George Pickens
#2 WR,
Steelers
ACTUAL 2022
167 FPTS
RANK: 40
2023 SEASON
189 FPTS
RANK: 37
AGE
22 yrs
HEIGHT/WEIGHT
6'3'' / 200 lbs
COLLEGE
Georgia
| SEASON | GP | FPTS | RANK | TARGET | RECPT | REYD | RETD | REAVE |
| 2023 | 16 | 189 | 37th | 108 | 66 | 912 | 5 | 13.8 |
| 2022 | 17 | 167 | 40th | 84 | 52 | 801 | 4 | 15.4 |
| 3yr Ave | 0 | 0 | 479th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Not practicing Wednesday
Published: 2024-12-11
Pickens (hamstring) didn't practice Wednesday, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.
Head coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday there's an "outside chance" that Pickens can play Sunday against the Eagles, but that doesn't seem likely after an MRI revealed a "little bit more significant" hamstring injury (reportedly a Grade 2 strain) for the wideout than initially thought. If Pickens remains sidelined this weekend, added Week 15 opportunities would be available for Van Jefferson, Calvin Austin, Mike Williams and Scotty Miller.
Fantasy Points by Week 2022
Weekly Stats 2022
| Fantasy Points | Betting | Receiving Stats | Routes Run | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WEEK | STADIUM | GAME | RANK | TARGET | SPREAD | O/U | TRGT | REC | YD | TD | AVG | AIR | YAC | DROP | 10+ | 20+ | 50+ | SHARE | SLOT | TIGHT | WIDE | |||
| 1 @CIN | Outdoor 73° | 1.3 | 116th | 1.30 | 7.0 | 44.5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8% | 7% | 0% | 93% | |||
| 2 NE | Outdoor 75° | 3.3 | 91st | 3.30 | 3.0 | 40.5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23.0 | 20 | 3 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6% | 16% | 0% | 84% | |||
| 3 @CLE | Outdoor 61° | 6.9 | 65th | 2.30 | 4.0 | 38.5 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22% | 7% | 0% | 93% | |||
| 4 NYJ | Outdoor 57° | 16.2 | 19th | 2.70 | -3.0 | 41.5 | 8 | 6 | 102 | 0 | 17.0 | 13 | 4 | 0% | 4 | 3 | 0 | 32% | 9% | 0% | 91% | |||
| 5 @BUF | Outdoor 59° | 14.3 | 21st | 2.38 | 14.0 | 44.5 | 8 | 6 | 83 | 0 | 13.8 | 11 | 3 | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16% | 7% | 2% | 91% | |||
| 6 TB | Outdoor 58° | 5.8 | 54th | 1.45 | 9.5 | 46.5 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22% | 13% | 0% | 87% | |||
| 7 @MIA | Outdoor 78° | 18.1 | 12th | 3.02 | 7.0 | 44.5 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 1 | 10.2 | 9 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14% | 7% | 0% | 93% | |||
| 8 @PHI | Outdoor 60° | 0.0 | 136th | 0.00 | 10.5 | 43.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8% | 23% | 2% | 75% | |||
| 10 NO | Outdoor 37° | 14.5 | 26th | 2.90 | -1.5 | 41.5 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 10.7 | 7 | 4 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15% | 29% | 0% | 71% | |||
| 11 CIN | Outdoor 27° | 18.3 | 11th | 4.58 | 3.5 | 41.5 | 6 | 4 | 83 | 1 | 20.8 | 19 | 2 | 20% | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16% | 11% | 2% | 87% | |||
| 12 @IND | Dome 44° | 10.7 | 42nd | 3.57 | 2.5 | 39.5 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 19.0 | 18 | 1 | 25% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21% | 15% | 0% | 85% | |||
| 13 @ATL | Dome 52° | 1.2 | 107th | 1.20 | -1.5 | 41.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7% | 36% | 2% | 61% | |||
| 14 BAL | Outdoor 42° | 10.8 | 36th | 3.60 | -2.5 | 37.5 | 3 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 26.0 | 23 | 3 | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10% | 26% | 0% | 74% | |||
| 15 @CAR | Outdoor 47° | 7.3 | 57th | 3.65 | 3.0 | 37.5 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 26.5 | 24 | 3 | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24% | 9% | 2% | 89% | |||
| 16 LV | Outdoor 9° | 16.7 | 17th | 3.34 | -2.5 | 39.5 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 1 | 11.4 | 10 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14% | 22% | 0% | 78% | |||
| 17 @BAL | Outdoor 44° | 4.9 | 58th | 2.45 | 1.5 | 35.5 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15% | 16% | 4% | 80% | |||
| 18 CLE | Outdoor 36° | 16.2 | 16th | 5.40 | -3.0 | 39.5 | 6 | 3 | 72 | 1 | 24.0 | 22 | 2 | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21% | 7% | 0% | 93% | |||
Performance Splits: 2020 to 2022
| Fantasy Points | Receiving Averages | |||||||||||||||||
| LOCATION | STADIUM | GP | GS | GM | TOUCH | RANK | TRGT | REC | YD | TD | AVE | AIR | YAC | DROP | 10+ | 20+ | 50+ | |
| Home | Outdoor | 8 | 7 | 1.6 | 2.34 | 32nd | 5.0 | 3.5 | 59 | 0.4 | 16.9 | 14.3 | 2.6 | 3% | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| Away | Outdoor | 7 | 4 | 1.1 | 1.47 | 55th | 5.1 | 2.9 | 38 | 0.1 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 1.4 | 5% | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | |
| Away | Retractable Dome | 2 | 1 | 3.0 | 1.24 | 82nd | 4.0 | 2.0 | 30 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 1.0 | 20% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
Career Stats by Season: 2022 to 2022
| Fantasy Points | Receiving Stats | Routes Run | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | GP | GS | TOTAL | RANK | TRGT | REC | YD | TD | AVG | AIR | YAC | DROP | 10+ | 20+ | 50+ | SHARE | SLOT | TIGHT | WIDE | ||
| 2022 | 21 | PIT | 17 | 12 | 167 | 40th | 84 | 52 | 801 | 4 | 15.4 | 13 | 2 | 6% | 33 | 17 | 0 | 15% | 15% | 1% | 84% | ||
Looks unlikely for Week 15
Published: 2024-12-10
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin confirmed Tuesday that Pickens (hamstring) is unlikely to be available for Sunday's game in Philadelphia, Mike DeFabo of The Athletic reports. "If you pressed me, I'd probably say he's out or could be categorized as 'doubtful,'" Tomlin said of Pickens' status.
Though Pickens was listed as questionable leading up to this past Sunday's game against the Browns, reports heading into the day suggested that the wideout was likely to play. However, a pregame workout apparently didn't go as well as anticipated, and Pickens ended up sitting out in the Steelers' 27-14 victory. The Steelers aren't yet ruling Pickens out for Week 15, but he looks as though he'll face an uphill battle to improve enough in his recovery from a Grade 2 hamstring strain to give it a go this Sunday. Assuming Pickens remains out for a second straight game, Van Jefferson, Calvin Austin, Mike Williams, Scotty Miller and Ben Skowronek could all benefit from expanded roles as the Steelers' available options at receiver, while tight end Pat Freiermuth (3-48-1 receiving line on three targets in Week 14) could see more involvement in the passing attack.
Expected to miss Week 15
Published: 2024-12-09
Pickens (hamstring) is not expected to be available for Sunday's road matchup against the Eagles, Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Pickens appears in line to miss a second consecutive contest due to what league sources informed Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com of on Monday is a Grade 2 hamstring strain. The Steelers haven't yet officially disclosed the severity of Pickens' injury or his presumed status for Week 15, but it wouldn't be surprising to see the team take a cautious approach with its No. 1 wideout's recovery. Pittsburgh's divisional road matchup against Baltimore in Week 16 could, tentatively, be a better target date for Pickens to retake the field. Tight end Pat Freiermuth and wide receivers Van Jefferson, Calvin Austin, Mike Williams, Ben Skowronek and Scotty Miller all will benefit from increased target opportunities as long as Pickens is unable to go.
Managing Grade 2 hamstring strain
Published: 2024-12-09
Pickens (hamstring), who was inactive for Sunday's 27-14 win over the Browns, is believed to be nursing a Grade 2 strain, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.
Pickens popped up on Pittsburgh's injury report late in Week 14, after he was limited in Friday's practice. The final decision to hold him out versus Cleveland reportedly wasn't made until late Sunday morning, an indication that the Steelers had some hope the standout wide receiver could play through his hamstring issue. A Grade 2 strain, though, could tentatively also impede Pickens' availability Week 15 on the road against Philadelphia, if not for a longer stretch. As long as Pickens can't go, Van Jefferson, Calvin Austin, Mike Williams, Ben Skowronek and Scotty Miller, as well as tight end Pat Freiermuth, will be called upon to handle expanded opportunities in the receiving game.
Inactive Sunday
Published: 2024-12-08
Pickens (hamstring) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Browns, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
Pickens -- who approached Sunday's contest listed as questionable -- was added to the Steelers' Week 14 injury report after being deemed limited at Friday's practice. Evidently, the wideout's pre-game warmups didn't go as hoped, and Pickens will target a possible return to action next weekend against the Eagles. In his absence, Van Jefferson, Calvin Austin, Mike Williams, Ben Skowronek and Scotty Miller are available to handle Pittsburgh's wide receiver duties in Week 14.
Trending toward playing Sunday
Published: 2024-12-07
Pickens, who is questionable for Sunday's Week 14 matchup against Cleveland, is likely to play but will need to test his hamstring in pregame warmups, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Per Schefter, the Steelers are taking the fact that Pickens hurt his hamstring late in the practice week as a consideration in having him test out the injury before the game. If he's able to prove that he's capable of suiting up, the third-year wideout will face Cleveland for the second time in three weeks. During Pittsburgh's first matchup against the Browns (in Week 12), Pickens was held to a modest four catches on seven targets for 48 yards.
Has hamstring injury, questionable for Sunday
Published: 2024-12-06
Pickens was limited at Friday's practice due to a hamstring injury and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Browns, Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Pickens was a late addition to the Steelers' Week 14 practice report, placing a cloud over the availability of the team's No. 1 wide receiver. Since a Week 9 bye, he's accrued a 20-302-2 line on 32 targets over the last four games. Pickens' status won't be confirmed until about 90 minutes before Sunday's 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff.
Scores third TD in uneven showing
Published: 2024-12-01
Pickens recorded three receptions on six targets for 74 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 44-38 win over the Bengals.
As is often the case, Pickens' performance had plenty of ups and downs. He was involved in a pick-six early in the game when he fell to the ground on a target, only to cash in on a 17-yard touchdown on the Steelers' next drive. Pickens later chipped in long receptions of 36 and 19 yards but was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct on each. Setting aside the penalties, Pickens has been very productive in five games since Russell Wilson took over under center, averaging 81.1 yards per game while accounting for all three of his touchdowns on the season.
Co-leads team in receptions in loss
Published: 2024-11-21
Pickens secured four of seven targets for 48 yards in the Steelers' 24-19 loss to the Browns on Thursday night.
Pickens set the pace for the Steelers in targets while sharing the team lead in receptions with Pat Freiermuth. The blizzard-like conditions certainly didn't help Pickens' cause and helped lead to his lowest yardage total since Week 5 against the Cowboys. Pickens did extend a streak of recording at least four catches to five games, and he'll draw a more favorable matchup on paper in a Week 13 road matchup against the Bengals on Sunday, Dec. 1.