Riley Pickett

Riley Pickett (born October 5, 1997) is a Canadian professional football fullback and long snapper for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Junior career Pickett played for the Saskatoon Hilltops of the Canadian Junior Football League from 2015 to 2017. He won a Canadian Bowl championship in each of his three seasons with the Hilltops and was named the PFC Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2017 along with First Team All-Canadian Honours. He played in 30 games where he had 110 total tackles, 14.5 sacks, 21 tackles for a loss, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.

Pickett was drafted in the fifth round, 41st overall, by the BC Lions in the 2022 CFL draft and signed with the team on May 11, 2022. He played in ten games in 2022, where he had one defensive tackle and two special teams tackles. Having never played the position, he practiced in the off-season with Saskatchewan Roughriders long snapper, Jorgen Hus, and eventually won the job following training camp.

During training camp in 2024, Pickett was in competition for the long snapper position with Kyle Nelson. Nelson became the long snapper for punts while Pickett retained the job for field goals.

On December 12, 2025, Pickett re-signed with the Lions, on a two-year contract extension.