Player facts
- Team
Dallas Cowboys- Position
- Wide Receiver
- Number
- 3
- Born
- Mar 4, 2001 (age 25)
- Birthplace
- Hoover, AL, USA
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 200 lbs
- College
- Georgia
- Experience
- 5 seasons
- Status
- Active
Stats
2026 Offense
| REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 27 | 41 | 355 | 13.1 | 1 | 53 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 27 | 41 | 355 | 15.9 | 1 | 53 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 294 | 471 | 4,625 | 15.7 | 22 | 86 | 208 | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 1 |
Advanced stats
2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.
| Plays | EPA/play | Success | CPOE | League rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | 52 targets | +0.40 | 56% | 32nd of 94 |
Recent games
| Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST |
vs  TB | L 24-16 | 9 | 13 | 130 | 14.4 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  HOU | W 34-30 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  BAL | L 34-31 | 7 | 11 | 82 | 11.7 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  WSH | W 37-20 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  NYG | L 28-20 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
George Malik Pickens Jr. (born March 4, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, winning the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship as a junior. Pickens was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft.
From Wikipedia’s article on George Pickens, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
George was born in Hoover, Alabama but grew up in nearby Birmingham. He grew up with his older brother, Chris Humes, a former cornerback for the Arkansas State Red Wolves and later the Oakland Raiders of the NFL, who is seven years his senior.
Pickens attended Hoover High School in Hoover, Alabama. As a senior, he had 69 receptions for 1,368 yards and 16 touchdowns. On November 16, 2018, Pickens had five receptions for 202 yards in what was the highest stat line of his tenure at Hoover. He played in the 2019 Under Armour All-American Game. A five star recruit, he originally committed to play college football at Auburn University before flipping his commitment to the University of Georgia. He graduated from Hoover High School in June 2019.
College career
Pickens earned immediate playing time his freshman year at Georgia in 2019, leading the team in receptions (49), receiving yards (727) and receiving touchdowns (8).
In the following season Pickens caught 36 passes for 513 yards and a team-leading six touchdowns in an eight-game season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the spring of 2021, Pickens tore his ACL causing him to miss most of his junior season. He returned to play in the final four games of the year, catching just five passes, but made a crucial 52-yard reception during the first quarter in Georgia's win over Alabama in the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship game. The catch is what put Georgia in Alabama territory for the first time during the game, setting up a short field goal for the Bulldogs. Pickens declared for the 2022 NFL draft following the season.
Personal life
After being drafted by the Steelers in 2022, Pickens moved into an apartment in Pittsburgh with his older brother, Chris Humes.
On the second night of the 2022 NFL draft, Pickens was the subject of a viral meme. Dressed in a white T-shirt, blue basketball shorts, and a ski mask, commonly called a "shiesty", Pickens watched as he was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round from his family's living room. His outfit, combined with his nonchalant posture, became a meme. Pickens later explained that his look was a mix of humor and frustration after not being chosen in the first round, admitting he was "a little salty". He told CBS Sports he decided to take a more relaxed approach to Day 2, skipping the formal suit he had prepared for the draft's opening night. The ski mask has since continued to be part of Pickens' on- and off-field attire.
From Wikipedia’s article on George Pickens, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
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Sources
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- 1WikipediaGeorge Pickens on Wikipedia
- 2Wikimedia CommonsPhoto of George Pickens