NFL Draft: Bears select South Carolina DT Zacch Pickens with pick No. 64 |
Tony Crumpton
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- Friday, April 28 2023
The Chicago Bears select defensive tackle Zacch Pickens with the No. 64 overall pick in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
During the 2023 NFL Combine, he was impressive, running a 4.89 40-yard dash at 291 pounds. In 2022, he had 2.5 sacks. He was a four-year starter for the Gamecocks and played mostly on the defensive tackle position in 2022. The media asked him where he would like to play on the line for the Bears. "Wherever the team needs me," Pickens responded. Pure joy 🤙
Some advanced stats on Zacch Pickens in 2022 according to PFF:
DT Zacch Pickens fondly remembers his combine interview with the Bears, and he made his putt and also played darts: "I'm proud to say I'm a Bear. They made it comfortable. They didn't ask me too many crazy questions. ... They just wanted me to be me."
New #Bear Zacch Pickens: "I'm going to be 10 times better in the NFL than I was in college."
Congratulations, @ZP6DT! pic.twitter.com/g10Dr67DEJ
- 19 pressures on 292 pass rush snaps (6.5%)
- 11.5% pass rush win rate
- 6.2% run stop rate
- 60.7 run defense grade
- 75 pass rush grade
- 69.5 true set pass rush grade #Bears
