Finding wide receivers capable of producing 1,000-yard seasons hasn’t been incredibly difficult for the Pittsburgh Steelers. There was JuJu Smith-Schuster. Then there was Diontae Johnson. Now there is George Pickens, the latest to do it. He caught 63 passes in 2023 for 1,140 yards and five touchdowns.
Not that those are world-beating numbers. He was only 16th in the NFL in receiving yards, 50th in receptions, and tied for 35th in touchdowns though he led all qualified players with 18.1 yards per catch. He had a huge 195-yard, two-score game toward the end of the season that got him back on the right track, which he followed up with another 131 yards.