2019 Football Roster

Jersey Number 88
Travis Pickert
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 221
- Hometown:
- Lenexa, Kan.
- High School:
- St. James Academy
2019 (SOPHOMORE)
• Played in 5 games and recorded 5 tackles
• Had a season-high 2 tackles at South Dakota State
2018 (FRESHMAN)
• Played in all 11 games
• Recorded 10 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and 1 forced fumble on the season
• Had a key sack for a loss of 9 yards and a forced fumble in win at Missouri State
• Had a season-high 4 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss versus Western Illinois
2017 (REDSHIRT)
• Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-star prospect by Scout.com ... Named one of Kansas City’s top-15 prospects by the Kansas City Star ... First-team All-Conference, All-Metro Kansas City and All-State ... Played in the Kansas Shrine Bowl ... NUC top-100 camp MVP ... Holds a school record in the high jump and placed second in the state ... Simone Awards finalist, given to the top players in Kansas City ... Averaged 19 yards per reception as a tight end ... Led Metro Kansas City in sacks with 13 as a senior.
PERSONAL
Son of Cindi and Joe Pickert ... Father, Joe, played tight end at UCLA and signed briefly with the Dallas Cowboys ... Has three siblings, Ashley, Cole and Chase ... Born Aug. 26, 1998.
• Played in 5 games and recorded 5 tackles
• Had a season-high 2 tackles at South Dakota State
2018 (FRESHMAN)
• Played in all 11 games
• Recorded 10 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and 1 forced fumble on the season
• Had a key sack for a loss of 9 yards and a forced fumble in win at Missouri State
• Had a season-high 4 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss versus Western Illinois
2017 (REDSHIRT)
• Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-star prospect by Scout.com ... Named one of Kansas City’s top-15 prospects by the Kansas City Star ... First-team All-Conference, All-Metro Kansas City and All-State ... Played in the Kansas Shrine Bowl ... NUC top-100 camp MVP ... Holds a school record in the high jump and placed second in the state ... Simone Awards finalist, given to the top players in Kansas City ... Averaged 19 yards per reception as a tight end ... Led Metro Kansas City in sacks with 13 as a senior.
PERSONAL
Son of Cindi and Joe Pickert ... Father, Joe, played tight end at UCLA and signed briefly with the Dallas Cowboys ... Has three siblings, Ashley, Cole and Chase ... Born Aug. 26, 1998.
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