Kenny Pickett has had an interesting second season of his career, to say the least. He started off on fire in the preseason, leading nothing but touchdown drives, and looked poised to take a huge leap forward in Year Two. Now eight games into the season, it is clear that the huge step forward was putting too much weight on preseason performance. In 2023, he has completed 141 passes on 230 attempts for 1,490 yards, six touchdowns, and four interceptions.
That isn’t to say it’s all been bad. He has continued his ways of winning games from behind and leading fourth-quarter comeback drives in a way that doesn’t feel sustainable, but somehow has been.