Start George Pickens or Dalton Schultz? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start George Pickens over Dalton Schultz in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project George Pickens at 14.1 points and Dalton Schultz at 13.3, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Dalton Schultz's number is scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 14.1 fantasy points for George Pickens, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have George Pickens at 59.5 receiving yards and 5.5 receptions, with a 37% chance to score a touchdown (16, 11 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 13.3 fantasy points for Dalton Schultz, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Dalton Schultz at 50.5 receiving yards and 5.5 receptions, with a 31% chance to score a touchdown (15, 11 and 15 books).

That puts George Pickens 0.8 points ahead of Dalton Schultz on the books.

Injury status

George Pickens is not on the injury report.

Dalton Schultz is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, George Pickens played 81 percent of DAL snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

George Pickens, Week 1 against NYG: 49 of 58 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 28 yards.

George Pickens, Week 2 against WAS: 42 of 55 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 40 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start George Pickens over Christian Watson.
• Start George Pickens over Dalton Kincaid.
• Start George Pickens over DeVonta Smith.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Dalton Kincaid.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Jaylen Waddle.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Ladd McConkey.