Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett, who hit the historic aerial milestones of 4,000 yards and 40 touchdowns this season, was named ACC Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year this morning. The announcement was made on the ACC Network.
Pickett, who received 52 of 64 first-place votes in balloting for POY and 54 for Offensive POY, is the second Pitt product honored as the conference’s top player — overall and on offense — in the school’s nine years as an ACC member. He joins running back James Conner who won the award in 2014.
Past ACC POYs include Jameis Winston, Trevor Lawrence, Phillip Rivers, Calvin Johnson, Matt Ryan, Deshaun Watson and Lamar Jackson. ESPN NFL Draft analysts Mel Kiper and Todd McShay have ranked Pickett as the top quarterback in the 2022 class.