Kenny Pickett

QB · Pittsburgh

13 checkable claims from 8 pundits. These are other people’s predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player.

What pundits expect · 6

Not settled yet. These are graded once the season or event they describe has finished.

Kenny Pickett to be 2nd on the depth chartMark Powell · for 2026 · said Aug 21, 2026
Kenny Pickett to be 2nd on the depth chartZachary Rotman · for 2026 · said Aug 21, 2026
Kenny Pickett to be 2nd on the depth chartZach Roberts · for 2026 · said Aug 7, 2026
Kenny Pickett to be 1st on the depth chartZach Roberts · for 2026 · said Aug 6, 2026
Kenny Pickett to be 2nd on the depth chartMatt Severance · for 2026 · said Aug 6, 2026
Kenny Pickett to win Offensive Rookie of the YearJack McKessy · for 2026 · said Aug 2, 2026

Settled · 7

Kenny Pickett to make the rosterZach Roberts · for 2026 · said Aug 13, 2026
“QB Bryce Young Kenny Pickett Haynes King”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
CAR
skill:
0
player:
08386c54-0d9e-4e77-948e-b0e307f096dc
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
1
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Kenny Pickett to win Offensive Rookie of the YearMarty Mornhinweg · for 2022 · said Sep 6, 2022
“T2. Steelers QB Kenny Pickett (3 votes: Mornhinweg, Phillips, Wannstedt)”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
award:
offensive_rookie_of_the_year
naive:
the naive pick was Ja'Marr Chase, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
Kenny Pickett
season:
2022
winner:
Garrett Wilson
correct:
no
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
Kenny Pickett to win Offensive Rookie of the YearWade Phillips · for 2022 · said Sep 6, 2022
“T2. Steelers QB Kenny Pickett (3 votes: Mornhinweg, Phillips, Wannstedt)”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
award:
offensive_rookie_of_the_year
naive:
the naive pick was Ja'Marr Chase, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
Kenny Pickett
season:
2022
winner:
Garrett Wilson
correct:
no
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
Kenny Pickett to win Offensive Rookie of the YearDave Wannstedt · for 2022 · said Sep 6, 2022
“T2. Steelers QB Kenny Pickett (3 votes: Mornhinweg, Phillips, Wannstedt)”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
award:
offensive_rookie_of_the_year
naive:
the naive pick was Ja'Marr Chase, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
Kenny Pickett
season:
2022
winner:
Garrett Wilson
correct:
no
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
Kenny Pickett to win Offensive Rookie of the YearJack McKessy · for 2021 · said Feb 18, 2022
“OROY: Kenny Pickett ... I still feel pretty decent about going with Pickett here.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
award:
offensive_rookie_of_the_year
naive:
the naive pick was Justin Herbert, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
08386c54-0d9e-4e77-948e-b0e307f096dc
season:
2021
winner:
Ja'Marr Chase
correct:
no
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
Kenny Pickett to be first or second quarterback off the board quarterback off the boardJack McKessy · for 2026 · said Aug 2, 2026
“Pickett will likely be the first or second quarterback off the board in this year's draft”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 36.26+63.74 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2022
naive:
naming one of the 9 at random averages 36.26
skill:
63.74
player:
Kenny Pickett
season:
2026
zero at:
credit halves every two places
accuracy:
100
baseline:
36.26
position:
quarterback
class size:
9
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
actual order:
1
predicted order:
1–2
weeks left when called:
0
Kenny Pickett to be the first or second quarterback off the board quarterback off the boardJack McKessy · for 2021 · said Feb 18, 2022
“Pickett will likely be the first or second quarterback off the board in this year's draft”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 36.26+63.74 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2022
naive:
naming one of the 9 at random averages 36.26
skill:
63.74
player:
Kenny Pickett
season:
2021
zero at:
credit halves every two places
accuracy:
100
baseline:
36.26
position:
quarterback
class size:
9
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
actual order:
1
predicted order:
1–2
weeks left when called:
0

What pundits expect · 6

Not settled yet. These are graded once the season or event they describe has finished.

Kenny Pickett to be 2nd on the depth chartMark Powell · for 2026 · said Aug 21, 2026

Kenny Pickett to be 2nd on the depth chartZachary Rotman · for 2026 · said Aug 21, 2026

Kenny Pickett to be 2nd on the depth chartZach Roberts · for 2026 · said Aug 7, 2026

Kenny Pickett to be 1st on the depth chartZach Roberts · for 2026 · said Aug 6, 2026

Kenny Pickett to be 2nd on the depth chartMatt Severance · for 2026 · said Aug 6, 2026

Kenny Pickett to win Offensive Rookie of the YearJack McKessy · for 2026 · said Aug 2, 2026

Settled · 7

Kenny Pickett to make the rosterZach Roberts · for 2026 · said Aug 13, 2026

“QB Bryce Young Kenny Pickett Haynes King”

Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill

How this was scored

club:: CAR
skill:: 0
player:: 08386c54-0d9e-4e77-948e-b0e307f096dc
season:: 2026
claimed:: he makes the 53
accuracy:: 100
baseline:: 100
difficulty:: 2
the naive guess:: he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:: 18
weeks on the53:: 1
weeks left when called:: 18
first week on the53:: 1
weeks on the practice squad:: 0