Brian Smith joins Alex Donno to break down class of 2025 standout DJ Pickett. The 5-Star cornerback will visit the Hurricanes on January 27th.
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00:00 five star defensive back DJ Pickett, who is he's the cousin of Booker Pickett,
00:05 who's coming in Miami in the class of 2024. And I'm actually we're going to be interviewing his
00:10 uncle just so you guys know, Booker Pickett senior is going to become Booker's dad and
00:14 DJ's uncle is going to be coming on this show on Tuesday. So we're going to talk to him about
00:18 all of his relatives and about his own time playing at the U. But what can you tell me
00:22 about DJ Pickett and who else do you think is in the mix for him? DJ Pickett is the rarest of the
00:29 rare as an eighth grader, I would have taken him as an eighth grader. He played corner. He was one
00:36 of those kids that developed early. He was over six one as a corner in Tampa and was dominant
00:42 playing high school ball in Tampa as an eighth grader. He's played free safety receiver.
00:48 The only real question with him isn't which school or whatever it's what sport
00:54 baseball and track. He can do either one of those two. He's ten, eight and 100 meters at six,
00:59 three and a half. So in his center fielder, he can track down anything. He runs like a deer.
01:04 So I've covered games for him when when he walks out there, it's obvious that he's a guy because
01:11 he's so much bigger and so much more athletic. I covered a game with him in seven on seven
01:16 where they didn't throw one time in his area. I filmed every play. I was so mad. I can't even put
01:20 it into perspective. I didn't get one good clip. I even joked with him about it after the game.
01:24 I've covered DJ for four years. He's a kid I know very, very well. Real quiet, subdued. Nobody will
01:31 know myself included until he decides he's that guy. He's just naturally subdued. And that's just
01:36 DJ's personality. He knows he's elite, but he's very competitive and he'll just kind of go through
01:41 the process. I don't know if he'll commit early, but I think this is a signing day deal. Miami
01:47 will be in it. They're all over him. And I'm sure Booker's talking to him. I'm sure he is.
01:51 And I certainly hope he is.
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