Watch: Kenny Pickett’s Draft Party Erupts After Being Selected by Steelers

Former Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett opted to remain with family in his native New Jersey for the 2022 NFL Draft, and the reaction was emotional as expected when he was selected 20th-overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Surrounded by his parents, fiancé and Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi, Pickett wept tears of joy while learning from Steelers brass that he would be their first round selection.

Kenny Pickett is a Pittsburgh Steeler

The moment he gets the call and finds out he’s being selected with the 20th overall pick in the #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/Zk38Gi2Ey9

— Johnny McGonigal (@jmcgonigal9) April 29, 2022

They were certainly prepared for Pickett to potentially be a Steelers, as friends and family in attendance promptly whipped out their Terrible Towels to properly celebrate his swift return to Pittsburgh.

They had Terrible Towels ready. They had Mike Tomlin on the phone. And they chanted: “HE’S STAYING HOME” pic.twitter.com/bm8gLers4l

— Johnny McGonigal (@jmcgonigal9) April 29, 2022

When Steelers legend Franco Harris officially announced the Steelers’ pick from the NFL Draft stage in Las Vegas, the congregation erupted again in a “Kenny” chant reminiscent of the ones heard multiple times during Pitt’s dream 2021 campaign.