QB Kenny Pickett, Pitt
Why Kenny Pickett Will Finish 2nd For The Heisman: He should win on his fantastic flow alone.
All hair flipped aside, he was the charismatic and fun leader of the ACC Champion bombed away in game after game, throwing for over 4,3000 yards with 42 touchdown passes and seven scores.
Pitt was the first team since 2014 Georgia Tech to beat Clemson by double-digits in the regular season – he threw for 302 yards and two touchdowns with no picks in the 27-17 win.
Why Kenny Pickett Won’t Finish 2nd For The Heisman: Was Pickett the best passer in the ACC? Nah, that was Virginia’s Brennan Armstrong. Was he the most efficient passer in college football? Nah, there were eight guys sharper than he was. Did he throw the most touchdown passes? Nah, Bryce Young (43) and Bailey Zappe of WKU (56) threw for more.
In the TOTALLY Not Fair category, Pitt did lose to Western Michigan and Miami at home – he threw three of his seven picks in those two games. Win either one, and the team is probably in the College Football Playoff.
(Again, NOT fair, and not his fault in the nitpickey world of the Heisman race – he threw for 382 yards and six touchdowns against WMU, and 519 yards and three scores against Miami … but those two picks against the Canes …)
2021 Heisman Finalists
Bryce Young | Aidan Hutchinson
Kenny Pickett | CJ Stroud
2021 Heisman Trophy Prediction