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George Pickens

Pos: WR2 Team: DAL YoE: 4
Draft: RD 2, PICK 52
Injury Status: H



I. Player News & Analysis


ESPN

RotoWire

Trends


"Pickens was traded to the Cowboys after spending his first three seasons in Pittsburgh. Perhaps the change of scenery will get him to the next level, as he's thus far been an exciting playmaker but not yet a consistent fantasy option. Pickens handled a career-high 26% target share (15th among WRs) last season, but he missed three games and found the end zone only three times despite seeing 12 end zone targets (12th most). Pickens has finished 37th or worse in fantasy PPG all three seasons while playing a volatile field-stretcher role (top 15 in aDOT all three years). He will certainly benefit from improved QB play (Dak Prescott), but he now has legitimate target competition from CeeDee Lamb. We likely haven't seen Pickens' best work, but there's enough uncertainty here that the 24-year-old should be valued as a midrange WR3."


"The Cowboys confirmed earlier reports of a trade, giving the team a huge upgrade at the No. 2 WR spot alongside superstar CeeDee Lamb. Fellow Dallas wideouts Jalen Tolbert and KaVontae Turpin drop down the depth chart, while Pittsburgh is left with Calvin Austin, Robert Woods and Roman Wilson as potential starters alongside March trade acquisition DK Metcalf. The trade is excellent news for Pickens' fantasy value, pairing him with QB Dak Prescott under new Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer in an offense that likely will throw the ball more often than the Steelers will. The 24-year-old Pickens topped 800 yards in each of his first three campaigns, including a career-high 1,140 in 2023, but he's never gone higher than 106 targets, 63 catches or five touchdowns in a single regular season."

George Pickens' target share has decreased by 33.62% over the past 6 weeks.

George Pickens' receiving yards have decreased by 52.88% over the past 8 weeks.

George Pickens' receptions have decreased by 58.82% over the past 6 weeks.

George Pickens' targets have decreased by 26.92% over the past 6 weeks.

George Pickens' reception share has decreased by 67.37% over the past 6 weeks.


II. Historical Performance



Season

Week

Home

Score

Away

INT

SACK

2PT

2024

18

CIN

19 - 17

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

17

KC

29 - 10

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

13

PIT

44 - 38

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

12

PIT

19 - 24

CLE

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

11

BAL

16 - 18

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

10

PIT

28 - 27

WSH

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

8

NYG

18 - 26

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

7

NYJ

15 - 37

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

6

PIT

32 - 13

LV

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

5

DAL

20 - 17

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

4

PIT

24 - 27

IND

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

3

LAC

10 - 20

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

2

PIT

13 - 6

DEN

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

1

PIT

18 - 10

ATL

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

18

PIT

17 - 10

BAL

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

17

PIT

30 - 23

SEA

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

16

CIN

11 - 34

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

15

PIT

13 - 30

IND

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

14

NE

21 - 18

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

13

ARI

24 - 10

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

12

PIT

16 - 10

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

11

PIT

10 - 13

CLE

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

10

GB

19 - 23

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

9

TEN

16 - 20

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

8

JAX

20 - 10

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

7

PIT

24 - 17

LAR

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

5

BAL

10 - 17

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

4

PIT

6 - 30

HOU

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

3

PIT

23 - 18

LV

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

2

CLE

22 - 26

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

1

SF

30 - 7

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

18

CLE

14 - 28

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

17

PIT

16 - 13

BAL

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

16

LV

10 - 13

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

15

PIT

24 - 16

CAR

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

14

BAL

16 - 14

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

13

PIT

19 - 16

ATL

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

12

PIT

24 - 17

IND

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

11

CIN

37 - 30

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

10

NO

10 - 20

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

8

PIT

13 - 35

PHI

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

7

PIT

10 - 16

MIA

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

6

TB

18 - 20

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

5

PIT

3 - 38

BUF

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

4

NYJ

24 - 20

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

3

PIT

17 - 29

CLE

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

2

NE

17 - 14

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

1

PIT

23 - 20

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0