Receiving & Rushing
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Receiving | Rushing | Total Yds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Touch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | Awards | |||||||||||
| 1992 | 22 | CIN | WR | 80 | 16 | 10 | 56 | 26 | 326 | 12.5 | 1 | 38 | 1.6 | 20.4 | 46.4% | 5.8 | 0 | 26 | 12.5 | 326 | 1 | 3 | 5 | AP ORoY-1 | ||||||||||
| 1993 | 23 | CIN | WR | 80 | 13 | 12 | 99 | 43 | 565 | 13.1 | 6 | 36 | 3.3 | 43.5 | 43.4% | 5.7 | 0 | 43 | 13.1 | 565 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1994 | 24 | CIN | WR | 80 | 15 | 15 | 132 | 71 | 1127 | 15.9 | 11 | 53 | 52.3 | 70 | 4.7 | 75.1 | 53.8% | 8.5 | 0 | 71 | 15.9 | 1127 | 11 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1995* | 25 | CIN | WR | 81 | 16 | 16 | 168 | 99 | 1234 | 12.5 | 17 | 64 | 51.2 | 68 | 6.2 | 77.1 | 58.9% | 7.3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 100 | 12.4 | 1240 | 17 | 1 | 12 | AP2, PB |
| 1996* | 26 | CIN | WR | 81 | 16 | 16 | 174 | 100 | 1180 | 11.8 | 12 | 63 | 51.7 | 61 | 6.3 | 73.8 | 57.5% | 6.8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 102 | 11.6 | 1182 | 12 | 0 | 12 | AP2, PB |
| 1997 | 27 | CIN | WR | 81 | 12 | 12 | 95 | 52 | 695 | 13.4 | 5 | 29 | 51.6 | 50 | 4.3 | 57.9 | 54.7% | 7.3 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -6 | -6.0 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 53 | 13.0 | 689 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1998 | 28 | CIN | WR | 81 | 16 | 16 | 154 | 82 | 1023 | 12.5 | 5 | 48 | 44.2 | 67 | 5.1 | 63.9 | 53.2% | 6.6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 84 | 12.2 | 1027 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1999 | 29 | CIN | WR | 81 | 16 | 14 | 107 | 57 | 737 | 12.9 | 6 | 32 | 46.7 | 75 | 3.6 | 46.1 | 53.3% | 6.9 | 0 | 57 | 12.9 | 737 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2000 | 30 | TEN | WR | 86 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 10 | 242 | 24.2 | 0 | 9 | 31.0 | 67 | 1.1 | 26.9 | 34.5% | 8.3 | 0 | 10 | 24.2 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Career | 129 | 117 | 1014 | 540 | 7129 | 13.2 | 63 | 298 | 49.0 | 75 | 4.2 | 55.3 | 53.3% | 7.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16.7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 546 | 13.1 | 7135 | 63 | 10 | 65 | |||||
| 8 yrs | CIN | 120 | 111 | 985 | 530 | 6887 | 13.0 | 63 | 289 | 49.6 | 75 | 4.4 | 57.4 | 53.8% | 7.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16.7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 536 | 12.9 | 6893 | 63 | 10 | 63 | ||||
| 1 yr | TEN | 9 | 6 | 29 | 10 | 242 | 24.2 | 0 | 9 | 31.0 | 67 | 1.1 | 26.9 | 34.5% | 8.3 | 0 | 10 | 24.2 | 242 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
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Kick & Punt Returns
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1992 | 22 | CIN | WR | 80 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 229 | 1 | 95 | 12.7 | 0 | 555 | ||||
| 1993 | 23 | CIN | WR | 80 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 4.0 | 0 | 581 | ||||
| 1994 | 24 | CIN | WR | 80 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 16 | 6.9 | 0 | 1189 | ||||
| 1995* | 25 | CIN | WR | 81 | 16 | 16 | 5 | -2 | 0 | 4 | -0.4 | 0 | 1238 | ||||
| 1996* | 26 | CIN | WR | 81 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1184 | ||||
| Career | 129 | 117 | 37 | 307 | 1 | 95 | 8.3 | 0 | 7442 | ||||||||
| 8 yrs | CIN | 120 | 111 | 37 | 307 | 1 | 95 | 8.3 | 0 | 7200 | |||||||
| 1 yr | TEN | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 242 | |||||||||||
Passing
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | 1D | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 23 | CIN | WR | 80 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| 1996* | 26 | CIN | WR | 81 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.8 | 116.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.00 | 12.00 | |||
| 1999 | 29 | CIN | WR | 81 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 91.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.00 | 6.00 | |||
| Career | 129 | 117 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 12 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 0.1 | 82.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.00 | 6.00 | |||||||
| 8 yrs | CIN | 120 | 111 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 12 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 82.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||
| 1 yr | TEN | 9 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Defense & Fumbles
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty |
| 1992 | 22 | CIN | WR | 80 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||||||
| 1993 | 23 | CIN | WR | 80 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 1994 | 24 | CIN | WR | 80 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 1995* | 25 | CIN | WR | 81 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 1997 | 27 | CIN | WR | 81 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 1998 | 28 | CIN | WR | 81 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 1999 | 29 | CIN | WR | 81 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 129 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 yrs | CIN | 120 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 yr | TEN | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Scoring Summary
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | 2PA | D2P | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 22 | CIN | WR | 80 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0.8 | |||||||||||||
| 1993 | 23 | CIN | WR | 80 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 2.8 | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | 24 | CIN | WR | 80 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 66 | 4.4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1995* | 25 | CIN | WR | 81 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 102 | 6.4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1996* | 26 | CIN | WR | 81 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 74 | 4.6 | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | 27 | CIN | WR | 81 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||
| 1998 | 28 | CIN | WR | 81 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | 29 | CIN | WR | 81 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 129 | 117 | 63 | 1 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 388 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 yrs | CIN | 120 | 111 | 63 | 1 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 388 | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | TEN | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Carl Pickens?
Carl Pickens is 54 years old.
When was Carl Pickens born?
Carl Pickens was born on March 23, 1970.
Where was Carl Pickens born?
Carl Pickens was born in Murphy, NC.
How tall is Carl Pickens?
Carl Pickens is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.
How much did Carl Pickens weigh when playing?
Carl Pickens weighed 206 lbs (93 kg) when playing.
Is Carl Pickens in the Hall of Fame?
Carl Pickens has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
How many games did Carl Pickens play?
Carl Pickens played 129 games over his career.
How many receptions did Carl Pickens have?
Carl Pickens had 540 receptions over his career.
How many receiving yards did Carl Pickens have?
Carl Pickens had 7,129 receiving yards over his career.
How many Super Bowls has Carl Pickens won?
Carl Pickens has never won a Super Bowl.
When did Carl Pickens retire?
Carl Pickens last played in 2000.
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