BATON ROUGE – DJ Pickett, one of the most impactful true freshmen in college football in 2025, has been selected to the SEC Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC Team, the league office announced on Thursday.
Pickett, a cornerback, is joined on the team by fellow LSU true freshman Silas Hall, who earned a spot on the team as long snapper.
Pickett appeared in all 12 games, starting twice, and tallied 30 tackles, two sacks and tied for team-high honors with three interceptions. His interceptions came against Florida, Oklahoma and Western Kentucky.
He added a pair of pass breakups and a quarterback hurry for an LSU defense that led the SEC in pass efficiency.
In 262 pass coverage snaps, Pickett allowed only 15 receptions and just one touchdown. The 15 receptions allowed accounted for only 188 total yards and just one first down.
Hall, from Episcopal High School in Baton Rouge, started the season as LSU’s primary snapper for field goals and extra points. He took over snapping on punt coverage midway through the year.
Hall appeared in all 12 games – seeing action on 35 punt coverage snaps and 57 for point-after touchdowns and field goals. He was part of a special teams unit that helped kicker Damian Ramos and punter Grant Chadwick earn third-team All-SEC honors.
