In 2024, George Pickens received a handful of votes in an NFL evaluator list of the top 10 receivers in football. In 2025, Pickens might crack the list. Reacting to ESPN’s recent list of the top 10 wideouts in the game, analyst Bill Barnwell thinks the sky is the limit for Pickens.
“I believe a guy with unlimited potential is George Pickens, a player who has not had consistent quarterback play in Pittsburgh,” Barnwell said on Thursday’s episode of NFL Live. “But in terms of his production over the last couple years, he’s caught 16 more passes than an average receiver would’ve caught on those same throws.