Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 13 | W 45-0@ Georgia Tech | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-41@ Alabama | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 37 | Season-high 41 yds |
| Total | 3 | 46 | 12.8 | 0 | 37 |
#1
George Pickens
Former wide receiver at Georgia. 2021: 5 catches, 107 receiving yards.
6′3″ · 200 lb · Hoover, AL
Pittsburgh — drafted 2022, Rd 2, Pick 20, #52 overall
Recruiting
5★
WR recruit
No. 24 nationally · Signed with Georgia
Statement game12 rec · 175 yds · 1 TDvs Baylor (FBS) · W 26-14
Top 1% catches game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former wide receiver at Georgia. 2021: 5 catches, 107 receiving yards.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to Georgia in 2019.
- Drafted round 2 by the Pittsburgh in 2022.
George Pickens
Third year in the Georgia receiving corps, same address the whole way. In 2021 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-SEC. One game to point at: 41 rec yds, 2 receptions against Alabama — Week 14, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Georgia, 1,347 receiving yards — drafted at #52 overall by Pittsburgh.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
The week the volume broke through — put up 175 yds at Baylor.Baylor · W 26-142019
201912 games
- Signed with Georgia5-star out of Hoover
2021
The snaps went the other way.
- All-SEC
2022
- Drafted by Pittsburghround 2, pick 52
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
Georgia
NFL
NFL Draft
R2 · #52
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coach2019–2021
Georgia
Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
PittsburghEntering 5th NFL season
#52Rd 2 · Pick 20
PittsburghEntering 5th NFL season
2021 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 34-5 over that span.
2019Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning
2020Georgia8-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning
2021Georgia14-1HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (98th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 23.0 YDS/g, 12.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology