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George Pickens Matches Season-High Target Share in Win

By Matt Schauf | Updated on Mon, 18 Nov 2024, 7:12 AM EST
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Steelers WR George Pickens drew a game-high 12 targets in Sunday's win over the Ravens. That also marked a season-high for him and matched his largest target share of the year at 33.3% of QB Russell Wilson's pass attempts. It was his fifth game with 30% or more this season but a significant rebound vs. the previous two weeks (17.9% and 14.3%).

2024 Fantasy Football Impact

Those two contests stand as outliers for Pickens, who ranks 10th in the league in target share for the season. His 8 receptions vs. Baltimore marked a season high -- against a defense that arrived as the league's friendliest to WR scoring.

Pickens gets four more positive matchups over the next 5 weeks, though:

  • at Cleveland
  • at Cincinnati
  • vs. Cleveland
  • Baltimore again in Week 16

It's the league's third-best remaining schedule by adjusted fantasy points allowed to WRs.

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Matt Schauf, Editor
Matt has earned two Fantasy Pros accuracy awards for IDP rankings and won thousands of dollars as a player across best ball, dynasty, and high-stakes fantasy formats. He has been creating fantasy football content for more than 20 years, with work featured by Sporting News, Rotoworld, Athlon, Sirius XM, and others. He's been with Draft Sharks since 2011.
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