Start George Pickens or Drake London? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Drake London over George Pickens
- PIT D vs WR
- 9.9
- fewest to WRs (2026)
- NYG D vs WR
- 29.2
- 15th most to WRs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Drake London over George Pickens in Week 1.
Neither player has a posted player market for this week, so this call is ADP and news based rather than priced against the betting market. Drafters take Drake London at ADP 14 and George Pickens at 19.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Drake London in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for George Pickens in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Drake London and ATL visit PIT.
PIT allowed 9.9 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 53 yards and no touchdowns against PIT.
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
Drake London was not on the injury report when the call was made.
George Pickens was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Drake London played 12 games for ATL and scored 201.9 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing WR19.
He caught 68 of 112 targets for 919 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 690 air yards.
He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Drake London, Week 18 of 2025 against NO: 8 targets and 4 catches for 78 yards, 1 touchdown, 17.8 PPR points.
Drake London, Week 17 of 2025 against LAR: 52 of 53 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1.4 PPR points.
Drake London, Week 16 of 2025 against ARI: 53 of 77 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards, 5.7 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
WR39 · ATL · bye 11
2025 vs rec yds line 5-7
- Overall rank
- 113
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 6
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 board14
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 5 and tier 6
- Board size244 draftable players
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