George Pickens Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Giants

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens will take on the team with last year's 16th-ranked passing defense, the New York Giants (214.2 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- kicking off at 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday.

For more information on Pickens, if you're thinking about him for your daily fantasy roster, scroll down prior to his upcoming matchup versus the Giants.

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George Pickens Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 8:20 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 9.3
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 11.8
• Projected Receiving Yards: 70.00
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.42

Projections provided by numberFire

Pickens 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Pickens accumulated 25.4 fantasy points -- eight receptions, 134 yards and two touchdowns -- in his best performance last year, in Week 4 versus the Green Bay Packers.
• In Week 6 versus the Carolina Panthers, Pickens put up 22.8 fantasy points (his second-highest total last season), with these numbers: nine receptions, 168 yards and one touchdown.
• In Week 18 versus the New York Giants, Pickens finished with a season-low 0.9 fantasy points, via this stat line: one reception, nine yards, on three targets.
• Pickens picked up 3.0 fantasy points -- three receptions, 30 yards, on four targets -- in his second-worst game of the year. That was Week 1 against the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Giants Defensive Performance

• Against New York last season, one player registered more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• 16 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Giants last year.
• Through the air last season, New York allowed at least two passing touchdowns to seven opposing QBs.
• In the passing game, the Giants allowed at least three passing touchdowns to just one opposing quarterback last year.
• Against New York last season, four players recorded more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• The Giants allowed 23 players to catch a touchdown pass against them last season.
• Looking at pass defense, New York allowed only two players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• Looking at run defense, the Giants allowed more than 100 rushing yards to five players last season.
• On the ground, New York allowed 19 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• Just two players rushed for multiple touchdowns in a game versus the Giants last year.

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