Browns HC has high praise for former first rounder Kenny Pickett

After the Cleveland Browns signed veteran and cult hero from 2023, Joe Flacco, and after the selection of the quarterbacks Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders, former first round pick Kenny Pickett has kind of fallen on the back burner among the fan base.

However, head coach Kevin Stefanski has not forgotten about the quarterback the team gave up a fifth round pick and former backup Dorian Thompson-Robinson to get. Appearing on the Cleveland radio station, 92.3 The Fan, Stefanski talked about Pickett, and spoke quite highly of him:

"Kenny is an interesting, young player. I say young because he played two years with the Steelers, one year in Philly.. he is entering just year four. We, and as you can imagine, the entire league, you do work on players coming out. Whether you take them or not, you always think back to the conversations you had with them coming out, and Kenny was a player we liked, did a lot of work on him, called his coaches... There is a lot to like about Kenny, and he is young in his career. We feel like, whether we are talking about the rookies or with Kenny, he has room to grow. He works his tail off, and he has the right attitude."

"Kenny's an interesting, young player. When that trade happened, I got a call, immediately, from coach Naruzzi and he loves him...I can see what he loves about him"

???? @Browns Kevin Stefanski w/ @KenCarman & @SportsBoyTony on QB Kenny Pickett⤵️

????Listen: https://t.co/0UTJw79ufmpic.twitter.com/vb43ip6sM7— 92.3 The Fan (@923TheFan) May 23, 2025

Stefanski was thorough when speaking about Pickett. As the Browns enter a four-way quarterback competition, Pickett will be given every opportunity to win the job. How did Stefanski close out his conversation on Pickett?

"A really good kid who works hard at his craft."

This article originally appeared on Browns Wire: Browns QB Kenny Pickett receives high praise from Kevin Stefanski