Pittsburgh QB Kenny Pickett perfect in Senior Bowl victory

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For the most part, quarterbacks projected to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft do not participate in the Senior Bowl college football all-star game in front of legions of NFL coaches, general managers, other executives and scouts because they are already considered elite.

Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett wanted to come anyway. He did not stay long, but he made his mark.

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Picket completed 6 of 6 passes for 89 yards with a 20-yard touchdown for the National team in the first quarter of its 20-10 win over the American team in front of about 15,000 at Hancock Whitney Stadium here Saturday afternoon.

Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett passes against Wake Forest during the first half of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)

And after his clinic, he took the rest of the day off.

"The plan was just to play the first quarter," Pickett said.

More important at the Senior Bowl are the practices during the week, and Pickett did very well in those, too, after finishing sixth in the nation in passing yards in 2021 with 4,319 on 334-of-497 passing with 42 touchdowns and just seven interceptions. He finished No. 9 in efficiency with a 165.3 rating.

So, why the Senior Bowl?

"To show I could be consistent," he said. "I mean everyone was saying that I had a flash-in-the-pan season. Thirteen games, I played at a pretty high level, I don’t think it was. So, I wanted to come down here and continue on that consistent level."

He could not have been more consistent in his completion percentage,