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Nebraska Highlights (2018-19): A member of the Cornhusker program for two years ... Was named Academic All-Big Ten in 2019 ... Limited to four games that fall due to injury, scoring 19 points after connecting on 3-of-5 field goals and all 10 extra point tries ... Hit both field goals and 3-of-3 extra points against Purdue for season-high nine points ... Led NU in scoring as a true freshman with 82 points, converting 14-of-18 field-goal attempts as well as 40-of-41 points-after-touchdown ... That included making his final 10 field-goal attempts and his final 26 extra-point tries ... Was 4-of-4 on extra-point tries in his collegiate debut against Colorado ... Connected on first career field goals after hitting from 23 and 32 yards out the following week in a match-up with Troy ... Had six PATs and one field goal in back-to-back victories Minnesota and Bethune-Cookman ... Posted career bests with seven extra points and 10 total points in defeat of Illinois ... Selected the Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week after accounting for all nine of the Huskers points in a 9-6 win over Michigan State, hitting all three of his field goals in the fourth quarter highlighted by a 47-yarder with 5:13 remaining that provided the game-winning points ... Made a pair of field goals in season finale at Iowa as well.

High School Highlights: Rated the No. 4 kicker nationally by Rivals.com and was among the top 15 in the country in 247Sports.com’s rankings coming out of Hoover High ... Lettered all four years for the Buccaneers, converting 39-of-55 field goals during his career as the team went 45-10 while claiming three state 7A playoff titles over that span ... Was a first-team all-state selection his junior year.

Personal: Full name is Barret Mason Pickering ... Born Sept. 7, 1999, in Atlanta, Ga. ... Son of Kent and Melissa Pickering ... Favorite book is “The Giving Tree” ... Favorite team is the Atlanta Braves ... Favorite athlete is Brock Guffey ... Favorite musical artist is The Lumineers ... Favorite food is sushi ... Likes to golf and fish in his free time ... Wants to become a football coach in the future ... Was also recruited by Vanderbilt, Tulane and Yale coming out of high school ... Is working toward a master’s degree in management.