George Pickens, the Georgia WR, sits at No. 42 on the consensus board across 26 public boards. The tier model reads him as a NFL starter — 31% elite, 37% starter.
Physicality
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Lanky perimeter wideout with exciting ball skills but in desperate need of additional play strength and a clean bill of health.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Resilient to make it back so quickly after an ACL tear, but needs to show quick-cutting ability for route-running.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Pickens possesses borderline elite ball skills with in-air adjustments, strong hands and an enormous catch radius.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a vertical-flanker.
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“…Lanky perimeter wideout with exciting ball skills but in desperate need of additional play strength and a clean bill of health. Resilient to make it back so quickly after an ACL tear, but needs to show quick-cutting ability for route-running. Pickens possesses borderline elite ball skills with in-air adjustments, strong hands and an enormous catch radius. However, he fails to put defenders on his hip and command the…”
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