1. Cody Pickett played college football for the Washington Huskies and was selected in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers.
23 Facts About Cody Pickett
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Cody Pickett lettered in football, basketball, golf, and rodeo, in which he was a national champion.
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Originally recruited by Jim Lambright at Washington, Cody Pickett accepted a scholarship from new head coach Rick Neuheisel to play for the Huskies.
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Cody Pickett was the backup again to Tuiasosopo in 2000; the Huskies went won the Rose Bowl over Purdue, and finished third in the final polls.
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Rather than enter the 2003 NFL draft in the spring, Cody Pickett chose to return to Washington for his senior season at age 23.
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Cody Pickett was considered a Heisman Trophy candidate and written up in Sports Illustrated, but a shoulder injury that year hurt his chances.
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Cody Pickett held the Huskies' single-season record for passing yards from 2002 until 2022, when Michael Penix Jr.
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However, Cody Pickett played 12 games in 2002 while Penix played 13 games in 2022, so Cody Pickett holds the single-season record for passing yards per game.
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Cody Pickett was selected in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers.
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Cody Pickett started the 2005 season as the fourth-string quarterback, but became the starter after Tim Rattay was traded, and Alex Smith and Ken Dorsey were injured.
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Cody Pickett played on special teams most of the season, an unusual role for a quarterback.
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Cody Pickett was traded on July 27,2006, to the Houston Texans for a conditional draft pick in the 2007 NFL draft.
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Cody Pickett was released by the Texans on September 1,2006.
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Cody Pickett was selected to the 2007 Rhein Fire NFL Europe team as a free agent and was their starting quarterback.
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On September 18,2007, Cody Pickett was signed as a free agent by the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.
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Cody Pickett made his first CFL game appearance on September 12,2008, against the visiting Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Rogers Centre in relief of starting quarterback Kerry Joseph.
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Cody Pickett made his first CFL start on September 20,2008, against the Calgary Stampeders at McMahon Stadium.
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On February 21,2010, Cody Pickett was released by the Argonauts.
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On March 8,2010, Cody Pickett was signed by the Montreal Alouettes.
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On June 7,2010, Cody Pickett was released by the Montreal Alouettes.
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On June 15,2010, Cody Pickett was signed by the Calgary Stampeders.
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Cody Pickett's father is Dee Cody Pickett, a championship roper on professional rodeo circuit and the 1984 World Champion Cowboy, inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in August 2003.
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Cody Pickett is the current head coach for the Eagle High School boys basketball team in Eagle, Idaho.