George Pickens Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Giants

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens will take on the team with last year's 16th-ranked passing defense, the New York Giants (214.2 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Considering Pickens for your DFS roster, with his next game against the Giants? We've got stats and info for you below.

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George Pickens Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 8:20 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 9.5
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 12.0
• Projected Receiving Yards: 71.59
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.42

Projections provided by numberFire

Pickens 2025 Fantasy Performance

• In his best game last season, Pickens picked up 25.4 fantasy points -- via eight receptions, 134 yards and two touchdowns. That was in Week 4 versus the Green Bay Packers.
• In Week 6 versus the Carolina Panthers, Pickens picked up 22.8 fantasy points, with these numbers: nine receptions, 168 yards and one touchdown. That was his second-best showing of the year.
• Pickens picked up 0.9 fantasy points -- one reception, nine yards, on three targets -- in his worst game of the year, Week 18 against the New York Giants.
• In his second-worst game of the year, Pickens ended up with 3.0 fantasy points -- three receptions, 30 yards, on four targets -- in Week 1 versus the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Giants Defensive Performance

• New York surrendered more than 300 passing yards to just one QB last season.
• 16 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Giants last year.
• In the passing game, New York allowed seven players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• Versus the Giants last year, only one player threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Against New York last season, four players collected more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• The Giants allowed 23 players to reel in a touchdown pass against them last season.
• New York allowed at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to just two players last season.
• In terms of run D, the Giants allowed five players to pile up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• On the ground, New York allowed 19 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• The Giants gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to just two players last season.

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