Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett was overwhelmingly named the ACC Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. Pitt’s fourth-year starting quarterback garnered 52 of a possible 64 votes for player of the year honors and 54 votes for offensive player of the year. He is the first Panthers player to win both awards since James Conner in 2014.
Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett (8) passes to wide receiver Jordan Addison (3), who then scored against Virginia, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at Heinz Field on the North Shore. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback, Kenny Pickett gets a pass off against North Carolina in the fourth quarter, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett throws a touchdown pass to wide receiver Jared Wayne against North Carolina in the second quarter, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett gets a pass off against North Carolina in the first quarter, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett scrambles against Miami safety Amari Carter in the third quarter, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett gets a pass off against Miami in the second quarter, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett drops back to pass against Miami in the first quarter, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett carries against Miami in the first quarter, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett scrambles for a first down against Clemson late in the fourth quarter, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett celebrates after scrambling for a first down against Clemson late in the fourth quarter, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett greets friends and family as he heads walks to the stadium to take on Clemson, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett gets kicked by Western Michigan linebacker Matthew Stuckey as he slides for yardage in the second quarter, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Western Michigan linebacker Boone Bonnema forces a fumble against Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett in the first quarter, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett scrambles for a first down against UMass in the first quarter Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)After passing out “Pickett’s Partners” t-shirts, Pitt Panthers quarterback Kenny Pickett chats with teens and children at the Estelle S. Campbell Clubhouse of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania in Lawrenceville on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. The t-shirts will be offered for sale, with the proceeds going to the organization. “I grew up going to a Boys and Girls Club in Asbury Park (New Jersey) since I was 8, 9 years old,” Pickett said. “It’s something that certainly affected me as a kid.” The Boys and Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania serves 12,000 children and youth — double the number it served before the pandemic, said Scott Koskoski, the organization’s Vice President for advancement. “We’ve become a learning hub.” (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett leaps for a touchdown against NC State in the fourth quarter at Heinz Field Saturday, Oct 3, 2020, in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett celebrates a touchdown throw to wide receiver Jordan Addison with backup quarterback Davis Beville against NC State in the first quarter at Heinz Field Saturday, Oct 3, 2020, in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett congratulates wide receiver Jordan Addison after he pulled in a ball for a touchdown against Syracuse in the first quarter at Heinz Field Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)From left: Damar Hamlin, Kenny Pickett and Jimmy Morrissey pose for a photo at the 84th annual Dapper Dan Dinner and Sports Auction hosted by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at the Wyndham Grand Hotel in Downtown on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. (Christian Snyder/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett hoists the trophy after defeating Eastern Michigan in the Quick Lane Bowl Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, at Ford Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett celebrates with wide receiver Taysir Mack after they connected for the go-ahead touchdown against Eastern Michigan in the fourth quarter of the Quick Lane Bowl Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, at Ford Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett (8) passes against North Carolina on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, at Heinz Field. Pitt beat North Carolina 34-27 in overtime. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett looks for a facemask call as he’s taken down by UCF linebacker Eriq Gilyard in the third quarter Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Virginia safety Brenton Nelson reaches to take down Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett in the third quarter Saturday, August 31, 2019, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett carries for a first down against Virginia in the second quarter Saturday, August 31, 2019, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Rapper Jay-Z poses for a photo with Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett before the team takes on Duke Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, at Petersen Events Center. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett drops back to pass from the end zone late in the fourth quarter against Stanford in the Sun Bowl Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett carries against Duke in the third quarter Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett throws to wide receiver Rafael Araujo-Lopes against Georgia Tech in the first quarter Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt offensive lineman Mike Herndon picks up quarterback Kenny Pickett after he scored a touchdown against Albany in the first quarter Saturday, Sep. 1, 2018, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt football quarterback Kenny Pickett helps Kaden Latham, 11, of East Liberty to finish the obstacle drill at the Mel Blount Youth Leadership Initiative in Claysville, Pa., on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. The Pitt football team’s 2017 newcomers host a fitness and football clinic for kids at the camp (Lake Fong/Post-Gazette)Pitt football quarterback Kenny Pickett, bottom, and his teammates help Jeremy Franklin, 8, of Highland Park to climb the obstacle wall drill at the Mel Blount Youth Leadership Initiative in Claysville, Pa., on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. The Pitt football team’s 2017 newcomers host a fitness and football clinic for kids at the camp (Lake Fong/Post-Gazette)
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