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Basic StatsKenny Pickett's Basic Stats

Kenny Pickett
ADP: 13.6
Bye: 6
Experience: 1 Yr(s)
Age: 25.3
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 220
40 Time: 4.73
Burst Score (Rank): 119.10 (84%)

Injury PredictorKenny Pickett's Injury Guide

Medium Risk

Chance of Injury in 2023

30%

% chance misses at least 2 quarters

Chance of Injury per Game

2.1%

1- 17√1-% Inj/Season

Projected Games Missed 2023

1.39

Durability

4.95

Ability to produce despire relatively minor injuries. 5 being most durable

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Injury History

Date League Injury Details
Sep 21, 2019 Non-NFL Shoulder Pickett suffered a shoulder injury during the game against UCF. He missed the next game
Oct 10, 2020 Non-NFL Pedal Ankle Sprain Grade 2 Pickett injured his left ankle during the overtime loss at Boston College. He missed two games
Oct 16, 2022 NFL Head Cranial Concussion Grade 1 Pickett went down in Week 6 vs. Tampa Bay.
Dec 11, 2022 NFL Head Cranial Concussion Grade 1 Pickett was concussed early in the 1st quarter against Baltimore.
Oct 1, 2023 NFL Leg Shin Bruise Pickett sustained a bone bruise in Week 4 vs. the Texans. He isn't expected to miss much time.

Basic StatsKenny Pickett's Preseason Player Analysis

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Bottom Line

Pickett didn’t wow anyone during his rookie season. After seizing the starting job from QB Mitchell Trubisky in Week 5, the first-round rookie never had a game with multiple passing TDs and only four games of 200+ passing yards.

But after OC Matt Canada changed up the offensive philosophy following the Steelers’ bye week last year, Pickett began to thrive in a game manager role.

He’s unlikely to light up the stat sheet in 2023, but he should be considered a safe QB2 option for fantasy managers.

What We Learned Last Year
  • Pickett was selected by the Steelers 20th overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
  • By year’s end, he finished as the QB28 overall with 11.5 points per game.
  • He only managed to finish within the top 20 in fantasy scoring five times as a rookie with only a single QB1 performance (Week 10, QB12 overall).
  • Throughout the season, Pickett had his share of concussion issues. While he only missed one start (Week 14), backup QB Mitchell Trubsiky played in two other contests where Pickett left early due to a head injury.
  • In 13 games played, Pickett averaged 29.9 pass attempts per game. He exceeded 200 passing yards only four times in 2022 and didn’t record a single game with multiple passing TDs.
  • On the year, among 24 QBs with 400+ dropbacks, Pickett ranked:
    • 14th in Pro Football Focus passing grade
    • 23rd in yards per attempt
    • 21st in adjusted completion rate
  • Things seemed to click for Pickett by the end of 2022, however. From Week 12 through the end of the regular season, he ranked first in PFF passing grade among 31 QBs who logged 100+ dropbacks.
  • While it’s not a primary fixture of his game, Pickett added fantasy value as a rusher last season. He recorded three rushing TDs with 235 rushing yards, and finished ninth among QBs in PFF rushing grade (min. 25 carries) in 2022.
What to Expect in 2023
  • Pickett set a pretty low bar for himself to clear in his sophomore season, and he did show signs of improvement to end 2022 that point to optimism.
  • Even so, it’s tough to say how much of a fantasy factor Pickett will be in 2023. The Steelers are expected to be a run-heavy team this year.
  • After a rough start to Pickett’s career as the starter, the team saw a massive shift in offensive philosophy after their Week 9 bye. The run-heavy approach OC Matt Canada oversaw paid dividends:
    • Week 5 - Week 8: 5th in pass rate, 25th in total yards per game, 28th in play success rate, 32nd in drive success rate
    • Week 10 - Week 18: 27th in pass rate, 15th in total yards per game, 5th in play success rate, 3rd in drive success rate
  • There’s little reason to suggest the Steelers will go away from what worked for them down the stretch in 2022. As such, Pickett will be more or less a game manager moving forward.
  • A plethora of talent around him and upgrades to the offensive line (2023 first-round NFL draft pick OT Broderick Jones, free agent signee G Issac Seumalo) should make Pickett a solid QB2 with potential QB1 spot-start value.

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Kenny Pickett not expected to miss much time with knee injury

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that Steelers QB Kenny Pickett "is not expected to miss much if any time" with the knee injury that knocked him out of Sunday's game. Pickett could "try to push" to play this Sunday against Baltimore. A Week 6 bye after that could factor into the decision, though. We'll watch reports this week to see if Pickett or Mitchell Trubisky will start the divisional game.

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Steelers QB Kenny Pickett "will miss some time" with his knee injury, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. How much time will depend on the results of Monday's MRI. The Steelers don't believe Pickett's ACL is damaged, but there's concern about the MCL and meniscus, Rapoport says. "The belief is that this is not a season-ending situation." We should have a more concrete timeline for Pickett's return by the end of Monday. QB Mitchell Trubisky will step in as Pittsburgh's starter for however long Pickett is out. Trubisky completed 65.0% of his passes at 7.0 yards per attempt across four starts and seven total appearances for the Steelers last year.

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