Kenny Pickett Fantasy Football Week 0 Scouting Report

Kenny Pickett
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, Philadelphia Eagles

Age: 26
Weight: 220 lbs
Height: 6' 3"

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Depth Chart Ranking: 2

Pts	PaYds	PaTD	Int	RuYds
110	2070	6	4	54

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by Chris Kucharski

· Sep 14, 2023 · 4:26 PM EDT

PIT QB Kenny Pickett - Week 2 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 2 vs. Cleveland Browns
After a strong preseason, Kenny Pickett was awful in the opener. Some of that was because of the Niners defense, but more because he just missed people badly, similar to the first half of his rookie season. He ended up throwing for 232 yards but that was with 46 pass attempts. He also threw two interceptions.

Pickett's task won't be much easier this week as he faces the Browns who held Joe Burrow to 83 yards passing in Week 1. He faced Cleveland last year and had pedestrian numbers with 195 passing yards and a touchdown in a Pittsburgh win.

Keep Pickett on the bench for Week 2. He could be missing two of his top three targets and there are now questions about the Steelers offense as a whole.

by Chris Kucharski

· Sep 08, 2023 · 11:52 AM EDT

PIT QB Kenny Pickett - Week 1 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 1 vs. San Francisco 49ers
There was plenty of buzz around Kenny Pickett in the preseason. There is plenty of reason for it as he looks to take the next step in his second year. However, that might have to wait a week as the Steelers take on the 49ers.

San Francisco has a very strong defense so expect the Steelers to manage the game carefully. Pickett should get his shots, but with Nick Bosa playing, he will have to handle pressure from the edge.

Pickett is a low-end QB2 for Week 1. We will watch him carefully to see where he is early in the season. But don't be surprised if he throws for less than 200 yards and the touchdown passes are limited as they were all of last season.

by Chris Kucharski

· Jul 17, 2023 · 1:51 PM EDT

PIT QB Kenny Pickett - 2023 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside
Kenny Pickett will enter the season as the Steelers No. 1 quarterback. After being inserted in the lineup early last season, he threw for 2,404 passing yards in 13 games while completing 63% of his passes. No doubt Pittsburgh will stick with him as he goes through some more growing pains, but he did look better the second half of the season. Pickett is also capable of running the football as he scored three rushing touchdowns last season. He won't be in the top tier of rushing quarterbacks but does have more value then true pocket signal-callers. The Steelers have also made an effort to upgrade the offensive line which should help him overall.

2023 Fantasy Downside
Pickett really struggled to get the ball in the end zone. He finished 2022 with only seven touchdown passes while throwing nine interceptions. The weapons around him are average at best and he really doesn't have a true No. 1 receiver. Another negative is offensive coordinator Matt Canada was retained this season and his type of offense is counter productive to good fantasy numbers.

2023 Bottom Line
Pickett will improve in 2023, but not to the point where he should be drafted in the preseason unless you have a deep roster that can afford three quarterbacks. His passing yardage should eclipse the 3,000 yard mark, but if he threw 20 touchdown passes this season, that would be a surprise. Double-digit interceptions are very likely. Pickett is probably a year or two from becoming fantasy relevant.

by Chris Kucharski

· Dec 23, 2022 · 11:37 AM EST

PIT QB Kenny Pickett - Week 16 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 16 vs. Las Vegas Raiders
After missing last week's game with a concussion, Kenny Pickett is expected to be back under center for Pittsburgh. He has been progressing nicely although his fantasy numbers have been average at best. In his last five games, he has not thrown an interception which had been an issue earlier in the season. However, over that stretch he has only two touchdown passes.

Pickett faces the Raiders who are ranked 22nd in aFPA to quarterbacks. Even though the matchup is favorable for him, we don't expect any breakout games for Pickett as the Steelers have been conservative and just let him manage the game. Keep him on the bench for Week 16.

by Chris Kucharski

· Dec 09, 2022 · 11:42 AM EST

PIT QB Kenny Pickett - Week 14 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 14 vs. Baltimore Ravens
It has been a good stretch for Kenny Pickett who has not thrown an interception in four games. The other numbers aren't great but he's settling in as a good game manager for the Steelers during a two-game win streak.

Pickett will face division rival Baltimore for the first time in his career. The Ravens are ranked 8th in aFPA to quarterbacks. Pickett has only eclipsed the 200 passing yard mark once in his five starts so even though he is playing well, he hasn't become relevant in fantasy to this point.

by Chris Kucharski

· Dec 02, 2022 · 12:38 PM EST

PIT QB Kenny Pickett - Week 13 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 13 at Atlanta Falcons
Kenny Pickett continues to play better every week, but we still haven't seen that big fantasy game from him yet. He only has thrown three touchdowns on the season, but has not thrown a pick the last three games after throwing eight early on.

Pickett will face the Falcons who are ranked 24th in aFPA to quarterbacks. Not sure if he can take advantage of the favorable matchup with the game on the road, but he is making progress to becoming more fantasy relevant. Keep him on the bench as he ranks as a low-end QB2 for Week 13.

by Chris Kucharski

· Nov 18, 2022 · 3:07 PM EST

PIT QB Kenny Pickett - Week 11 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 11 vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Kenny Pickett has played better in recent weeks as he has gotten more comfortable in the offense. He threw for 199 passing yards and although he did not throw a touchdown pass, he did run for one and stayed away from turnovers.

Pickett will face the Bengals for the first time in his career. The rookie is being more of a game manager right now so his ceiling is probably pretty low, but he still is improving each week so there is some fantasy value as he progresses.

Pickett is rated a QB2 for now and there probably won't be anytime he moves up to a QB1 status this season.