Start George Pickens or A.J. Brown? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start George Pickens over A.J. Brown
- NYG D vs WR
- 29.2
- 15th most to WRs (2026)
- SEA D vs WR
- 21.7
- 6th fewest to WRs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start George Pickens over A.J. Brown in Week 1.
A.J. Brown is listed inactive on our news wire, so this is not a close call: start George Pickens. Drafters take George Pickens at ADP 22 and A.J. Brown at 16.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for A.J. Brown in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for George Pickens in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
A.J. Brown and NE visit SEA.
SEA allowed 21.7 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 6th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 97 yards and no touchdowns against SEA.
George Pickens and DAL visit NYG.
NYG allowed 29.2 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 15th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 112 yards and a touchdown against NYG.
By points allowed to the position, George Pickens has the softer matchup.
Injury status
A.J. Brown was listed as inactive when the call was made.
George Pickens was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, A.J. Brown played 15 games for PHI and scored 220.3 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing WR11.
He caught 78 of 121 targets for 1003 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 735 air yards.
He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
A.J. Brown, Week 17 of 2025 against BUF: 48 of 54 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 68 yards, 11.8 PPR points.
A.J. Brown, Week 16 of 2025 against WAS: 61 of 70 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 95 yards, 18.5 PPR points.
A.J. Brown, Week 15 of 2025 against LV: 50 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 41 yards, 1 touchdown, 12.1 PPR points.
In 2025, George Pickens played 17 games for DAL and scored 291.9 PPR points, 17.2 a game, finishing WR5.
He caught 93 of 137 targets for 1429 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 950 air yards.
He was on the field for 83 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
George Pickens, Week 18 of 2025 against NYG: 3 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards, 1.9 PPR points.
George Pickens, Week 17 of 2025 against WAS: 80 of 92 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 78 yards, 11.8 PPR points.
George Pickens, Week 16 of 2025 against LAC: 51 of 58 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 130 yards, 1 touchdown, 26.0 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR32 · DAL · bye 14
2025 vs rec yds line 8-9
- Overall rank
- 99
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 5
Ranked behind
WR73 · NE · bye 11
2025 vs rec yds line 6-9
- Overall rank
- 192
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 10
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 1, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board93
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 5 and tier 10
- Board size244 draftable players
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