QB
Kenny Pickett
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- Age
- 28
- NFL status
- Active
- Next game
- vs DET Sun 8:20 PM ET
News
- Pickett will be the Panthers' backup quarterback against the Falcons on Sunday, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.
For a second consecutive week, Pickett will be the QB2 behind Bryce Young, with Haynes King (coach's decision) serving as the emergency third quarterback. Pickett has appeared in 37 regular-season games and has a 16-11 record across 27 starts in his NFL career, with most of those starts taking place in 2022 and 2023 as a member of the Steelers.
RotoWire via ESPN - Pickett started the Hall of Fame Game against the Cardinals on Thursday, completing eight of 11 passes for 62 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions.
Pickett was in on the first three drives for the Panthers, but the first pair of possessions netted a modest 38 yards on eight plays. However, the 2022 first-round pick was able to lead Carolina to its first touchdown the third time he had the ball, connecting with four different targets while helping drive the Panthers a total of 67 yards on 10 plays. Pickett kept most of his throws close to the line of scrimmage, but he recorded 19- and 18-yard completions to John Metchie and AJ Dillon, respectively, during the scoring march. Pickett projects to serve as the primary backup to Bryce Young during the regular season, and if Thursday's performance is any indication, the former appears to be picking up head coach Dave Canales' offense well in his first summer in Carolina.
RotoWire via ESPN
Injury reports
No injury reports this season.
League history
Nothing yet: he hasn’t been drafted, signed, traded or cut in this league.