With the NFL Draft and NFL Schedule release in the rearview, CBS Sports’ Ryan Wilson broke down the top five potential rookie matchups in the 2022 season. Wilson listed George Pickens and Calvin Austin III against Dax Hill in Week One and Week Eleven, as well as a potential matchup between rookie quarterbacks Kenny Pickett and Desmond Ridder in Week 13 as two of the top five matchups.
“They’re gonna have George Pickens, their second round pick, the enormous wide receiver out of Georgia who tore his ACL last spring, had a really good season the time he was on the field, and then Calvin Austin, who’s the exact opposite at about 5’7.