishing with 81 tackles (36 solo) and two sacks, and playing his best football late in the year and into the postseason
- Led the team in tackles twice, with 11 at Carolina (Dec. 12) and a career-playoff high 13 at Atlanta (Jan. 15) in the NFC Divisional playoffs
- Led or tied for the team lead in tackles among defensive linemen on three other occasions, with seven at Arizona (Dec. 19), 10 vs. the N.Y. Jets (Jan. 2), and seven at Seattle (Jan. 8) in an NFC Wild Card game
- One of his two sacks on the season came in overtime of the regular-season finale vs. the Jets (Chad Pennington)
- Started 13 games at nose tackle and finished with 81 tackles (29 solo) and one sack
- Recorded a season-high 10 tackles at Chicago (Nov. 16)
- Had seven stops five different times: at Seattle (Sept. 21), vs. San Francisco (Nov. 2), vs. Minnesota (Nov. 30), at Cleveland (Dec. 8) and vs. Carolina (Jan. 10) in NFC Divisional playoffs
- Started 14 games at left defensive tackle and turned in breakout year with 107 stops (59 solo) to lead St. Louis' defensive line and finish second on the team
- His six tackles for loss also were second on the Rams
- Made his first career start in the season opener, at Denver (Sept. 8), leading the defensive line with 10 tackles and getting ½ sack (Brian Griese)
- Also reached double figures in tackles with 10 at Washington (Nov. 24) and a career-high 12 at Philadelphia (Dec. 1)
- Took a reserve role on the defensive line and played special teams
- Saw action in 11 regular-season and three postseason contests, making 24 stops (10 solo) with ½ sack
- Tallied five tackles twice, at Atlanta (Dec. 2) and at Carolina (Dec. 23)
- Selected after his junior season by St. Louis Rams as the third of three first-round selections (29th overall) in the 2001 NFL Draft
- A three-year starter at Ohio State (1998-2000), he played both defensive tackle positions
- Totaled 109 tackles (72 solo), eight sacks and 20 stops for loss in 37 career games
- As a junior, played left defensive tackle and had 39 tackles (21 solo), three sacks and two forced fumbles
- As a sophomore, started every game at right defensive tackle and was named All-Big Ten honorable mention with a career-high 48 tackles (34 solo) and three sacks
- As a true freshman, played in every game and started the final nine contests at right defensive tackle, with 22 stops (17 solo), two sacks, and five tackles for loss
- Majored in general studies
- Given name Ryan Lamont Pickett
- Nicknamed "Big Grease"
- Born in Zephyrhills, Fla.
- Married to Jennifer, the couple has two daughters, Jill, 3, and Abigail, 1, and is expecting its first son in August
- His older brother, Booker, played football at the University of Miami (Fla.)
- A consensus All-America selection and all-state player at Zephyrhills (Fla.) High School, he recorded 119 tackles and seven sacks as a senior
- Named one of top 25 players in the nation by the National Recruiting Advisor
- Participated in a dinner to benefit the Donald Driver Foundation during his first season in Green Bay
- Residence: De Pere, Wis
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| Tackles | Sacks | Interceptions | Fumbles |
| Year |
GP |
GS |
Tot |
Solo |
Asst |
Sk |
Yds |
No |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
PD |
FF |
FR |
Yds |
| 2001 St. Louis |
11 |
0 |
24 |
10 |
14 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2002 St. Louis |
16 |
14 |
107 |
59 |
48 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2003 St. Louis |
16 |
13 |
81 |
29 |
52 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2004 St. Louis |
16 |
16 |
81 |
36 |
45 |
2 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2005 St. Louis |
16 |
16 |
115 |
61 |
54 |
2 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2006 Green Bay |
16 |
16 |
92 |
45 |
47 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| NFL totals (six years) |
91 |
75 |
500 |
240 |
260 |
6 |
31½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Playoffs |
| Tackles | Sacks | Interceptions | Fumbles |
| Year |
GP |
GS |
Tot |
Solo |
Asst |
Sk |
Yds |
No |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
PD |
FF |
FR |
Yds |
| 2001 St. Louis |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2003 St. Louis |
1 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2004 St. Louis |
2 |
2 |
20 |
11 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Postseason |
6 |
3 |
30 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Additional statistics: Career sacks - David Carr, Jay Fiedler, Matt Hasselbeck, Chad Pennington, Chris Chandler (½), Brian Griese (½), Byron Leftwich (½), Kurt Warner (½).
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Tackles
Total*: 12, three times (last: at Sea., 11/27/06)
Solo*: 7, at SF (10/6/02)
Sacks: 1, four times (last: at Hou., 11/27/05)
*-Posted 13 total tackles (seven solo) in '03 playoffs at Atlanta, 1/15/04
NFL debut: at Philadelphia, 9/9/01
First NFL start: at Denver, 9/8/02
First NFL sack: at Atlanta, 12/2/01 (C.Chandler, shared with L.Fletcher)
Last sack: at Houston, 11/27/05 (D.Carr)
Last game missed: at New England, 11/18/01
Last start missed: vs. Arizona, 9/28/03
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
2001: Selected after junior season by St. Louis Rams as third of three first-round selections (29th overall) in '01 NFL Draft, April 21...Signed first contract, July 29.
2006: Signed by Green Bay Packers as unrestricted free agent, March 17.
CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRATION: After 2009 |
| ELIAS Game By Game Packers Stats |
| Game Date |
Opp | Sacks |
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| Sep 10, 2006 |
CHI | 0 |
| Sep 17, 2006 |
NO | 0 |
| Sep 24, 2006 |
@DET | 0 |
| Oct 2, 2006 |
@PHI | 0 |
| Oct 8, 2006 |
STL | 0 |
| Oct 22, 2006 |
@MIA | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2006 |
ARI | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2006 |
@BUF | 0 |
| Nov 12, 2006 |
@MIN | 0 |
| Nov 19, 2006 |
NE | 0 |
| Nov 27, 2006 |
@SEA | 0 |
| Dec 3, 2006 |
NYJ | 0 |
| Dec 10, 2006 |
@SF | 0 |
| Dec 17, 2006 |
DET | 0 |
| Dec 21, 2006 |
MIN | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2006 |
@CHI | 0 |
| 2006 Totals | 0 |
| Sep 9, 2007 |
PHI | 0 |
| Sep 16, 2007 |
@NYG | 0 |
| Sep 23, 2007 |
SD | 0 |
| Sep 30, 2007 |
@MIN | 1.0 |
| Oct 7, 2007 |
CHI | 0 |
| Oct 14, 2007 |
WAS | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2007 |
@DEN | 0 |
| Nov 4, 2007 |
@KC | 0 |
| Nov 11, 2007 |
MIN | 0 |
| Nov 18, 2007 |
CAR | 0 |
| Nov 22, 2007 |
@DET | 0 |
| Nov 29, 2007 |
@DAL | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2007 |
OAK | 0 |
| Dec 16, 2007 |
@STL | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2007 |
@CHI | 0 |
| Dec 30, 2007 |
DET | 0 |
| 2007 Totals | 1 |
| Packers Totals | 1 |
| Statistics provided by Elias Sports Bureau |
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