Kenneth Shane Pickett was born on June 6,1998 and is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
28 Facts About Kenny Pickett
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Kenny Pickett played college football at the University of Pittsburgh, where he won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and was a Heisman Trophy finalist as a senior.
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Kenny Pickett was selected by the Steelers in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
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Kenny Pickett was born on June 6,1998, in the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, New Jersey.
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Kenny Pickett originally committed to play college football at Temple University, but changed his commitment to the University of Pittsburgh.
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Kenny Pickett spent most of his true freshman season at Pittsburgh in 2017 as a backup to Max Browne and Ben DiNucci.
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Kenny Pickett started his first career game in Pittsburgh's final game of the season against the second ranked Miami Hurricanes.
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Kenny Pickett started all 14 games, completing 180 of 310 passes for 1,969 yards, 12 touchdowns and six interceptions.
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Kenny Pickett led Pittsburgh to their first ever ACC Coastal Division Championship in his first season as the full-time starter.
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Kenny Pickett was again the starter in 2019, making 12 starts and missing one game due to injury.
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Kenny Pickett completed 289 of 469 passes for 3,098 yards, 13 touchdowns and nine interceptions.
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Kenny Pickett threw for 361 yards and three touchdowns, including a game winning touchdown to wide receiver Taysir Mack in the final minutes of the game.
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Kenny Pickett played in nine games and threw for 2,408 yards and 13 touchdowns and nine interceptions in that stretch.
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The NCAA granted all 2020 fall athletes an extra year of eligibility, and Kenny Pickett used this option to return as the Panthers' starting quarterback in 2021.
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Kenny Pickett took advantage of his final year of eligibility and broke out as one of the nation's top players.
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Kenny Pickett recorded 4,319 yards and 42 touchdowns setting school records for single season yards and touchdowns as well as career yards and touchdowns.
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Kenny Pickett was named a first-team All-American and was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy finishing in 3rd place.
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Kenny Pickett graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing and enrolled at Joseph M Katz Graduate School of Business.
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Kenny Pickett was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft, the latest a quarterback was first taken in a draft since 1997.
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On September 6,2022, Kenny Pickett was named the backup quarterback for the Steelers behind starter Mitchell Trubisky.
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Kenny Pickett made his NFL debut in the second half of a Week 4 loss against the New York Jets after starter Mitchell Trubisky was benched.
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On his first career pass attempt, Kenny Pickett threw a deep ball to Chase Claypool that was intercepted by Jordan Whitehead.
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On October 4,2022, Kenny Pickett was named the starter by head coach Mike Tomlin.
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In Week 6 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kenny Pickett threw his first touchdown pass to Najee Harris, but exited the game during the third quarter with a concussion.
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In Week 14 against the Baltimore Ravens, Kenny Pickett suffered a concussion.
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Kenny Pickett was ruled out for Week 15 against the Carolina Panthers but started the following week against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 16.
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In Week 17 against the Baltimore Ravens, Kenny Pickett threw a game-winning touchdown with under a minute left for the second consecutive game; a 10-yard pass to Najee Harris.
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Kenny Pickett would become the first rookie QB in NFL history to throw a game-winning touchdown in the final minute of the fourth quarter in two straight games.