BrianPickard

Saw his first game action last season and hopes to earn more in the coming campaign … Has good height for a receiver … Has played in one game.

2002 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in Kentucky?s win over Texas-El Paso … Received his first varsity letter.

2001 (Freshman): Redshirted.

High School: A two-time all-state selection by the Ohio sportswriters ? First-team All-Ohio as a senior and second team as a junior ? Started three years at wide receiver and one year at free safety for Scioto HS in Dublin, Ohio ? Team?s Most Valuable Player as a senior, catching 42 passes for 1,048 yards and 14 touchdowns ? His average of 25 yards per catch was the highest in the central Ohio area ? First player in city history to surpass the 1,000-yard receiving mark in a season ? Made 69 tackles on defense ? Intercepted six passes, including two returned for touchdowns, with a long return of 80 yards ? Caught 58 passes for 864 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior ? Holds every receiving record in school history ? Career totals feature 114 receptions for 2,136 yards and 24 TDs ? His six interceptions also set a single-season school record ? Two-year choice on the all-district and all-conference teams ? ?Brian is a very competitive and intelligent player who understands the game,? said Scioto Coach Karl Johnson. ?Anything you throw, he?ll catch? ? Three-year starter on the lacrosse team, a sport that demands quickness and dexterity ? Helped his team win the state championship during his sophomore season … Second-team all-state as a junior … Member of the National Honor Society … Brian chose UK over Northwestern, West Virginia and Ohio State.

Personal: Full name is Brian Robert Pickard ? Last name is pronounced ?PICK-erd? ? Born 1-12-83 in Columbus, Ohio ? Son of Bob and Rita Pickard ? Bob played wide receiver for the NFL?s Detroit Lions ? Major is marketing.

The Cats? Cause: Participated in service events at the Richmond Retirement Place, the ?Mountain of Love? children?s Christmas gift program, and the UK Children?s Hospital annual ?Breakfast With Santa? (2002).