ALTOONA, Pa. -- Kenny Pickett's fantastic season has garnered him a great deal of praise plus Heisman talk, and now he's the best NFL quarterback prospect in the country, according to ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr.
In his latest Big Board released Tuesday, Kiper elevated Pickett to the No. 1 quarterback position and No. 15 overall prospect for next year's NFL draft.
This is a meteoric rise for Pickett, who was not even listed among Kiper's top 10 quarterback prospects in his previous Big Board from two months ago.
Pickett is, of course, having a monster season for the Panthers.