INDIANAPOLIS — Kenny Pickett always knew he’d reach this stage. He might not have known his hand size would be such a hot-button topic. But Pitt’s Heisman Trophy finalist drew a crowd at the NFL combine on Wednesday morning, fielding nearly 30 questions in a 15-minute media session — doing so with the poise and perspective one would expect from arguably the draft’s top quarterback prospect.
“(The NFL) has been a dream of mine since I can remember. Going back to when I first picked up a football, my first memories of football, watching on Sundays with my family, having friends come over. It’s just a dream of mine,” Pickett said at the Indiana Convention Center with a horde of reporters looking on. “To be sitting here, it’s surreal. But it’s everything I expected to do. I’m right where I should be.”
This week, Pickett is at the epicenter of the football world. Executives and coaches have descended on the Circle City like they do every year to interview and evaluate the best draft prospects. Pickett, after guiding Pitt to an ACC championship and achieving individual accolades in the process, is one of the most talked-about players in town.
