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Pickett finalist for Camp POY

Pickett

From Mirror reports

PITTSBURGH — Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett was named one of five finalists for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award on Friday.

Voted on by the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors, the 2021 Walter Camp Award recipient will be announced on Thursday, Dec. 9, during ESPN’s telecast of The Home Depot College Football Awards.

Pitt has a rich history with the Walter Camp Award, claiming three prior winners: running back Tony Dorsett (1976), defensive end Hugh Green (1980) and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (2003).

Pickett, who will lead his Panthers into the ACC championship game against Wake Forest on Saturday night, is now a finalist for five national awards. In addition to Walter Camp, he is a finalist for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, Maxwell Award and Senior CLASS Award. He additionally has received nationwide Heisman Trophy buzz as well.

He has produced at an elite level all season long. Through 12 games, he has completed 68% of his passes (314 of 464) for 4,066 yards with 40 touchdowns and only seven interceptions. Including his four rushing scores, he has totaled 44 TDs.

Honored as the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year on Wednesday, Pickett is just the third ACC quarterback–and the first at Pitt–to throw for 4,000 yards and 40 touchdowns, joining Florida State’s Jameis Winston (who did it during his 2013 Heisman Trophy season) and Clemson’s Deshaun Watson (2016). Pickett is the first ACC passer to post those numbers during the regular season.

He enters the postseason already standing alone as Pitt’s all-time career leader in passing yards, pass completions, total offense and touchdown responsibility. He shares the school record for career touchdown passes with Dan Marino, who threw 79 during his iconic Pitt career from 1979-82.

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