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George Pickens Dallas Cowboys · #3

Wide Receiver · 6' 3", 200 lbs · Hoover, AL · Age 25

George Pickens is a Wide Receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, drafted 52nd overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 18 passes for 225 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 52nd overall5-yr veteran
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George Pickens
Season avg18 rec · 225 yds · 0 td
Career avg285 rec · 4,495 yds · 21 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
18rec
225yds
0td
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Scouting report

George Pickens — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
George Pickens is a Wide Receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, drafted 52nd overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 18 passes for 225 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Act II

Where George Pickens stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #208 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
387Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

George Pickens — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
225 YDS
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Volume
18 REC
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Big-play
12.5 Y/R
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Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees George Pickens

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
51
rec
21–81
754
rec yds
272–1235
4
td
0–7
78
targets
35–122
10
games
5–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 18 → projected 51 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+31.8
Age curve
+1.0
Net vs last season+32.8 rec
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 25 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 14 / 17 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

George Pickens career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2022175280148415.4
202317631,140510618.1
20241459900310315.3
202517931,429913715.4
2026 in progress · 4 games41822502812.5
Career692854,49521458
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Dallas Cowboys built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
89off index
86def index
+41net
90%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (86) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 82, pass rush 73, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of George Pickens

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-03-04

The beginning

George Pickens is a Wide Receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, in his 5th NFL season.

Dallas Cowboys

Turning pro

Drafted 52nd overall, 2022 as a Wide Receiver.

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George Pickens is a Dallas Cowboys wide receiver, drafted 52nd overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 285 passes for 4,495 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 18 passes for 225 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 3"
Weight
200 lbs
Draft
52nd overall, 2022
Born
Hoover, AL
Age
25
Jersey
#3
Background

George Pickens is from Hoover, AL and is 25 years old. He was drafted 52nd overall, 2022 and plays wide receiver at 6' 3", 200 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 285 passes for 4,495 yards and 21 touchdowns. Pickens is currently on the Dallas Cowboys roster.

The person

George Pickens is a starting-caliber wide receiver who has caught 285 passes for 4,495 yards and 21 touchdowns across 5 seasons (2022–2026).

Receiving285 career catches, 4,495 yards, 21 touchdowns.
Best season93 catches for 1,429 yards in 2025.
Yards per catch15.8 yards per reception over his career.
Draft pedigree52nd overall, 2022.
Durability69 career games played.
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FAQ

George Pickens — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about George Pickens, answered.

What position does George Pickens play?
George Pickens is a Wide Receiver for the Dallas Cowboys.
When was George Pickens drafted?
George Pickens was drafted 52nd overall, 2022.
How many seasons has George Pickens played?
5 (2022–2026).
What are George Pickens's career stats?
He has caught 285 passes for 4,495 yards and 21 touchdowns.
George Pickens career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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War Room · Draft

The War Room's draft verdict on George Pickens

AI analyst opinion · grounded in the model below
Model rank
WR15
#37 overall
Proj / game
14.3
Tier 2 · PPR
Draft cost
Rd 4
model draft cost, illustrative
Schedule
60
matchup score 0–100
FADEoverpriced at costThe Scout· Talent & projection

New team, shared targets, career-year price.

1,429 yards and 9 touchdowns in 2025 is a genuine breakout, but the model tags regression to WR15 near 14.3 PPG — a move to Dallas, a crowded target tree behind Lamb, and efficiency that rarely repeats. Iron durability is nice; the Round 3 price on a career year isn't. Fade.

Projection is a Balladex model estimate, illustrative. The War Room's verdict is argued opinion. Real stats: 2025 season. · Updated Aug 28, 2026

Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR2
behind the starter
Snap share
83%
of offensive snaps
Target share
19%
WOPR 0.51

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ NYG
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
60
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 3
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
57
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ NYGW2 vs WASW3 vs BALW4 @ HOUW5 vs TBW6 @ GBW7 @ PHIW8 vs ARIW9 @ INDW10 vs SFW11 vs TENW12 vs PHIW13 @ SEAW14 · BYEW15 @ LAW16 vs JAXW17 vs NYGW18 @ WAS

Each week grades George Pickens's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
5
since 2023
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
4
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk14 · Calf2025 Wk13 · Knee2024 Wk17 · Hamstring2024 Wk16 · Hamstring (Out)2024 Wk15 · Hamstring (Out)2024 Wk14 · Hamstring (Questionable)

Home surface: matrixturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 3 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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