Mike Sando of The Athletic recently published his 2023 Quarterback Tiers piece where he had 50 league insiders, including coaches and front office personnel place the starting quarterbacks into tiers based on their impressions of each passer. The anonymous insiders included eight general managers, 10 head coaches, 15 coordinators, 10 executives, four quarterbacks coaches, and three involved in coaching/analytics.
Pittsburgh Steelers QB Kenny Pickett found himself ranked in Tier 4 alongside Brock Purdy of the 49ers, Jordan Love of the Packers, Sam Howell of the Commanders, Desmond Ridder of the Falcons, and Gardner Minshew of the Colts.