George Pickens

WR

#14

Experience: 3 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 23

Weight: 200 lbs

College: Georgia

2024 SEASON

REC

48
YDS

728
AVG

15.17
TDS

2

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Year

Preseason

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG
3	08/24/2024	@Lions	L 17 - 24	2	26	13	32
2	08/17/2024	Bills	L 3 - 9	1	4	4	4
1	08/09/2024	Texans	L 12 - 20	2	25	12.5	15

Regular Season

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LOST
11	11/17/2024	Ravens	W 18 - 16	8	89	11.1	37	0
10	11/10/2024	@Commanders	W 28 - 27	5	91	18.2	34	1	1	4	4	4	0
8	10/29/2024	Giants	W 26 - 18	4	74	18.5	43	0
7	10/21/2024	Jets	W 37 - 15	5	111	22.2	44	1
6	10/13/2024	@Raiders	W 32 - 13	3	53	17.7	31	0
5	10/07/2024	Cowboys	L 17 - 20	3	26	8.7	21	0
4	09/29/2024	@Colts	L 24 - 27	7	113	16.1	38	0						1	1
3	09/22/2024	Chargers	W 20 - 10	5	57	11.4	27	0
2	09/15/2024	@Broncos	W 13 - 6	2	29	14.5	16	0
1	09/08/2024	@Falcons	W 18 - 10	6	85	14.2	40	0	1	-10	-10	-10	0

Biography

PRO CAREER

Has played in 34 regular-season games (28 starts) over two-year NFL career (Pittsburgh 2022-23)
Has registered 115 receptions for 1,941 yards (16.9 avg.) and nine TDs
Has rushed six times for 42 yards (7.0 avg.) and one TD
His six 100-yard receiving games in 2023 are tied for the third-most by a Steelers player in their first two seasons in the NFL
First wideout in franchise history to have multiple TD receptions of at least 66 yards in the same game (Week 16 of 2023 vs. Cincinnati)
His 86-yard TD reception vs. Cincinnati in Week 16 of 2023 was the longest TD catch by the Steelers since JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 97-yard TD in Week 8 of 2017 at Detroit
His 86-yard TD reception was the longest play from scrimmage in the NFL in 2023
Led the NFL with three TD receptions of at least 65 yards in 2023
His 48.8 yards/catch vs. Cincinnati in Week 16 of 2023 is the best in franchise history (min. four receptions) -- previous record was 43.4 yards/catch by Theo Bell in Week 13 of 1980 vs. Miami
His 48.8 yards/catch vs. Cincinnati in Week 16 of 2023 is the best in the NFL (min. four receptions) since Philadelphia's DeSean Jackson had four receptions for 210 yards (52.5 avg.) in Week 14 of 2010 at Dallas
His 48.8 yards/catch vs. Cincinnati in Week 16 of 2023 is the third-best since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger (min. four receptions)
His 802 receiving yards are the fifth-most in a season by a rookie in franchise history
His 52 receptions are the seventh-most in a season by a rookie in franchise history
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2022 (at Cincinnati)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 1 of 2022 (at Cincinnati)

PRO CAREER

Has played in 34 regular-season games (28 starts) over two-year NFL career (Pittsburgh 2022-23)
Has registered 115 receptions for 1,941 yards (16.9 avg.) and nine TDs
Has rushed six times for 42 yards (7.0 avg.) and one TD
His six 100-yard receiving games in 2023 are tied for the third-most by a Steelers player in their first two seasons in the NFL
First wideout in franchise history to have multiple TD receptions of at least 66 yards in the same game (Week 16 of 2023 vs. Cincinnati)
His 86-yard TD reception vs. Cincinnati in Week 16 of 2023 was the longest TD catch by the Steelers since JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 97-yard TD in Week 8 of 2017 at Detroit
His 86-yard TD reception was the longest play from scrimmage in the NFL in 2023
Led the NFL with three TD receptions of at least 65 yards in 2023
His 48.8 yards/catch vs. Cincinnati in Week 16 of 2023 is the best in franchise history (min. four receptions) -- previous record was 43.4 yards/catch by Theo Bell in Week 13 of 1980 vs. Miami
His 48.8 yards/catch vs. Cincinnati in Week 16 of 2023 is the best in the NFL (min. four receptions) since Philadelphia's DeSean Jackson had four receptions for 210 yards (52.5 avg.) in Week 14 of 2010 at Dallas
His 48.8 yards/catch vs. Cincinnati in Week 16 of 2023 is the third-best since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger (min. four receptions)
His 802 receiving yards are the fifth-most in a season by a rookie in franchise history
His 52 receptions are the seventh-most in a season by a rookie in franchise history
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2022 (at Cincinnati)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 1 of 2022 (at Cincinnati)

2023 (STEELERS)

Played in 17 regular-season games (16 starts)
Caught 63 passes for 1,140 yards (18.1 avg.) and five TDs
His 18.1 yards/reception was the second-best in the NFL (min. two receptions/game)
His 18.1 yards/reception was tied for the fourth-best in franchise history since 2000 (min. two receptions/game)
Registered five 100-yard receiving games
His five 100-yard receiving games are tied for the eighth-most in single-season franchise history
Connected with QB Mason Rudolph on the Steelers' second offensive play of the game for an 86-yard TD pass vs. Cincinnati in Week 16
The TD reception was the longest of his career, longest pass play of the season for the Steelers and longest since Week 12 of 2018 at Denver when Ben Roethlisberger connected with JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 97-yard TD
Recorded a career-best and team-high 195 receiving yards and two TDs on four receptions in Week 16 vs. Cincinnati
His 195 yards receiving vs. Cincinnati in Week 16 was the most by a Steelers wideout since Antonio Brown had 213 in Week 14 of 2017 vs. Baltimore
First wideout to have multiple TD receptions of at least 66 yards in the same game in franchise history
His 86-yard TD reception vs. Cincinnati in Week 16 was the longest TD catch by the Steelers since JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 97-yard TD in Week 8 of 2017 at Detroit
Led the NFL with three TD receptions of at least 65 yards
His 48.8 yards/catch vs. Cincinnati in Week 16 of 2023 is the best in franchise history (min. four receptions) -- previous record was 43.4 yards/catch by Theo Bell in Week 13 of 1980 vs. Miami
His 48.8 yards/catch vs. Cincinnati in Week 16 of 2023 is the best in the NFL (min. four receptions) since Philadelphia's DeSean Jackson had four receptions for 210 yards (52.5 avg.) in Week 14 of 2010 at Dallas
His 48.8 yards/catch vs. Cincinnati in Week 16 of 2023 is the third-best since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger (min. four receptions)
Sixth wide receiver in the NFL to register multiple 60+ yard TD receptions in the same game since 2006 (Tyreek Hill, Week 13 of 2023, Gabe Davis, Week 5 of 2022, Ja'Marr Chase, Week 17 of 2022, Odell Beckham Jr., Week 6 of 2016 and Lee Evans, Week 11 of 2006)
First wide receiver in franchise history to register at least 195 yards and two receiving TDs in a game since Antonio Brown in Week 3 of 2013 vs. Chicago (196 yards and two TD)
Caught seven passes for 131 yards (18.7 avg.), including a 37-yard grab, in Week 17 at Seattle
First Steelers wideout with back-to-back 100-yard receiving games since Diontae Johnson in Week 10 (vs. Cincinnati) and Week 11 (at Jacksonville) of 2020
His 326 receiving yards in Weeks 16 and 17 (195 vs. Cincinnati; 131 at Seattle) is the fourth-most in a two-game span in franchise history
Caught three passes for 58 yards, including a 43-yard reception, in Week 12 at Cincinnati
Caught five passes for 107 yards, including a 31-yard reception, in Week 7 at L.A. Rams
Connected with QB Mitch Trubisky for a 22-yard TD pass in Week 8 vs. Jacksonville
Recorded 100-yard receiving games in consecutive games (Week 5 vs. Baltimore and Week 7 at L.A. Rams)
Connected with QB Kenny Pickett for a 41-yard TD pass that gave the Steelers a 14-10 lead with 1:17 left in the fourth quarter in Week 5 vs. Baltimore
Caught career-high tying six passes for 130 yards (21.7 avg.) and one TD in Week 5 vs. Baltimore
Caught four passes for 127 yards (31.8 avg.) and one TD in the Week 2 victory over Cleveland

2022 (STEELERS)

Played in 17 regular-season games (12 starts)
Ranked third-best on the team in receptions (52), second in receiving yards (801) and first in receiving touchdowns (four)
Ranked second in the League among rookies in yards per reception (15.4; min. 25 receptions), tied for third in receiving touchdowns and fourth in receptions and receiving yards
Added on three rushes for 24 yards and one touchdown
One of seven rookie wide receivers to register a 100-yard receiving game this season
Notched his first 100-yard receiving game in just his fourth game in the League in Week 4 vs. N.Y. Jets, setting career-highs in receptions (six) and receiving yards (102)
His 100-yard performance in Week 4 was the first by a Steelers wideout since Diontae Johnson in 2021 vs. Baltimore (12/5/21), the first by a Steelers rookie since Najee Harris in 2021 vs. Cincinnati (9/26/21) and the only 100-yard performance by a Steelers wideout during the 2022 season
Led the team in receptions (six) and receiving yards (83) in Week 5 at Buffalo
Registered the first receiving touchdown of his career in Week 7 at Miami on a seven-yard pass from QB Kenny Pickett
Punched in his first rushing touchdown on a one-yard run in Week 10 vs. New Orleans, also adding a career-long 22-yard run
Led the receiving corps with 83 yards and a touchdown in Week 11 vs. Cincinnati
Hauled in a season-long 42-yard reception in Week 14 vs. Baltimore, finishing the day with three receptions for 78 yards
Caught a 14-yard touchdown with 46 seconds remaining the fourth quarter to give the Steelers a 13-10 victory in Week 16 vs. Las Vegas
The 14-yard TD catch from QB Kenny Pickett marked only the fourth instance in the Super Bowl era of a rookie WR catching a game-winning TD from a rookie QB in the final two minutes of regulation
Registered a 31-yard touchdown in Week 18 vs. Cleveland, his longest touchdown of the season, to finish with 72 yards on three receptions

COLLEGE

Played in 26 games in his three-year Georgia career (missed much of the 2021 season after suffering a knee injury in late March)
Registered 90 receptions for 1,347 yards with 14 touchdowns
Pre-season All-American 2nd team pick by Walter Camp (2021)
Second-team pre-season All-SEC as voted by the league's 14 head coach (2021)
Started in all eight games in which he played (2020)
Tied with K. Jackson for team receiving honors with 36 catches for 513 yards and a team-high six TDs (2020)
Caught seven passes for 135 yards, including a then-career-long 51-yarder, in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl win over Cincinnati (2020)
Season-high eight receptions for 87 yards and a TD vs. Mississippi State (2020)
Caught a pair of TD passes in win at Missouri, including a key score with :37 left before halftime (2020)
Team-high five receptions for 53 yards vs. Alabama (2020)
Caught four passes for 47 yards and the team's first TD of 2020, a 19-yarder, in Georgia's win at Arkansas
Named to the pre-season watch list for the Fred Biletnikoff Award (nation's top WR) (2020)
Named Pre-Season All-SEC Second Team, as selected by the media covering the league (2020)
Coaches' Freshman All-SEC Team (2019)
Co-winner of Offensive Newcomer of the Year award, given at team's post-season awards gala (2019)
Played in all 14 games, earning his first start vs. Kentucky (2019)
Started in Sugar Bowl win over Baylor (2019)
Finished season with 49 catches for 727 yards, both team highs (2019)
Led the Bulldogs in TD catches with eight (2019)
Had 12 catches for 175 yards and a TD in the Sugar Bowl, earning MVP honors (2019)
His 12 grabs tied a UGA bowl record and were the most by a Bulldog receiver in 17 seasons (2019)
Two of his five catches vs. Missouri went for scores (25 & 18 yards) (2019)
First TD catch was a second-quarter score, from 15 yards out, vs. Murray State (2019)
Season highs of seven catches and 98 yards both came vs. South Carolina (2019)
Team-high four catches for 35 yards vs. Kentucky (2019)

PERSONAL

Hoover HS, coached by Josh Niblett
Selected to play for Team Flash at the 2019 Under Armour All-American Game, snagging four receptions for 55 yards
247sports.com five-star prospect, #24 prospect nationally, #4 wide receiver nationally, #1 prospect in Alabama
ESPN.com four-star prospect, #6 WR nationally, #54 prospect nationally, #5 prospect in Alabama
Rivals.com five-star prospect, #7 prospect nationally, #2 WR nationally, #1 prospect in Alabama
Listed at No. 14 on the USA Today Chosen 25 for the nation's top overall prospects
Honored as a finalist for the 2018 Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 7A Player of the Year Award
Named to the 2018 All-USA Alabama First Team offense by the USA Today
Helped the Buccaneers to a 9-4 record, the Region 3-7A title and the semifinals of the 2018 AHSAA Class 7A playoffs
Finished his senior season with 69 catches for 1,368 yards and 16 TDs to go along with a KO return TD
Named to AL.com's 2018 Super All-State Team and the All-Birmingham First Team offense
Competed in the 2018 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game, earning Alabama MVP honors after catching nine passes for 155 yards and two TDs
Named to the 2018 MaxPreps All-American Second Team offense
Tabbed at No. 6 on AL.com's 2018 Preseason A-List
Part of the Buccaneers' teams that won back-to-back AHSAA Class 7A State titles in 2017 (11-3) and 2016 (12-2)
As a junior in 2017, he caught 46 passes for 735 yards and five TDs, while adding two punt returns for scores
Named to AL.com's 2017 All-Birmingham Team as an athlete, as well as Class 7A First Team All-State offense by the ASWA, All-USA Alabama First Team offense by the USA Today and AL.com All-State Team Honorable Mention
Competed at the Nike's The Opening Regional camp in Atlanta in July 2017
Recipient of the A.J. Green Family Football Scholarship
Younger brother Chris Humes played collegiately at Arkansas State and professionally for the CFL's Winnipeg Bombers.

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