# George Pickens — what pundits predicted WR · Georgia 72 checkable claims from 45 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## Measurables - 40-yard dash: 4.47 s - Vertical: 33″ - Broad jump: 10′5″ - Height: 6′3″ - Weight: 195 lb 2022 NFL Scouting Combine. Drills not listed were not performed. Combine results via [Pro-Football-Reference.com](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2022-combine.htm). ## What the room says - Median call across 4 pundits: 1,000 receiving yards ## What pundits expect (59 unsettled) - “Sounds like he had a pretty good practice yesterday... like, I think he's got a pretty good chance of playing... my sense is Pickens goes this week” — [Ian Rapoport](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ian-rapoport), for 2026, said Nov 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/76335ec2-fa1c-49bc-839c-6be609176806 - “He’s getting in limited practices but has had more than a week off to recuperate and should be good to go for Week 10.” — [Michael Moore](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/michael-moore), for 2026, said Nov 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cd84e832-035b-4ba3-90e9-e928c1396bf9 - George Pickens to move — “may seek a lucrative multi-year deal elsewhere” — [Carter Bahns](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/carter-bahns), for 2026, said Nov 11, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c6ed742e-f596-47a7-b008-d0aaf4a9559b - George Pickens to move — “ends up leaving Dallas after the season” — [John Breech](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-breech), for 2026, said Nov 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6bd7b954-c4b7-439c-930a-6a1c810c84c0 - George Pickens to move — “traded to Kansas City” — [Zachary Pereles](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/zachary-pereles), for 2026, said Nov 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/462b42e2-4ae6-461d-bae9-972c6cec7426 - George Pickens to move — “will be gone” — [Conor Orr](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/conor-orr), for 2026, said Nov 8, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b37c1aa2-9c89-4ca0-bf27-29c03119cfcf - George Pickens to be franchise-tagged — [Marcus Mosher](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/marcus-mosher), for 2026, said Nov 5, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b459eadb-806f-4b19-9da5-fea72e039b52 - George Pickens to sign a new deal — Nick Harris, for 2026, said Nov 5, 2026; not settled yet - George Pickens to move — “Cowboys should trade him / shop him around” — [Gilberto Manzano](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/gilberto-manzano), for 2026, said Nov 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b593d5ab-4ffe-4b37-88a5-5129ae2dff67 - George Pickens to move — “potential landing spot in a trade” — [Garrett Podell](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/garrett-podell), for 2026, said Nov 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3490ee6a-371d-4850-b1c0-dc660ae8e256 - George Pickens to move — “potential landing spot in a trade” — [Garrett Podell](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/garrett-podell), for 2026, said Nov 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3490ee6a-371d-4850-b1c0-dc660ae8e256 - George Pickens to move — “potential landing spot in a trade” — [Garrett Podell](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/garrett-podell), for 2026, said Nov 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3490ee6a-371d-4850-b1c0-dc660ae8e256 - George Pickens to move — “potential landing spot in a trade” — [Garrett Podell](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/garrett-podell), for 2026, said Nov 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3490ee6a-371d-4850-b1c0-dc660ae8e256 - George Pickens to move — “potential landing spot in a trade” — [Garrett Podell](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/garrett-podell), for 2026, said Nov 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3490ee6a-371d-4850-b1c0-dc660ae8e256 - George Pickens to move — “could get moved at the deadline” — [Mike Moraitis](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-moraitis), for 2026, said Oct 30, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/881a2c4b-4d70-4cf5-ab72-4103a48af753 - George Pickens to be 1st on the depth chart — [Mike Moraitis](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-moraitis), for 2026, said Oct 30, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/881a2c4b-4d70-4cf5-ab72-4103a48af753 - George Pickens to finish WR2 (13–24) at his position, by fantasy points — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Oct 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4ae6d67b-61c3-4acc-91fd-e6c3137bfd5e - George Pickens to finish WR2 (13–24) at his position, by fantasy points — Tim Brosnan, for 2026, said Oct 19, 2026; not settled yet - George Pickens to outplay his draft cost (the second or third round) — [Eric Patterson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/eric-patterson), for 2026, said Oct 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1d24a8d6-a80a-4af2-9ac5-9b993b484622 - George Pickens to move — “ain't going anywhere” — [John Middlekauff](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-middlekauff), for 2026, said Oct 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f997029f-290b-40bb-b6fb-61e6c1a096f4 - George Pickens to finish top 20 at his position, by fantasy points — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Oct 7, 2026; not settled yet - George Pickens to outplay his draft cost (around the second-round turn) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Oct 7, 2026; not settled yet - George Pickens to finish WR2 (13–24) at his position, by fantasy points — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Oct 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2b7fadd1-25b5-4aed-8f50-60a3da9142fb - George Pickens to stay put — Luke Easterling, for 2026, said Oct 3, 2026; not settled yet - George Pickens to be franchise-tagged — [Joel Corry](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/joel-corry), for 2026, said Sep 23, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/25196116-210c-437d-8830-6cb98ea54b29 - George Pickens to move — “franchise tagged by Dallas for a second straight year at $32,757,600, possibly just to trade him (contract/tag claim)” — [Joel Corry](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/joel-corry), for 2026, said Sep 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1a783028-e200-4888-8431-6e2d8edbb82f - George Pickens to move — “won't be in Dallas next season; most likely a tag-and-trade” — [Mike Moraitis](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-moraitis), for 2026, said Sep 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/66b5ed7b-41bd-4f67-9b4d-16eae4675e67 - George Pickens to fall short of his draft cost (the second round) — [Simon Hunter](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/simon-hunter), for 2026, said Sep 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/43ba38bc-0c70-4486-b557-45e7be618e87 - George Pickens to record 90 receptions — [Jeff Cavanaugh](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jeff-cavanaugh), for 2026, said Aug 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c7f7c9cc-4c5c-4060-a83b-61416816422c - George Pickens to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points — [Nic Bodiford](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nic-bodiford), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/914cb290-9f51-4c5b-9c10-a14a985e9330 - George Pickens to record 1,000 receiving yards — [Bucky Brooks](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/bucky-brooks), for 2026, said Aug 23, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/497f91d0-1ca5-4743-b3cb-e64bd21d1b1a - George Pickens to move — [Garrett Podell](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/garrett-podell), for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8723e416-b9a9-43e9-8288-653d157d2418 - George Pickens to make Pro Bowl — [Garrett Podell](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/garrett-podell), for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8723e416-b9a9-43e9-8288-653d157d2418 - George Pickens to be franchise-tagged — [Mike Florio](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-florio), for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c3fed60a-1247-41e0-8942-aa80ed856372 - George Pickens to move — [Mike Moraitis](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-moraitis), for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ae3fe38e-8e0e-4874-8c2c-0f4c9a8adeee - George Pickens to move — [Garrett Podell](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/garrett-podell), for 2026, said Aug 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1f48a158-eb7e-460c-a7d1-befdec299d34 - George Pickens to record 1,250 receiving yards — [Walt](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3d3e9456-d013-41c9-ad4e-5b7e2a7cf983 - George Pickens to record 185 fantasy points — [Walt](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3d3e9456-d013-41c9-ad4e-5b7e2a7cf983 - George Pickens to record 75 receptions — [Walt](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3d3e9456-d013-41c9-ad4e-5b7e2a7cf983 - George Pickens to finish top 9 at his position, by receiving yards — Andrew Hawkins, for 2026, said Jul 15, 2026; not settled yet - George Pickens to record 1,000 receiving yards — [Jesse Holley](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jesse-holley), for 2026, said Jun 29, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/87421571-47c8-46a3-a6da-2ec8b6b04269 - George Pickens to be 3rd on the depth chart — [Jeff Cavanaugh](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jeff-cavanaugh), for 2026, said Jun 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/649f683f-9b50-4915-880d-da788a9e099d - George Pickens to record 1,750 receiving yards — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2026, said May 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2307f474-6a3d-405e-b048-7b023ffda1be - George Pickens to move — [Chad Ochocinco Johnson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chad-ochocinco-johnson), for 2026, said Apr 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/006b1a76-95ea-423a-9f60-c10571a7f605 - George Pickens to move — [Chad Ochocinco Johnson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chad-ochocinco-johnson), for 2026, said Apr 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/006b1a76-95ea-423a-9f60-c10571a7f605 - George Pickens to move — [Chad Ochocinco Johnson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chad-ochocinco-johnson), for 2026, said Apr 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/006b1a76-95ea-423a-9f60-c10571a7f605 - George Pickens to move — [Gregg Rosenthal](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal), for 2026, said Apr 22, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e0b75c16-85ff-4257-8b56-d51a668d725c - George Pickens to move — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2026, said Mar 23, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0f8c2225-0482-4026-8de1-15b6466e560b - George Pickens to be franchise-tagged — [Tucker Franklin](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/tucker-franklin), for 2026, said Mar 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/18bf8354-0bee-47f5-b53d-2d9d52c4962e - George Pickens to move — [Andrew Siciliano](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-siciliano), for 2025, said Feb 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/20ab213f-c480-48cc-a267-b2e23d7672dd - George Pickens to move — [Erik Engle](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/erik-engle), for 2025, said Feb 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a10c4f0b-2fcd-4016-9024-ea69a0da8ffc - George Pickens — “franchise tagged / on the team” — [Clarence Hill](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/clarence-hill), for 2025, said Feb 25, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/620497c0-179b-4c0e-81d7-7a3989e7ed6b - George Pickens to move — [Brandon Carney](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/brandon-carney), for 2025, said Feb 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9337347d-fde9-46c9-9bb6-26ade467538b - George Pickens to move — [Brandon Carney](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/brandon-carney), for 2025, said Feb 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9337347d-fde9-46c9-9bb6-26ade467538b - George Pickens to move — Pushing the Pile, for 2025, said Feb 16, 2026; not settled yet - George Pickens to move — Pushing the Pile, for 2025, said Feb 16, 2026; not settled yet - George Pickens to be franchise-tagged — [Brian Peacock](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/brian-peacock), for 2025, said Feb 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d1325f8f-c996-4488-b063-fc4dfae1da59 - George Pickens to move — [Joe Pisapia](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/joe-pisapia), for 2025, said Jan 17, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/830a3414-41f0-4e58-9f3b-b1a5f9e10c3c - George Pickens to move — [Colin Cowherd](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/colin-cowherd), for 2025, said Nov 19, 2025; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d79b7c40-7174-4a6f-9f3c-2be5e1795188 ## Settled (13) - George Pickens to make First-Team All-Pro — [JP Acosta](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jp-acosta), for 2025, said Jan 8, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/660e3494-2b0b-415e-beb7-9e3bf3464e30 - George Pickens to move — [Chad Ochocinco Johnson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chad-ochocinco-johnson), for 2025, said Oct 16, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/840ff222-e013-4906-9c15-ce6172f300f0 - George Pickens to move — [Ian Rapoport](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ian-rapoport), for 2025, said May 7, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5be90319-9bd6-4c7f-9a25-a74673a624c5 - George Pickens to outplay his draft cost (he's being drafted as a wide receiver three) — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2025, said Aug 23, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9d95277c-e110-411f-8934-9a1282c3286e - George Pickens to outplay his draft cost (seventy first overall in ECR wide receiver thirty two) — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2025, said Jul 26, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4037fe99-a4eb-41e2-a90d-c4b07158dd44 - George Pickens to finish top 3 at his position, by receiving yards — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2025, said Nov 24, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2b6828d6-b24c-4c65-ac95-56bf45c4ebf7 - George Pickens to be 1st on the depth chart — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2025, said Nov 24, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/163851a6-2842-4e34-b265-e21d83694b2b - George Pickens to finish top 15 at his position, by fantasy points — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2025, said Aug 30, 2025; scored 8.33 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/effe2fda-3dcb-489f-a1e1-f8fa5b11ada7 - George Pickens to finish top 16 at his position, by fantasy points — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2025, said Jul 26, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4037fe99-a4eb-41e2-a90d-c4b07158dd44 - George Pickens to finish top 15 at his position, by fantasy points — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2025, said Aug 23, 2025; scored 8.33 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9d95277c-e110-411f-8934-9a1282c3286e - George Pickens to win Offensive Rookie of the Year — [Ronde Barber](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ronde-barber), for 2022, said Sep 6, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f14f5c77-616a-4851-aa07-3458f0126b80 - George Pickens to win Offensive Rookie of the Year — [Greg Jennings](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/greg-jennings), for 2022, said Sep 6, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d81957b5-c63f-4e92-8316-1d415cd34cc6 - George Pickens to win Offensive Rookie of the Year — [Charles Davis](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/charles-davis), for 2022, said Sep 6, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/87dff42b-f27e-46e4-b6ec-f2f463d2728e --- Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/george-pickens Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology