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George Pickens
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WRs vs Jacksonville Jaguars

As of Week 16 · through 2 games · PPR

George Pickens
Comparing
George Pickens vs the Jaguars
Projection 11.7 pts · 2 games played this season
Flex

Showing the three highest-scoring WRs from each game.

Pts / game allowed
28.6
to all WRs
Rank
16
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
-4%
lg avg 29.8
WkTeamPlayerSlotTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1CLECLEDenzel BostonWR14259113.9
KC ConcepcionWR2544307.8
Jerry JeudyWR3422604.6
2DENDENJaylen WaddleWR1108138021.8
Courtland SuttonWR2432505.5
Troy FranklinWR3212703.7
Average4.83.353.00.29.5
Median4.02.535.00.06.7
High108138121.8
Low212503.7

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

Prediction for George Pickens

Nobody knows which slot George Pickens will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Jaguars.

If George Pickens plays as
11.7
projected PPR points

I predict about 11.7 points for George Pickens if playing as a WR2. George Pickens has averaged 7.9 over 2 games, and the Jaguars have given up 6.7 to WR2s (-20% vs the league average of 8.3).

How this projection is built

1. The player. George Pickens scored: Wk 1 5.8, Wk 2 10.0. Average 7.9; weighted toward recent games it is 12.7.

2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Jaguars allowed 6.7 points to their opponent's WR2. The league average for that slot is 8.3, so that is -20%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -8% adjustment (x0.92).

4. Result. 12.7 x 0.92 = 11.7. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.

It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.

Chance to score

Type a point total to see how likely George Pickens is to reach it as a WR2.

40%
chance of 12+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (11.7) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 7.0 points, leaning on George Pickens's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical WR swings before that).

Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 12.

With only 2 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.

Insights

  • top-3 WRs have averaged 3.3 receptions, 53.0 receiving yards and 0.2 receiving TDs per player-game against the Jaguars across 2 games.
  • The Jaguars allow 28.6 PPR points to the position per game, -4% versus the league average of 29.8 (ranked 16 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a near-average matchup.
  • Outlier: Week 2, Jaylen Waddle (21.8 pts, 8 rec, 138 yds) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pts 9.5 vs 7.1; rec 3.3 vs 2.4; yds 53.0 vs 36.0. The table above keeps the raw averages.
  • Outlier: Week 2, Troy Franklin (3.7 pts) sits far below the other games and drags the averages down. Average with it vs without it: pts 9.5 vs 10.7. The table above keeps the raw averages.
  • 2 of 6 player-games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 3.7 to 21.8 (median 6.7).
  • top-3 WRs scored a touchdown in 1 of 6 player-games (17%).
  • Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.

Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.

What do these columns mean?
Wk
Week of the season
Tgt
Targets (passes thrown to the player)
Rec
Receptions
ReYd
Receiving yards
ReTD
Receiving touchdowns
Car
Carries (rushing attempts)
RuYd
Rushing yards
RuTD
Rushing touchdowns
Cmp / Att
Completions and pass attempts
PaYd / PaTD
Passing yards and touchdowns
INT
Interceptions thrown
FGM / FGA
Field goals made and attempted
FPts
Fantasy points in your scoring format
Sck / TO
Defense: sacks and takeaways
PA
Points allowed by a defense
G
Games in the sample
vs Lg
Percent above or below the league average
Start / Sit · George Pickens
Flex11.7 proj pts
Medium confidence

George Pickens usually plays as the team's WR2, so the verdict uses the WR2 numbers, not the slot selected above.

  • George Pickens averages 7.9 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 8.1) and has played as the team's WR2.
  • The Jaguars have allowed 6.7 points to WR2s over 2 games (-20% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a -8% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (17.2) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Projection: 11.7 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level WR scores about 11.8 and a top-tier one about 20.8.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.

George Pickens's stats vs the Jaguars

Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Jaguars, plus a projection for this game.

What is this table?

Rows at the top are every game George Pickens has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.

Compare against picks which group of Jaguars opponents to line them up with: the best WR they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot George Pickens will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.

Jaguars avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus George Pickens's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than George Pickens usually produces.

Projected is George Pickens's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Jaguars were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.

Compare against
WkOppTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1NYG632805.8
2WAS8640010.0
Pickens avg7.04.534.00.07.9
Jaguars Top 3 avg4.83.353.00.29.5
Difference-2.2-1.2+19.0+0.2+1.6
Projected6.44.131.30.011.7

Difference is what the defense allows minus what Pickens averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.