If you watched the Pittsburgh Steelers preseason opener at Acrisure Stadium against the Seattle Seahawks Saturday night, you were treated to quite a debut from rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett in the black and gold.
Pickett, the No. 20 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft out of Pittsburgh, ran onto the field under a wave of “Kenny! Kenny! Kenny!” chants and then put on quite the show, finishing 13-for-15 for 95 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner to Tyler Vaughns with three seconds left against Seattle.
Pickett’s performance exceeded some expectations overall and kept him on the same level as veterans Mitch Trubisky and Mason Rudolph in the perceived three-man QB competition.