Tampa (FL) Tech 3-star OL Canon Pickett joins his brother and keeps the family legacy going with the Hurricanes | 247sports In this installment of The Recruiting Notebook, we meet a legacy talent who adds depth and talent to Miami’s offensive line: Tampa (FL) Tech 3-star OL Canon Pickett.BioMiami prides itself on their offensive line. To keep that going into the future, the Canes looked in the direction of Tampa (FL) Tech 3-star OL Canon Pickett. A legacy recruit, Pickett is well known to the Canes staff. His his father Booker Sr. played defensive end in the 90s, and his brother Booker Jr. plays defensive end for the Canes presently, so he’s been around the program for a long time. He has additional pedigree from uncle Ryan who played defensive tackle at Ohio State before becoming a 1st round NFL Draft Pick. Back to Canon, he’s been a starting lineman in HS for several years, and with him being only 2 years younger than his brother who’s already at Miami, he’s been on the board for Miami’s recruiting class for the whole time. Pickett took his time with his recruitment. He started receiving offers after his freshman year, so he’s had plenty of time to accumulate offers and evaluated his options. Like many Florida natives, he’s taken multiple unofficial and camp visits to schools all over the Southeast, including and especially Miami. He’s also visited Florida State a couple of times in his journeys. When it came to the Spring of his Junior Year, Pickett focused in on a couple of schools. After taking official visits to Clemson, Florida, and Miami, he knew what his father and brother know: Miami is the place to be. With that truth now confirmed, Pickett committed to Miami in June ahead of his senior year. Recruiting RankingOn the 247sports composite, Pickett is a 3-star prospect, the #65 OL nationally, #89 in the State of Florida, and #819 player overall in this class.Pickett committed to Miami over finalists Clemson and Florida from a robust list of 38 scholarship offers from around the country.As A PlayerOne of the things you notice about Pickett is his size and built. A stout 6’4” 320lbs, Pickett fits the profile for an interior offensive lineman perfectly. He can do with a bit of reshaping to his body, and adding functional strength, but I say that about most HS OL coming up to the college level. At the HS level, Pickett plays left tackle. That’s common for P4 prospects, regardless of their future projected position. The best player on the OL plays LT, and that’s Pickett at Tampa Tech. However, he’s a bit short and stocky to play tackle at the P4 level, but he’s perfectly built to move inside to guard. He’ll make that transition for Miami. As he moves inside, Pickett can lean into the thing he does best: run block. He’s a mauler in the run game, and fits what Miami does up front well. He can develop his pass protection skills at this spot as well, and be helped by the fact he won’t likely have 1-on-1’s against the best athletes from opposing teams. StrengthsGood sizePedigreeRun blockingWeaknessesNeeds to add strengthTransition from tackle to guardTo see the kind of player Miami is getting in Pickett, check out his highlights below:View LinkView LinkMiami OutlookNote: changed this up from just a freshman-season outlook to a career outlook for each player a few years ago and we’re continuing that style this year as well.Pickett is a solid player that continues the addition of talent to Miami’s offensive line group. He’s got P4 pedigree, good size, and raises the floor for the group going forward. Pickett will need to develop more physically and technically to find his way onto the field, but he should be able to do so given enough time. He will be a quality depth option at a minimum, with potential to become a starter if things break the right way down the line. That’s it for this installment of The Recruiting Notebook.Go Canes