Steelers Week 1 Starter Odds: Will Kenny Pickett be the Starting Quarterback for the Pittsburgh?

The Steelers are always in win-now mode. That means the best QB is going to be starting Week 1 and draft position isn’t going to matter. Will Kenny Pickett or Mitch Trubinsky get the start? Kyle Newman breaks it all down.

Kyle Newman

Jun 8 2022, 4:32pm | 5 mins read

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Steelers Week 1 Starter Odds: Will Kenny Pickett be the Starting Quarterback for the Pittsburgh?

The Steelers are always in win-now mode. That means the best QB is going to be starting Week 1 and draft position isn’t going to matter. Despite that, oddsmakers expect that rookie first-rounder Kenny Pickett will win the starting job for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Pittsburgh Steelers Week 1 Starting Quarterback Prediction

Kenny Pickett is given -150 odds, or an implied 60% chance to be the Steelers’ Week 1 starter. Mitchell Trubisky is given +110 odds, or an implied 47.6% chance to win the job. That’s why Pickett is also the favorite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Any QB who starts Week 1 is going to be a massive favorite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year. Since Pickett is the only one in that position this year, he’s the favorite at +500 or an implied 16.7% chance to win the award.

This is a real battle in Pittsburgh. So who does Pittsburgh decide to go with? A high draft pick in Pickett or a backup QB with upside and experience in Trubisky. The decision for which Pittsburgh Steeler QB starts in Week 1 is going to be a tough one.

But oddsmakers expect Pickett to come out on top and play right away in Week 1. However, the Steelers aren’t a team who's willing to deal with rookie mistakes if it costs them games. So there is a good chance for Trubisky. That's the reason Trubisky is still given a near 50% chance of starting Week 1 for Pittsburgh.