NFL Scout Says Kenny Pickett Is Best QB He's Seen in NFL Draft Since Joe Burrow

At least one person thinks highly of Pittsburgh star Kenny Pickett, despite the fact that the quarterback class is divided.

A scout told Bob McGinn of Go Long that he was the best quarterback he had ever seen.

In his second season, Joe Burrow led the Cincinnati Bengals to the Super Bowl and was the clear No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL draft. The comparison would be high praise for Pickett, who would be considered a better prospect than any of the five first-round quarterbacks.

He finished third in the voting for the Heisman Trophy after he totaled 4,319 passing yards and 42 passing touchdown in 13 games.

There are still questions about his potential, with many scouts low on the entire quarterback class.

A long-time executive told McGinn that the group was the worst he had ever done. He is the only starter. He would be a second-round pick in a typical year.

The Scouting Department of Bleacher Report projected that Pickett would be the third quarterback selected at No. 20 overall.

At the scouting combine, hand size was a big story, while team personnel could be concerned that last season was a bad one. In his three previous years as a starter, the quarterback never had more than 13 passing touchdown in a season.

It only takes one team to believe in him and make him a high draft pick.