Upcoming Event: Football versus Stetson on August 29, 2026 at 6 p.m.
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6 p.m.
Football
vs Stetson
South Dakota State University Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 56
John Pica
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 280
- Position:
- Offensive Lineman
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dell Rapids, S.D.
- High School:
- Dell Rapids St. Mary
- Major:
- Exercise Science
PRONUNCIATION
HONORS AND AWARDS
2025: Split time at offensive tackle and tight end in his first season with the Jackrabbits ... played in all 14 games, including a start at tight end versus Indiana State (11/1) ... also drew starting assignment at right tackle in regular season finale at North Dakota (11/22) and Football Championship Subdivision playoff opener versus New Hampshire (11/29) ... caught a pass for successful two-point conversion in postseason contest at Montana (12/6)
BEFORE SDSU: John (last name is pronounced PEEK-ah) earned all-Great Plains Athletic Conference honors twice at Dakota Wesleyan, including first-team recognition in 2024 ... also earned Daktronics/NAIA Scholar-Athlete recognition at DWU ... played his high school football at Dell Rapids St. Mary, where he helped lead the Cardinals to a Class 9B state championship his senior season and was a two-time all-state selection
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2025)
- MFVC Honor Roll (2025)
2025: Split time at offensive tackle and tight end in his first season with the Jackrabbits ... played in all 14 games, including a start at tight end versus Indiana State (11/1) ... also drew starting assignment at right tackle in regular season finale at North Dakota (11/22) and Football Championship Subdivision playoff opener versus New Hampshire (11/29) ... caught a pass for successful two-point conversion in postseason contest at Montana (12/6)
BEFORE SDSU: John (last name is pronounced PEEK-ah) earned all-Great Plains Athletic Conference honors twice at Dakota Wesleyan, including first-team recognition in 2024 ... also earned Daktronics/NAIA Scholar-Athlete recognition at DWU ... played his high school football at Dell Rapids St. Mary, where he helped lead the Cardinals to a Class 9B state championship his senior season and was a two-time all-state selection
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