George Pickens Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Commanders

George Pickens and the Dallas Cowboys will meet the Washington Commanders -- whose passing defense was ranked 28th in the NFL last season (242.5 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 2, on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET.

With Pickens' next game versus the Commanders, should you think about him for your DFS roster? Scroll down for more stats and information.

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George Pickens Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Commanders
• Game Date: September 20, 2026
• Game Time: 4:25 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 10.1
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 12.7
• Projected Receiving Yards: 74.61
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.47

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Pickens 2025 Fantasy Performance

• In his one game this year, Pickens accumulated 2.8 fantasy points. He had 28 receiving yards on three catches (six targets) and zero touchdowns.
• Pickens accumulated 25.4 fantasy points -- eight receptions, 134 yards and two touchdowns -- in his best performance last season, in Week 4 against the Green Bay Packers.
• In his second-best performance last season, Pickens picked up 22.8 fantasy points -- via nine receptions, 168 yards and one touchdown -- in Week 6 versus the Carolina Panthers.
• Pickens picked up 0.9 fantasy points -- one catch, nine yards, on three targets -- in Week 18 versus the New York Giants, which was his poorest game of the year.
• Pickens picked up 3.0 fantasy points -- three receptions, 30 yards, on four targets -- in his second-worst game of the season. That was Week 1 versus the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Commanders Defensive Performance

• Last season, Washington allowed five quarterbacks to register over 300 passing yards in a game.
• 15 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a tilt against the Commanders last year.
• Through the air last season, Washington allowed at least two touchdown passes to 11 opposing QBs.
• Last season, the Commanders allowed six players to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Through the air, Washington gave up over 100 receiving yards to seven players last season.
• Against the Commanders last season, 28 players caught a TD pass.
• Looking at pass defense, Washington allowed four players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In terms of run D, the Commanders allowed six players to pile up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• Against Washington last season, 16 players rushed for at least one TD.
• In the ground game, the Commanders allowed just two players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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