Cam Pickett

Get to Know Cam ... At what age did you start playing football and how did you get into football? I started playing when I was five. I come from a big football family. Who is your biggest role model and why? My father. He showed me how to be a man and how to overcome adversity. How would you describe your game to someone who has never seen you play? Fast, explosive, playmaker. 2025: Played in all 12 games for the Jayhawks, starting three at wide receiver... Tied for the team lead in receptions with 45 catches for 476 yards and 3 touchdowns... Also had two rushes for 20 yards... Fresno State: Recorded six receptions for 77 yards and a career high two touchdowns in his first game as a Jayhawk... Wagner: Had two receptions for 29 yards and one touchdown...at Missouri: Had two receptions for 18 yards...West Virginia: One reception for eight yards...Cincinnati: Caught two passes for 31 yards...at UCF: Led the team with 64 receiving yards on five catches along with one carry for one yard...at Texas Tech: Posted a season-high 82 receiving yards and matched his season high with six receptions...Kansas State: Matched his season high with six receptions and finished with 40 receiving yards...Oklahoma State: Caught three passes for 12 yards and had one rush for 19 yards in the 38-21 victory...at Arizona: Tallied three receptions for 62 yards...at Iowa State: Made four catches for 22 yards and had one kick return for 38 yards... Utah: Caught five passes for 31 yards in the season finale. 2024 (at Ball State): Caught 49 passes for 528 yards and two touchdowns on the season … Missouri State: Caught seven passes for 69 yards … Miami: Caught two passes for 8 yards … Central Michigan: Recorded five catches for 28 yards in the loss at Central Michigan … James Madison: Caught eight passes for 53 yards … Western Michigan: Recorded his first career touchdown on a 27-yard pass … Kent State: Had 46 yards on four catches, also rushed three times for 30 yards … Vanderbilt: Caught two passes for 40 yards in the loss at Vanderbilt … Northern Illinois: Rushed three times for 44 yards in the win over NIU … Miami (OH): Caught four passes for 18 yard … Buffalo: Notched three catches for 74 yards and rushed for 37 yards on three carries, accounting for two touchdowns … Bowling Green: Caught four passes for 46 yards … Ohio: Recorded a career-high nine catches for 119 yards, also carried once for 27 yards. 2023 (at Ball State): Did not see game action. 2022 (at Ball State): Did not see game action. High School: Four-year starter and letterwinner at Brooks College Prep as a wide receiver and defensive back … played for head coach James Daniel … tabbed as a three-star prospect, the ninth-best wide receiver recruit in the state and the seventh-best player overall from Chicago by 247Sports … guided varsity team to 20 wins during prep career … was a two-time captain during junior and season seasons … named First Team All-Conference and First Team All-Chicago Public League three times … selected as team MVP three times … racked up over 4,000 career all-purpose yards … had 24 touchdowns during senior season, including four on special teams and three pick-6s … multi-year letterwinner in basketball and track. Personal: Son of James and Lori Pickett … has three older brothers … relative, Sam Young, played cornerback at Illinois State and in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers … relative, Alan Porter Jr., played cornerback at Valparaiso … plans to major in business.