George Pickens fantasy football insight from Hayden Winks - PPR Rankings

The timing of signing the franchise tag rightfully drew speculation that a draft weekend trade was likely, but that came and went. It sounds like the Jones family was being nice and just called Pickens' agent to chat. Fair enough! Pickens is no longer a hold out risk and less likely of a trade target after the 2026 draft passed. So what's stopping him from being a Round 2 pick? Dallas didn't add anyone on offense this offseason and is running back the same staff and starters around him. He was the WR6 on WR12 usage last season with CeeDee Lamb missing time. In 13 games WITH Lamb, Pickens averaged 77 YPG en route to a WR10 per-game average on WR13 usage. His targets with Lamb active had a 63% success rate (WR4), too, because they come when Lamb is getting the shaded coverage on the other side. 1-on-1 to Pickens is as good as it gets. Pickens will not be as consistent as the Drake London types in Round 2 (no screens, fewer gimme targets), but he has just as much upside if something happens to Lamb again or if Pickens' is just undeniably great. He's improved on film every year and is 25 years old while playing in a contract year.