Entering the 2022 regular season opener, Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver George Pickens looked like he was going to be the next big star at the position.
Pickens, selected 52nd overall in the 2022 NFL Draft out of the University of Georgia, was one of the top receivers in the NFL Draft class and got off to a fast start in training camp and the preseason. He looked like a dangerous combination of height, weight and speed, one that could dominate consistently on the outside.
Quarterbacks Mitch Trubisky, Mason Rudolph and fellow rookie Kenny Pickett seemed to trust him immensely during camp and preseason, but once the regular season started the targets dried up, taking away some opportunities for the young receiver to dominate the way he had in camp and the preseason.