In his second year with the Steelers, wide receiver George Pickens didn’t enjoy the Pro Bowl season he and many fans anticipated. Still, he showed noticeable improvement from his rookie year, emerging in 2023 as the Steelers’ leading wide receiver statistically and recording his first career 1,000-yard season.
In fact, Pickens improved on all of his rookie season marks from 2022 to 2023, recording 63 receptions for 1,140 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns in his second year in the league.
Those marks were good enough to place George Pickens among the top NFL receivers in a metric devised by PennStakes.