Bruce Pickens

No. 39, 38

Position:

Cornerback

Personal information

Date of birth:

May 9, 1968

Place of birth:

Kansas City, Missouri

Height:

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Weight:

190 lb (86 kg)

Career information

College:

Nebraska

NFL draft:

1991 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3

Career history

Career NFL statistics

Tackles:	88
Interceptions:	2

Bruce Pickens (born May 9, 1968) is a former professional American football player who played cornerback for four seasons for the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, and Oakland Raiders.

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."^[1]

References

↑ New York Times. "N.F.L. NOTEBOOK; N.F.L. Scrutinizes Draft-Day Signings". Retrieved 2 November 2012.

1991 NFL draft first-round selections

Russell Maryland Eric Turner Bruce Pickens Mike Croel Todd Lyght Eric Swann Charles McRae Antone Davis Stanley Richard Herman Moore Pat Harlow Alvin Harper Mike Pritchard Leonard Russell Huey Richardson Dan McGwire Bobby Wilson Alfred Williams Vinnie Clark Kelvin Pritchett Harvey Williams Stan Thomas Randal Hill Todd Marinovich Ted Washington Henry Jones Jarrod Bunch

Atlanta Falcons 1991 NFL draft selections

Bruce Pickens Mike Pritchard Brett Favre Moe Gardner James Goode Erric Pegram Brian Mitchell Mark Tucker Randy Austin Ernie Logan Walter Sutton Pete Lucas Joe Sims Bob Christian

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