Kenny Pickett
Kenny Pickett
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Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2021)
2 selectors honored him
POSITION AWARDS
Unitas Golden Arm
2021 season
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-ACC
Featured in The Canon
Where He Ended Up · NFL
PittsburghEntering 5th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Awards
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2021)
2 selectors honored him
POSITION AWARDS
Unitas Golden Arm
2021 season
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-ACC
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 334 | 497 | 67.2% | 4,319 | 8.7 | 42 | 7 | 165.3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 334 | 497 | 67.2% | 4,319 | 8.7 | 42 | 7 | 165.3 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 97 | 241 | 2.5 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 97 | 241 | 2.5 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021
W 41–34
at Tennessee
285 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.5 · 19 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Tennessee on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Picks you apart underneath and protects the ball.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Surgeon
High-percentage passer who protects the ball. Loses the matchup on improvisation.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Brennan Armstrong’s 2021 season.
Matches Brennan on
Differs from Brennan on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Byrum Brown’s path through South Florida.
Ian Book
Matches Byrum on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brennan Armstrong's sophomore season at Virginia (2021).
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Differs from Brennan on
Player DNA
Players who play like Kenny Pickett
Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2021
#2
Heisman finalist tier (#2) · finalist probability 45%.