From one former first round quarterback to another, on Wednesday afternoon, Ryan Leaf weighed in on Kenny Pickett and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2022 outlook. He started with his evaluation of the team’s decision to select Pickett 20th overall as the heir to Ben Roethlisberger’s franchise throne. Leaf believes Pittsburgh may have overdrafted Pickett, the only quarterback to be taken in the top 32 picks.
“After seeing where the other quarterbacks went,” Leaf, guest-hosting for Rich Eisen, said, “After seeing how Pickett has progressed so far in camp and is sitting in the third position right now in the initial depth chart, you may think a little bit that they may have reached for Pickett.