Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett was named a finalist for two of college football’s highest honors on Tuesday, as he made the final cut for the Maxwell Award and the Davey O’Brien Award. The Maxwell Award goes to the best college football player of the year, and the Davey O’Brien Award is intended to honor the top quarterback in college football.
For the Maxwell Award, Pickett is up against Alabama quarterback Bryce Young and Michigan State running back Kenneth Walker III. And for the Davey O’Brien Award, Pickett and Young are up against Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud.
This season, Pickett has rewritten the Pitt record books, topping Dan Marino, Rod Rutherford, Alex Van Pelt and others to claim the best marks in program history for career completions, career passing yards, single-season passing yards, single-season total yards, single-game passing yards and total touchdowns.