Yahoo Fantasy Football on George Pickens
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George Pickens (at NYG) - 70.5 proj. receiving yards. Pickens feasted without CeeDee Lamb last year, then in 13 games WITH Lamb, he averaged 77 YPG en route to a WR10 per-game average on WR13 usage.
STACKED’s take
Pickens averaged 77 yards with Lamb; projects 70.5 yards vs. vulnerable Giants CBs.
Pickens feasted without CeeDee Lamb last year, then in 13 games with Lamb, he averaged 77 yards per game en route to a WR10 per-game average on WR13 usage. His targets with Lamb active had a 63% success rate (WR4) because they come when Lamb is getting shaded coverage on the other side; one-on-one to Pickens is as good as it gets. The Giants' starting CBs were in a competition throughout camp (read: bad) and were vulnerable whenever left on islands last year. More resources will be spent loading the box with this new defensive scheme, and the Giants could get exposed through the air despite a great pass rush. There's simply not enough talent in the secondary. Pickens might be a little more volatile than other fantasy WR1s, but he's projected for a strong 70.5 yards and 8.5 targets by the betting markets—less than what he averaged with Lamb last year. There's been consistent talk out of camp that Pickens was the best player on the team.
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