New Steelers' QB Kenny Pickett talks life as QB1, hand size, NFL Draft, relationship w/ the Mannings & more

The Breneman Show

3x All-American Tight End Adam Breneman sits down with Pitt Superstar QB Kenny Pickett to discuss his journey from being an undersized high school quarterback to possibly the first quarterback picked in this year’s NFL Draft. They touch on everything from Kenny’s infamous fake slide, playing for the same coach, to Kenny’s recent engagement and plans for life after April 28th.

🕚 Timestamps:

0:47 Intro

1:44 Getting Kenny on the Pod

2:09 How Much Kenny’s Life Has Changed

2:50 NFL Combine

5:03 Hand Size

7:43 Journey to becoming a D1 Quarterback

11:52 Dealing with people who doubted him

14:00 Process of committing to Pitt

18:22 Earning the start as a true freshman

23:07 Adversity at Pitt from 2018-2020

27:34 Peyton Manning’s influence

31:18 ACC Championship season

35:05 Mark Whipple’s role in Kenny’s success

40:34 Having Jordan Addison as a receiver

41:52 Heisman experience

44:20 NFL Draft Prep

48:47 Kenny’s Engagement

50:58 NIL and the direction of college football

53:39 Fake slide

55:57 Why is he QB1

57:30 Retiring his dad and financial future

59:15 Where does Kenny want to play?

1:00:02 Getting his best player the ball

1:01:29 Combine interview questions

1:03:48 Importance of his family

1:05:43 Choosing his agent

1:08:19 Emulating Joe Burrow

1:09:14 Draft training diet

1:09:52 Kenny Pickett’s ‘WHY’

1:12:47 Outro

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