George Pickens
Dallas CowboysGeorge Pickens has 39 catches, 533 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns in 8 games for the Dallas Cowboys this season through Week 8, 13 PPR points a game (updated November 5, 2026).
Model Score by season
Down 9.1 from last season.
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
A pure deep threat who boomed in his new home.
The case for
- 26-rank improvement from 2024 to 2025; the largest positive year-over-year WR move in the top tier.
- Career receiving average over 16 YPC; the vertical threat is a real schematic asset for the Cowboys.
The worry
- Recent game log shows a 1.9 PPR week (Wk 18) alongside the 29.6 PPR (Wk 12); the boom-or-bust pattern is real.
- Franchise-tag status means the long-term contract resolution is unresolved heading into 2026.
What to watch: Whether Dallas hands him a long-term extension or rides the tag again; the 2026 production-vs-contract dynamic is the entire offseason story.
Full take and bio
Pickens climbed from STTM #29 tier 4 in 2024 (PIT) to #3 tier 1 in his first Dallas year alongside CeeDee Lamb, the strongest WR landing-spot bump on the board. 2nd-team All-Pro and a franchise tag confirm Dallas is committed; the 1.9-PPR Week 18 confirms the floor games still come. Career 4,270 yards at 16-plus YPC says he is one of the league's purest deep threats.
Pickens was born in Hoover, Alabama, attended Hoover High, and won the 2022 College Football Playoff national title at Georgia despite a torn ACL that limited him to four games his final year. The Steelers took him 52nd overall in the 2022 NFL Draft. Dallas traded for him before 2025, and he responded with second-team All-Pro honors, a Pro Bowl, and a franchise-tag designation. Career line is 267 catches for 4,270 yards and 21 TDs across four seasons.
Comps
The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.
CeeDee Lamb ’2577%
Jerry Jeudy ’2471%Plays like: Brian Blades, Eddie Brown, Donald Driver. Built like: Marquess Wilson, Tory Horton, CeeDee Lamb. Coming out: Marvin Jones, Jehu Chesson, Devin Street.
Of his 20 closest coming out: 0 stars, 6 starters, 6 backups, 8 didn't stick.
George Pickens Props This Weekvs ARI
| Market | Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 4.5 | -110 Bovada | -120 Bovada |
| Receiving yards | 64.5 | -115 Bovada | -115 Bovada |
Best price across 9 books as of Mon Nov 2. Lines move; check the book before you bet. This week's board · Line Room
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George Pickens Injury StatusNot listed
George Pickens is not on the injury report as of Nov 4. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
This season · 8 games
13 fantasy points a game, 104 PPR on the season. Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.
Contract2026 cap
Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.
Fantasy outlookWeek 9
Our rest-of-season board has George Pickens at WR16 (the public consensus says WR18); the model has 130 PPR points left for him this season; this week he hosts ARI.
Price a trade for him on the fantasy trade calculator, or see the whole board on the Fantasy hub.
Draft & College
Round 2, pick 52 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2022, out of Georgia (SEC).
In college, 2019-2021, 25 games: 90 rec, 1,332 yds, 14 TD, 14.8 yds/rec.
Recruited
Class of 2019 · Receiver · High school: Hoover, AL
GeorgiaHis offer board, and the recruits whose boards look like it now →