Is George Pickens playing this week?
No injury designationGeorge Pickens has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game at the Houston Texans.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:37 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Start. Projected 9.7 points, #16 among WRs this week.
Why we say start
- Projected 9.7 points, #16 among WRs this week, inside the top 24 we recommend starting.
- Averaging 8.3 targets a game.
- Played 85% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 12.9 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~23 pts
- Vegas line
- DAL underdogs by 3
- Game total
- 48.5
- HOU vs WRs
- 4% fewer points
- Last game snaps
- 85%
All week 4 wide receiver rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
25
Height
6'3"
Weight
205 lb
College
Georgia
Experience
4 seasons
Draft
2022 · Pick #52 (PIT)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 46.0?
A middling grade because nothing separated him from the average receiver. His efficiency numbers all landed near the middle, while his target share was high but not enough to move the grade. The sample is small, just 25 targets over 3 games.
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
0.249
Success rate
48%
WPA (sum)
0.03
Opponent adj.
0.002
Plays graded
25
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Separation | Cushion | YAC above exp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.0 | 2.6 | -0.5 |
| 2 | 2.8 | 6.3 | -0.9 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 5.4 | +0.6 |
What do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.