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Future Husker: Barret Pickering says recruiting is different for kickers

Related Topics: Placekicker, Tuscaloosa County

My school: Hoover, Alabama.

Positions: Place-kicker.

This week: The Buccaneers have a 3-1 record going into Friday’s game against Tuscaloosa County. This season, Pickering is 5-of-7 on field goals, with a long of 46 yards. His career-long is 49 yards.

Rankings: A three-star prospect according to Rivals.com, Pickering is the No. 4-ranked kicker in his class by Rivals.com. He’s the No. 5-ranked kicker in his class according to Kohl’s kicking camp.

Highlight play: “In the opener, against Grayson (Georgia), I kicked two field goals, a 45-yarder and a 46-yarder, and it took it pretty close to tying it up, and then they kind of ran away with it toward the end.