When the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted QB Kenny Pickett in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft, they stated that they were taking the safest, most pro-ready QB prospect in the draft class. They made it known that it would be an active competition for the starting QB job in 2022 with Pickett, Mason Rudolph, and Mitch Trubisky all fighting for it this training camp and preseason.
However, ever since OTAs and mandatory minicamp, the notion is that while Pittsburgh has treated this as an open competition, Mitch Trubisky is widely believed to be locked in as the Week 1 starter against the Cincinnati Bengals barring some catastrophe to Trubisky in terms of health or poor play.