Kenneth Shane Pickett is an American football quarterback currently playing for the Las Vegas Raiders. He gained prominence at the University of Pittsburgh, earning the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2022, he served as their primary starter for two seasons, leading them to a playoff berth in 2023. Following inconsistent performance, he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, won Super Bowl LIX as a backup, before being traded to the Raiders in 2025.
Pittsburgh finished 11-2 in games Kenny Pickett started in 2021, the school's best record since 1976.
On June 6, 1998, Kenneth Shane Pickett was born. He is now a professional football quarterback.
The Steelers had not selected a quarterback as high as Kenny Pickett since drafting Ben Roethlisberger in 2004.
In 2017, Kenny Pickett graduated from Ocean Township High School.
In 2017, Kenny Pickett started his first career game for Pittsburgh against the Miami Hurricanes, leading the team to an upset victory.
In 2018, Kenny Pickett led Pittsburgh to their first ever Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division Championship in his first season as the full-time starter.
In 2019, Kenny Pickett led the Panthers to a victory in the Quick Lane Bowl against the Eastern Michigan Eagles.
In 2019, Kenny Pickett's sister, Alex, became the coach of Seton Hill University's women's soccer team.
In 2020, Kenny Pickett and the Panthers played in a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, finishing with a 6-5 record.
In 2020, the NCAA granted all fall athletes an extra year of eligibility.
In 2021, Kenny Pickett used the extra year of eligibility to return as the Panthers' starting quarterback.
On December 20, 2022, Franco Harris passed away after announcing the selection of Kenny Pickett to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
In 2022, Kenny Pickett was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the NFL draft.
On March 13, 2023, the game ball from the Steelers' victory over the Las Vegas Raiders was put on display in the Professional Football Hall of Fame.
On June 24, 2023, Kenny Pickett married Amy Paternoster, a former women's soccer player at Princeton University.
In 2023, Kenny Pickett helped lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to a playoff appearance.
On March 16, 2024, Kenny Pickett was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles along with a 2024 fourth-round pick in exchange for a 2024 third-round pick and two 2025 seventh-round picks.
In early 2024, Kenny Pickett sold his home in Cranberry following his trade to the Philadelphia Eagles.
On March 12, 2025, the Eagles traded Kenny Pickett to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft and quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson.
On August 25, 2025, Kenny Pickett was traded to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2026 NFL draft.
As part of the trade to the Philadelphia Eagles, two 2025 seventh-round picks were exchanged on March 16, 2024.
On August 25, 2025, as part of the trade to the Las Vegas Raiders, a fifth-round pick in the 2026 NFL draft was given.
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