Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award on Tuesday morning after an outstanding super-senior season. The award honors the best upperclassman quarterback in the nation every year, and Pickett beat out four other finalists for the honor, including Matt Corral of Ole Miss, Sam Hartman of Wake Forest, Devin Leary of NC State and Desmond Ridder of Cincinnati.
“To receive an award named after the legendary Johnny Unitas is just an incredible honor,” Pickett said in a statement. “I know the high standards he set, both as a quarterback and as a leader. Certainly I’ll always strive to uphold those standards and represent this award the best I can.