NFL Draft - Pittsburgh Panthers quarterback Kenny Pickett is a test in not judging a book by its cover. Pickett, who turns 24 in June, leaves school as a fifth-year senior and four-year starter. He has started nearly 50 college games and thrown almost 1,700 passes, surpassing even fellow super-senior Desmond Ridder by over 300 attempts. Nobody in the 2022 class boasts the same in-game experience that Pickett does. That kind of profile at face value may suggest a ready-made prospect, but Pickett's projection is more complicated than that.
Despite taking the starting job early on, Pickett did not come alive until his fifth year.