Which college did Kenny Pickett go to?

Kenny Pickett is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles as of the 2024 NFL season. The Pittsburgh Steelers selected him as the 20th overall pick in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. In March 2024, Pickett was traded by the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for third and fourth-round picks in 2024 and two seventh-round picks in 2025. In prior two seasons with the Steelers, Pickett compiled a record of 14-10 as a starter while completing 446 passes for 4,474 passing yards and 13 touchdowns in 24 games. He was also the 2022 ACC Athlete of the Year. Through the first ten weeks into the 2024 NFL season, he has thrown for only five yards.

Kenny Pickett's College

Kenny Pickett went to the University of Pittsburgh in 2017-2021. According to 247Sports, he also reportedly earned scholarship offers from Temple, Coastal Carolina, Buffalo, Boston College, and Coastal Carolina. However, Asbury Park Press reported that during his high school years, he had committed to Temple, though that changed later. In his best season, 2021, he was awarded the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, ACC Player of the Year, and ACC Offensive Player of the Year. In the same year, he was also named for the ACC and All-American first team.

Using his last year of eligibility, Pickett became one of the best players in the country. He broke the school record for both career and single-season yards and touchdowns with 4,319 yards and 42 touchdowns. He was also the Heisman Trophy finalist, finishing third.

Pittsburgh achieved their best record since 1976, winning the ACC Championship and going 11-2 in games that Pickett started. After completing his marketing bachelor's degree, he enrolled at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business. In July of that same year, Pickett shared the title of ACC Athlete of the Year for men's sports.

From 2017 to 2021 with the Pittsburgh Panthers, Pickett has played in a total of 52 games, starting 49 of them, for a record of 32-17. He completed 1,045 passes and 1,674 carries for 12,303 passing yards and 81 touchdowns, along with 417 rushing carries for 801 yards and 20 touchdowns.

Kenny Pickett's college stats are as follows:

Season	Games			Passing							Rushing
	GP	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Yds	Pct	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Pittsburgh Panthers
2017	4	1	1–0	39	66	509	59.1	1	1	125.8	26	98	3.6	0
2018	14	14	7–7	180	310	1,969	58.1	12	6	120.3	117	220	1.9	3
2019	12	12	7–5	289	469	3,098	61.6	13	9	122.4	95	110	1.2	2
2020	9	9	6–3	203	332	2,408	61.1	13	9	129.6	81	145	1.8	8
2021	13	13	11–2	334	497	4,319	67.2	42	7	165.3	98	233	2.4	5
Career	52	49	32–17	1,045	1,674	12,303	62.4	81	32	136.3	417	801	1.9	20

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Kenny Pickett's High School

Kenny Pickett attended Ocean Township High School, where, in the 2017 graduating class, he was ranked as the 21st-best prospect in the state. The coaches in the division recognized Pickett as New Jersey's Class B North, according to the Asbury Park Press. He finished with 43 touchdowns and 4,670 throwing yards, as well as 17 touchdowns and 873 rushing yards. In the 247Sports Composite rankings, Pickett was rated as a 3-star prospect and placed No. 738 nationwide, according to his 247Sports recruiting profile.