George Pickens

Dallas Cowboys·#3

Pos WRHt 6'3"Wt 205 lbExp 4 yrCollege Georgia

Updated September 21, 2026

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Model Score

89.0 MODEL

2022

75.7

2023

78.5

2024

78.0

2025

89.0

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 →

Season Stats · 1 games

Rec

Rec Yds

Rec TD

Targets

28.0

Yds/Gm

5.8

Fantasy PPG

Advanced Metrics EPA & Next Gen Stats

0.980

EPA / target

2.0 yd

Avg separation

2.6 yd

Avg cushion

-0.5

YAC over exp

50.0%

Catch %

Draft & College

Round 2, pick 52 · Pittsburgh Steelers · 2022

Georgia (SEC)

Taken

#52

where he actually went

Our college model

#33

among WR in our college data

In college · 2019-2021 · 25 games

88 rec, 1,295 yds, 12 TD, 14.7 yds/rec

Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.

Comps

College career

his college career vs theirs

Roy Williams87%Peter Warrick84%Korey Robertson84%

STM Take

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.

Strengths

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.

Concerns

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.