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Steelers Kenny Pickett Named PFF's Third-Highest Rated Rookie in Week 12

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett earned his highest grade of the season.

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PITTSBURGH -- The numbers - 20 of 28 for 174 yards and no touchdowns - didn't jump off the box score for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett, but Pro Football Focus still calculated that it was his best game of the season. 

Pickett's season-high mark of 89.9 was good for third among NFL rookies and second among offensive rookies this week. Only Cowboys tight end Jake Furgeson and Lions linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez finished ahead of Pickett. 

"Week 12 was quite easily the highest-graded performance we’ve seen from Pickett all season," PFF's Michale Renner wrote. "He had only his third start without a turnover-worthy play and finished with a 78.6 adjusted completion percentage. Pickett also did some work with his legs, rushing for 32 yards on six carries for two first downs."

It was just the third game this season that Pickett hadn't committed a turnover and he surpassed a 70% completion percentage for the third time as well. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper. He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press. During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general. 

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