QB · Carolina Panthers · #12

Kenny Pickett

QB2

College: Pittsburgh
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 220 lb
Experience: 5th season

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Season

EPA / play

+0.85▲ 1.32 vs '25

1st of 22 QBs

CPOE

−9.7▼ 3.2 vs '25

22nd of 22 QBs

Yards / attempt

9.40▲ 5.22 vs '25

1st of 22 QBs

INT rate

0.0%▼ 4.4 vs '25

1st of 22 QBs · 0 INT / 5 att

Rushing

35 yds+0.55 EPA/CAR

3 car · 11.67 y/c · 0 td

Ranks compare against the 21 qualifying quarterbacks on the 2026 leaderboard plus Pickett.

Week-by-week

EPA per dropback by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Dropbacks+6.0

Designed runs−2.4

Net+3.6

Best game · Wk 7 vs TB

3/4

Cmp/Att

Pass yds

0 / 0

TD / INT

+4.7

Pass EPA

+0.93

EPA/play

Rush yds

2026 game log

	Passing											Rushing
Game	Completions / attemptsCompletions and attempts.	Completion %Completions divided by attempts.	Passing yardsPassing yards (sack yardage not subtracted).	Yards per attemptPassing yards divided by attempts.	Passing touchdownsTouchdown passes.	InterceptionsPasses intercepted.	Sacks takenTimes sacked.	Adjusted net yards per attempt(Passing yards + 20 × TD − 45 × INT − sack yards) ÷ (attempts + sacks). Rewards touchdowns, punishes interceptions and sacks.	Passing EPAExpected points added on dropbacks, including sacks and scrambles.	EPA per dropbackExpected points added per dropback. Zero is an average play; +0.20 is elite.	Completion % over expectedCompletion percentage minus the expected completion percentage for the same throws, given depth, location and pressure. In percentage points.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	Rushing EPAExpected points added on carries (quarterback scrambles included).	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.
Wk 1 vs CHIL	0/1	0.0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	+1.3	+0.65	−77.2	1	24	24.00	0	+1.7	+1.68
Wk 2 @ ATLW	–	–	0	–	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	1	−4	−4.00	0	−2.4	−2.38
Wk 7 vs TBL	3/4	75.0	47	11.75	0	0	0	11.75	+4.7	+0.93	+7.2	1	15	15.00	0	+2.4	+2.36
Season	3/5	60.0	47	9.40	0	0	0	9.40	+6.0	+0.85	−9.7	3	35	11.67	0	+1.7	+0.55

How he compares

2026 quarterbacks who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

signed 2026 with Panthers

$4Mover 1 year

Avg. per year: $4M
Guaranteed: $4M 100%
2026 cap hit: $4M 1.3% of the cap
Signed: 2026
Runs through: 2026

2026 · now

Year 1 of 1 ·

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall		Passing										Rushing
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	Completions / attemptsCompletions and attempts.	Completion %Completions divided by attempts.	Yards per attemptPassing yards divided by attempts.	Adjusted net yards per attempt(Passing yards + 20 × TD − 45 × INT − sack yards) ÷ (attempts + sacks). Rewards touchdowns, punishes interceptions and sacks.	Passing touchdownsTouchdown passes.	InterceptionsPasses intercepted.	Sacks takenTimes sacked.	Passing EPAExpected points added on dropbacks, including sacks and scrambles.	EPA per dropbackExpected points added per dropback. Zero is an average play; +0.20 is elite.	Completion % over expectedCompletion percentage minus the expected completion percentage for the same throws, given depth, location and pressure. In percentage points.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	Rushing EPAExpected points added on carries (quarterback scrambles included).	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.
2026	3	+3.6	3/5	60.0	9.40	9.40	0	0	0	+6.0	+0.85	−9.7	3	11.67	0	+1.7	+0.55
2025	6	−31.8	28/45	62.2	4.18	1.21	1	2	8	−25.8	−0.47	−6.5	5	4.40	0	−3.2	−0.64
2024	5	+5.2	25/42	59.5	6.93	5.50	2	1	4	+3.1	+0.06	+0.5	9	1.67	1	+1.7	+0.19
2023	12	−50.7	201/324	62.0	6.39	5.29	6	4	23	−41.9	−0.12	−2.1	42	1.29	1	−5.2	−0.12
2022	13	−1.0	245/389	63.0	6.18	4.70	7	9	27	−3.0	−0.01	+0.8	55	4.31	3	+9.8	+0.18
Career	39	−74.8	502/805	62.4	6.21	4.80	16	16	62	−61.6	−0.07	−0.9	114	3.18	5	+4.8	+0.04