Bruce Pickens
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born | May 9, 1968 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Kansas City (MO) Westport | ||||||||
| College | Nebraska | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1991: 1st round, 3rd overall pick | ||||||||
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Bruce Pickens (born May 9, 1968) is an American former professional football cornerback who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, and Oakland Raiders. He was selected in the first round with the third overall pick in the 1991 NFL draft.[1]
A New York Times pre-draft assessment of the 5-10, 192 lb. cornerback that ran a 4.48: "A junior-college transfer who hasn't been exposed to top passing offenses and is somewhat raw in overall development but has the best physical skill of the DBs this year. Very athletic."[2]
References
- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "N.F.L. NOTEBOOK; N.F.L. Scrutinizes Draft-Day Signings". The New York Times. April 14, 1991. Retrieved November 2, 2012.