Top NFL prospect tells Steelers to ‘come get me’ so he can reunite with faculty teammate Kenny Pickett

Before Jordan Addison transferred to USC, he and Kenny Pickett pulled off some magic.

The vast receiver spent his first two faculty seasons on the University of Pittsburgh with Pickett below middle, and Addison made a reputation for himself.

In 2021, Addison caught 100 passes, 17 of them touchdowns, for 1,593 yards, and his efforts earned him the Biletnikoff Award because the nation’s most excellent receiver.

Pittsburgh Panthers quarterback Kenny Pickett (8) congratulates receiver Jordan Addison (3) for scoring a landing in a recreation in opposition to the Syracuse Orange Nov. 27, 2021, on the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.  (Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire through Getty Images)

Pickett was the twentieth choice within the 2022 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Addison transferred west the place he caught 59 passes for 875 yards and eight touchdowns in 11 video games. 

Now, Addison desires to convey the magic again to western Pennsylvania.

“Hey man, if we reunite, that’d be good,” Addison stated, through ESPN. “That’d be actual cool. Real simple transition. Come get me.

“That’ll assist the transition rather a lot. Just having your former quarterback. You already received a relationship, No. 1, after which that belief issue. So, with him, when you’re working your routes, he is trusting you to be at a sure spot on the proper time.”

USC Trojans vast receiver Jordan Addison runs after a catch throughout a recreation in opposition to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Nov. 26, 2022, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.  (Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire through Getty Images)

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The Steelers drafted George Pickens final yr to pair him up with Pickett, and receiver Diontae Johnson’s two-year extension will start with the 2023 season. The Steelers despatched Chase Claypool to the Chicago Bears for the thirty second choose this yr, and so they already personal the seventeenth choice.

Jordan Addison of the Pittsburgh Panthers celebrates with Kenny Pickett (8) after a 23-yard landing within the second quarter in opposition to the Clemson Tigers at Heinz Field Oct. 23, 2021, in Pittsburgh.  (Justin Berl/Getty Images)

In his rookie season, Pickett performed in 13 video games and threw seven touchdowns and 9 interceptions. He accomplished 63% of his passes for two,404 yards whereas speeding for 237 extra and scoring 3 times on the bottom.

Addison is predicted to be a first-rounder and can probably go within the high 20.