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Pitt's Jordan Addison named first-team All-American by AP; Kenny Pickett, Calijah Kancey also honored

Jerry DiPaola
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Pitt’s Jordan Addison avoids Virginia’s Darrius Bratton in the fourth quarter on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021 at Heinz Field.

Pitt wide receiver Jordan Addison, quarterback Kenny Pickett and defensive tackle Calijah Kancey were named Associated Press All-Americans Monday.

Addison was a first-team selection while Pickett, a Heisman Trophy finalist and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winner, was named to the second team and Kancey to the third team.

It was the third first-team honor for Addison, a sophomore who won this year’s Biletnikoff Award after recording 93 receptions for 1,479 yards and a national-best 17 touchdowns. That averages out to about one score for every five catches. His yardage total was tops among Power 5 pass catchers.

Addison also was honored as an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).

Pickett has completed 67% of his passes (334 of 497) for 4,319 yards, 42 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Pickett’s passing yardage, passing touchdowns, total touchdowns (47) and completions are Pitt single-season records.

Kancey was dominant at times in the trenches while collecting 34 tackles, 12 for a loss, seven sacks and a forced fumble.

Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.

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