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Pitt’s Kenny Pickett Named Top QB for Senior Bowl National Team

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Liberty’s Malik Willis and Pitt’s Kenny Pickett have been named the top two quarterbacks at the Senior Bowl practices, director Jim Nagy announced on Friday.

Willis was named the top quarterback for the American team, while Pickett was selected as the top quarterback for the National team. Both were selected as the top quarterback on their squad by their defensive teammates.

Steelers Now sources confirm the opinion of the players that Willis and Pickett were seen top the list of quarterbacks from their performance this week by NFL staffs.

Pickett and Willis completed their three practice sessions for the week on Thursday and are expected to be the starting quarterbacks for their respective squads in Saturday’s Senior Bowl. Pickett’s National team also features Nevada’s Carson Strong and Cincinnati’s Desmond Ridder, while Western Kentucky’s Bailey Zappe and North Carolina’s Sam Howell are on the American squad with Willis.

The Pittsburgh Steelers showed significant interest in all six quarterback prospects at the Senior Bowl, with president Art Rooney II, general manager Kevin Colbert, head coach Mike Tomlin, offensive coordinator Matt Canada and quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan all in attendance.

Pitt QB Kenny Pickett Met with Steelers at the Senior Bowl

In addition to the six players in Mobile, Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral and Western Michigan’s Kaleb Eleby are seen as first- or second-day options in the 2022 NFL Draft. As draft-eligible underclassmen, they were not eligible for selection to the Senior Bowl roster.

Saturday’s game will kick off at 2:30 p.m. from Hancock Whitney Stadium on the campus of South Alabama and will be broadcast on NFL Network.

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Sandy Schall, Coldwell Banker
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Jim_99
Jim_99
2 years ago

Oh, C’mon! He abandoned his team because he is afraid of getting a boo-boo or delivering a so-so performance in a bowl game. “Be True To Your School”? Apparently not.

E J
E J
2 years ago
Reply to  Jim_99

Relax, your mom has your hot pockets ready, so I will make this quick. Look up Willis McGahee. If it isn’t past your bedtime. That started the trend of top tier players passing up meaningless bowl games to protect their futures. It sucks for their team, but since PSU never has top tier players, fans like you will never understand.

Pittband
Pittband
2 years ago
Reply to  Jim_99

Jealousy, jealousy.

Pittband
Pittband
2 years ago
Reply to  Jim_99

Ask Corral how much money he lost playing in the bowl?

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