2026
2026 season · QB · #12 · 5th season
Kenny Pickett
Age 28 · 6'3" · 220 lb · Pittsburgh · Pick 20 overall (2022). Listed QB2 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 13% across 3 games.
- How goodPickett has +3.6 EPA on 7 dropbacks; percentiles arrive once he reaches 50 attempts.
- Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes on scrambles (+4.0).
- Fantasy1.8 standard points a game.1.8 half-PPR points a game.1.8 PPR points a game.
- How he's usedKenny gets a fingerprint once he reaches 50 attempts; the bars show his shares so far without a league percentile.
- LatelyDropbacks are steady: 1.7 a game over his last three against 1.7 for the season.
- This weekA tough matchup: the Broncos rank 6th vs the pass, allowing -0.06 EPA per dropback.
How good is hehis line against the league at his position
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA per dropback | +0.38 | |||
| CPOEcompletion over expected | -35.0 | |||
| Sack rateper dropback, lower is better | 0% | |||
| Yards per attempt | 9.4 | |||
| TD rateper attempt | 0% | |||
| INT rateper attempt, lower is better | 0% |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth of targetair yards per attempt | 6.6 | |||
| Rush EPA per game | +0.55 | |||
| Success rate | 57% | |||
| ANY/A | 9.40 | |||
| Total EPA | +3.6 |
Graded once he reaches 50 attempts. 38 quarterbacks qualify so far.
Pickett scores 1.8 standard points a game, not enough games to rank yet. Most weeks land between 0.7 and 3.0; 0 boom weeks (25+) and 3 busts (under 12). Next up, in Week 9, the Broncos allow the 14th-fewest standard points to QBs, 16.4 a game.
Pickett scores 1.8 half-PPR points a game, not enough games to rank yet. Most weeks land between 0.7 and 3.0; 0 boom weeks (25+) and 3 busts (under 12). Next up, in Week 9, the Broncos allow the 14th-fewest half-PPR points to QBs, 16.4 a game.
Pickett scores 1.8 PPR points a game, not enough games to rank yet. Most weeks land between 0.7 and 3.0; 0 boom weeks (25+) and 3 busts (under 12). Next up, in Week 9, the Broncos allow the 14th-fewest PPR points to QBs, 16.4 a game.
How this is measured
Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the QB12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.
How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when
Kenny gets a fingerprint once he reaches 50 attempts; the bars show his shares so far without a league percentile.
How this is measured
Every trait is a share of his own dropbacks, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying quarterbacks; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.
Pickett has +3.6 EPA on 7 dropbacks; percentiles arrive once he reaches 50 attempts. The biggest share comes on scrambles (+4.0).
career -0.07 over 2022–2023 · the best of his 3 seasons so far
How this is measured
Every dropback and run this season, split by what happened. Completions divide at the catch: the yards in the air, and his credited share of what came after (nflverse's air EPA and QB EPA). Per dropback counts scrambles as dropbacks. The percentile is him among the qualifying quarterbacks, higher is better, so a cost smaller than most ranks high. The parts add up to the totals above; the career strip counts seasons with at least 50 attempts.
His throws spread much like the league's: no spot with five or more runs 15% above the league's share.
How this is measured
Every pass attempt with a charted depth and direction this season; sacks and throws with no charted direction are left out. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. Cells with fewer than three throws show no EPA.
On the field
By depth of target
Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle
By depth
Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it
The game
vs BroncosBank of America Stadium
DEN −3 · O/U 43.5
His history
First meeting this season
His status
A tough matchup: the Broncos rank 6th vs the pass, allowing -0.06 EPA per dropback. He has averaged 47 yards a game against top-10 defenses this season.
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Snap | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs CHI L 37-5915th D | 15th vs the pass | 10% | 0/1 | 0 | -0.4 | ||
| 2 | at ATL W 34-314th D | 14th vs the pass | 6% | 0/0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 3 | at CLE L 18-21Did not play | |||||||
| 4 | vs DET W 32-26Did not play | |||||||
| 5 | Bye week | |||||||
| 6 | at PHI W 25-14Did not play | |||||||
| 7 | vs TB L 13-432nd D | 2nd vs the pass | 23% | 3/4 | 47 | +2.3 | ||
| 8 | at GB L 19-27Did not play | |||||||
| 9 | vs DENSun Nov 8 · next up | |||||||
| 10 | at NOSun Nov 15 | |||||||
| 11 | vs BALSun Nov 22 | |||||||
| 12 | at TBMon Nov 30 | |||||||
| 13 | at MINSun Dec 6 | |||||||
| 14 | vs NOSun Dec 13 | |||||||
| 15 | vs CINSun Dec 20 | |||||||
| 16 | at PITSun Dec 27 | |||||||
| 17 | vs SEASun Jan 3 | |||||||
| 18 | vs ATLSun Jan 10 | |||||||
| 3 games | 13% | 3/5 | 47 | 0 | 0 | +1.9 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | EPA/DB | CPOE | aDOT | Sk | Sk % | Rush EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs CHI L 37-5915th D | 15th vs the pass | -0.38 | -77.2 | 3.0 | 0% | +1.7 | |
| 2 | at ATL W 34-314th D | 14th vs the pass | - | - | - | - | -2.4 | |
| 3 | at CLE L 18-21Did not play | |||||||
| 4 | vs DET W 32-26Did not play | |||||||
| 5 | Bye week | |||||||
| 6 | at PHI W 25-14Did not play | |||||||
| 7 | vs TB L 13-432nd D | 2nd vs the pass | +0.58 | +7.2 | 7.5 | 0% | +2.4 | |
| 8 | at GB L 19-27Did not play | |||||||
| 9 | vs DENSun Nov 8 · next up | |||||||
| 10 | at NOSun Nov 15 | |||||||
| 11 | vs BALSun Nov 22 | |||||||
| 12 | at TBMon Nov 30 | |||||||
| 13 | at MINSun Dec 6 | |||||||
| 14 | vs NOSun Dec 13 | |||||||
| 15 | vs CINSun Dec 20 | |||||||
| 16 | at PITSun Dec 27 | |||||||
| 17 | vs SEASun Jan 3 | |||||||
| 18 | vs ATLSun Jan 10 | |||||||
| 3 games | +0.38 | -35.0 | 6.6 | 0 | 0% | +1.7 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs CHI L 37-5915th D | 15th vs the pass | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | ||
| 2 | at ATL W 34-314th D | 14th vs the pass | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | ||
| 3 | at CLE L 18-21Did not play | |||||||||
| 4 | vs DET W 32-26Did not play | |||||||||
| 5 | Bye week | |||||||||
| 6 | at PHI W 25-14Did not play | |||||||||
| 7 | vs TB L 13-432nd D | 2nd vs the pass | 3 | 4 | 75% | 47 | 11.8 | 113.5 | ||
| 8 | at GB L 19-27Did not play | |||||||||
| 9 | vs DENSun Nov 8 · next up | |||||||||
| 10 | at NOSun Nov 15 | |||||||||
| 11 | vs BALSun Nov 22 | |||||||||
| 12 | at TBMon Nov 30 | |||||||||
| 13 | at MINSun Dec 6 | |||||||||
| 14 | vs NOSun Dec 13 | |||||||||
| 15 | vs CINSun Dec 20 | |||||||||
| 16 | at PITSun Dec 27 | |||||||||
| 17 | vs SEASun Jan 3 | |||||||||
| 18 | vs ATLSun Jan 10 | |||||||||
| 3 games | 3 | 5 | 60% | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 91.3 |
Dropbacks are steady: 1.7 a game over his last three against 1.7 for the season. 3 straight games below a starter's median in dropbacks.
How this is measured
Bars are his week. The shaded band is the league's middle half at his position, every qualifying player-game this season, and the dashed line is its median. The solid line is his trailing three games. An × on the baseline is a game his team played without him; a dotted tick is the bye.
He has faced the 1st-toughest slate vs the pass: his opponents rank 10.3 of 32 on average (league middle 16.6). Ahead: 5 of his next 10 are top-10 vs the pass and 2 are bottom-10, starting with the Broncos (6th) in Week 9.
The slate · played solid, ahead dashed
His line by defense faced
| Defenses | G | Att/g | Yds/g | EPA/db |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses | 1 | 4.0 | 47 | +0.58 |
| 11 to 22Middle | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | -0.38 |
| 23 to 32Bottom-10 | – | – | – | – |
| All games | 3 | 1.7 | 16 | +0.38 |
Yards against the rank of the defense
Too few games to read a pattern yet.
Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year
His best year was 2022, 2,404 passing yards in 13 games with PIT. This season's 15.7 a game puts him on pace for 266 over 17, short of it.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | TD | INT | Y/A | Rating | EPA/db |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PIT | 13 | 245/389 | 63% | 2,404 | 7 | 9 | 6.2 | 76.7 | -0.02 |
| 2023 | PIT | 12 | 201/324 | 62% | 2,070 | 6 | 4 | 6.4 | 81.4 | -0.12 |
| 2024 | PHI | 5 | 25/42 | 60% | 291 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 | 86.5 | +0.07 |
| 2025 | LV | 6 | 28/45 | 62% | 188 | 1 | 2 | 4.2 | 60.2 | -0.54 |
| 2026 | CAR | 3 | 3/5 | 60% | 47 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 91.3 | +0.38 |
| Career | 4 tm | 39 | 502/805 | 62% | 5,000 | 16 | 16 | 6.2 | 78.3 | -0.08 |
How this is measured
Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.
Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates
- Depth chart
- QB2 · 3WR 1TE
- Injury report
- clean
- Red zone touches
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- Third down
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- Explosive plays
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- CPOE
- -35.0 pts over expected
- Sack rate
- 0%
- Play action
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- Blitzed
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| Player | Touches | Yds | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|
 Chuba HubbardRB | 144 | 690 · 7 TD | +19.6 |
 Tetairoa McMillanWR | 65 | 569 · 2 TD | +22.7 |
 Jalen CokerWR | 44 | 364 · 3 TD | +8.5 |
 Darren WallerTE | 25 | 209 · 3 TD | +8.6 |
 Tommy TrembleTE | 24 | 155 · 2 TD | +4.3 |
 John Metchie IIIWR | 20 | 114 · 1 TD | +2.8 |
 AJ DillonRB | 19 | 46 | -11.0 |
 Mitchell EvansTE | 13 | 128 | +5.9 |