DAL · WR

George Pickens

George Pickens is a wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys. Depth chart: WR2.

Scouting report

George Pickens: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

George Pickens at a glance

George Pickens is a 25-year-old wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, listed at 6'3" and 205 pounds. The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Pickens 52nd overall in the second round in 2022, out of Georgia, and 2026 is Pickens's 5th NFL season.

2026 projection

The Gridiron Value season model projects Pickens for 221.0 PPR points in 2026, which ranks WR14 at the position and works out to 14.5 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 2 games of 2026, Pickens has scored 15.8 PPR points, or 7.9 per game. That is 7.1% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Pickens would finish with about 134 points, behind the 221.0 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 10.0 points in Week 2 against WAS, the WR34 finish that week. Pickens has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable WR start in 0 of 2 games, a 0% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 94 qualified wide receivers of 2026, Pickens ranks in the 78th percentile in receptions, the 74th percentile in target share and the 37th percentile in receiving yards. One of the 6 tracked categories sits at or above the 75th percentile. The softest mark is the 20th percentile in yards per target.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, Pickens has finished as WR40 in 2022, WR29 in 2023, WR42 in 2024 and WR5 in 2025. One of those 4 seasons ended inside the top twelve. The high-water mark is 291.9 PPR points in 2025. Across 67 regular-season games on record, the totals read 276 receptions, 4,338 receiving yards and 21 receiving touchdowns.

George Pickens by the numbers

Pickens has been the highest-scoring wide receiver of the week 1 time, finished in the weekly top five at the position 9 times and finished in the top twelve 13 times. The career high is 35.5 PPR points, set in Week 16 of 2023 against CIN. The game log also shows 3 games of 30 or more PPR points and 13 100-yard receiving games. In all, Pickens has reached 20 points in 11 games, 16% of career appearances.

Contract

Pickens is playing on a one-year, $27.3 million contract signed with the Dallas Cowboys in 2026, an average of $27.3 million per year with $27.3 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2026 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
221.0
PPR / game
14.5

Week 2 projection

George Pickens is projected for 13.6 PPR points at home against WAS in week 2, with a likely range of 0.0 to 34.3.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 3.2 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
63.5
Dynasty
62.5
Superflex redraft
69.5
Superflex dynasty
70.7
TE premium dynasty
37.6

Compare George Pickens on the trade value chart

Career stats

SeasonTeamGTgtRecRec ydsRec TDCarRush ydsPPR
2026DAL21496800015.8
2025DAL17137931,429900291.9
2024PIT141035990032-6164.4
2023PIT17106631,1405318208.8
2022PIT1784528014324166.5

Wide receivers ranked near George Pickens

Dallas Cowboys fantasy players

Dallas Cowboys depth chart and projections

Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.