Celebrity Parents Magazine: Ryan Pickett Issue

Ryan Lamonte Pickett Sr. is a free agent nose tackle of the National Football League. He attended Ohio State University and was selected with the 29th pick of the first round in the 2001 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. He graduated from Zephyrhills High School in Zephyrhills, Florida. Pickett was a consensus All-American selection, named one of the top 25 players in the country by the National Recruiting Advisor and earned All-State honors at Zephyrhills High. He recorded 119 tackles with seven sacks as a senior. Pickett was also a force for the Zephyrhills basketball team, averaging 10 points and 10 rebounds per game. He also was the school’s first baseman on the baseball team until his senior season.

Ryan Pickett’s primary home is in San Diego, California, and he spends most of his time there when he’s not in Green Bay or travelling with the team. He and his wife, Jennifer, are the parents to six children, the youngest of whom is 20-months-old.

In 2012, he formed The Ryan Pickett Foundation, which addresses issues in foster care by providing emotional and monetary relief to children who were placed within the foster care system.