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George Pickens or Deebo Samuel

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
George Pickens

George Pickens

WR • Pittsburgh Steelers PIT
Deebo Samuel

Deebo Samuel

WR • San Francisco 49ers SF
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance George Pickens
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Deebo Samuel
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
44511.3170
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
1017817.8741
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches George Pickens
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 @PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Deebo Samuel
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
19 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
20 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START George Pickens
OWN
76%
-3.9 compared to last week
START
17%
-1.14 compared to last week
OWN/START Deebo Samuel
OWN
98%
+1.74 compared to last week
START
30%
+1.91 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus George Pickens
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Deebo Samuel
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown George Pickens

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 33rd with 114.50 total points (6.74 avg).
  • Currently 130.78 points behind the leader: Justin Jefferson
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.7.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 51st among WR.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 51st among WR.
  • Top 50 in reception yards with 801 and 15.40 YPC and is currently ranked 39th among WR.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 4 and is currently ranked 39th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 50 in rush yards with 24 (1.41 per game) and is currently ranked 47th among WR.
  • Top 15 in rush tds with 1 (0.06 per game) and is currently ranked 13th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 17 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +52, Rec Yards: +801 Rec TDs: +4,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 59, REC YDS: 764, REC TDS: 4
Breakdown Deebo Samuel

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 20th with 140.50 total points (7.39 avg).
  • Currently 104.78 points behind the leader: Justin Jefferson
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.8 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 35th among WR.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 28th among WR.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 34th among WR.
  • Top 50 in reception yards with 810 and 12.27 YPC and is currently ranked 37th among WR.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 3, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 70th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 3 in rush attempts with 49 (2.58 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among WR.
  • Top 3 in rush yards with 275 (14.47 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among WR.
  • Top 3 in rush tds with 3 (0.16 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 17 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +51, Rec Yards: +528 Rec TDs: +2,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 68, REC YDS: 1011, REC TDS: 5
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury George Pickens

No Injury Reported

Injury Deebo Samuel

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups George Pickens

Week 3
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.41343.8820113440.86
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 20th with 108.00 total points (6.35 avg).
  • Currently 78 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.4.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 25th in rush defense with 2299 (135.24 per game).
  • Top 6 in pass defense with 3547 (208.65 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 16 in points against with 22.41 per game and currently ranked 16th among DST.
  • Top 6 in Total TDs with 4 (0.24 per game) and currently ranked 6th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +94.21, Turnovers: +10 Sacks: +25, INTs: +5, TDs: +3, Points Allowed: -7.76,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 14, TDS: 2, PA/G: 23.2, YDS/G: 331
Matchups Deebo Samuel

Week 3
San Francisco 49ers @ Denver Broncos

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.12334.4124153600.69
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 24th with 102.00 total points (6.00 avg).
  • Currently 84 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in rush defense with 1866 (109.76 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 3819 (224.65 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 12 in interceptions with 15 (0.88 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 12 in points against with 21.12 per game and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 31st in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +4.66, Turnovers: +19 Sacks: +31, INTs: +12, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +4.12,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 41, INT: 14, TDS: 2, PA/G: 20.1, YDS/G: 346.5
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating George Pickens
10.42
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Deebo Samuel
18.80
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career George Pickens
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2022 PIT 16 79 49 729 14.9 3 3 24 8 1
3-YEAR AVG 8 40 25 365 14.9 2 2 12 8 1
Totals 17 85 52 801 15.4 4 3 24 8 1
Career Deebo Samuel
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2019 SF 15 82 57 803 14.1 3 14 159 11.4 3
2020 SF 7 44 33 391 11.8 1 8 26 3.3 0
2021 SF 15 114 73 1310 17.9 6 51 320 6.3 7
2022 SF 12 92 54 612 11.3 2 41 228 5.6 3
3-YEAR AVG 12 85 55 803 14.7 3 36 206 5.7 4
Totals 53 357 233 3409 14.6 13 130 825 6.3 14
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