Ever since training camp this past summer in the foothills of Latrobe, PA we’ve been hearing the whispers of how dominant rookie second-round wide receiver George Pickens has looked. He made his presence felt in the very first preseason game as well, hauling in a 26-yard TD from QB Mason Rudolph. He seemed to be an afterthought in the receiving hierarchy through the first two games, but last Thursday night, he put the football world on notice with an acrobatic catch not seen since the infamous one made by Odell Beckham, Jr. back in 2014.
Pickens laid out almost horizontal in the air, and fully extended to reel in an underwhelming pass from QB Mitch Trubisky, showing off a rare blend of body contortion and control that coupled with his length has many penning him as the next A.