George Pickens tore his ACL during a Spring practice with the George Bulldogs on March 23, 2021. He played his first game following the injury on November 27, 2021, a mere nine months following the injury. Of course, he wasn’t 100 percent, and wasn’t playing fulltime, logging a whopping five catches over a four-game span.
But he didn’t even have to come back to play. He probably didn’t much help his draft stock with those five catches, even if one was a 52-yarder to help the Bulldogs beat Alabama for the College Football Championship. What solidified his draft stock was showing he was healthy during Georgia’s Pro Day.