George Pickens was determined to get back on the field after tearing his ACL just four days into spring practice back in March of last year. A typical recovery time for that kind of injury is roughly a year, and that’s usually if everything goes right. But he was cleared in a little more than eight months, making his season debut against Georgia Tech late in November of last season. And while he posted just one catch for five yards in that game, that didn’t matter as much as the realization that Pickens’ recovery time was exceptional.
On the surface level, one could hardly tell he suffered such an injury after catching a go-ball for 52 yards in Georgia’s National Championship game win against Alabama and the the impressive pro day he had.