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George Pickens
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WRs vs Los Angeles Rams

As of Week 15 · through 1 game · PPR

George Pickens
Comparing
George Pickens vs the Rams
Projection 15.9 pts · 2 games played this season
Start

WR3 = the third-highest-scoring WR against Rams in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.

WR3 avg pts
13.0
PPR per game
Rank
1
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
+185%
lg avg 4.6
WkTeamPlayerTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1SFSFDemarcus Robinson3250113.0
Average3.02.050.01.013.0
Median3.02.050.01.013.0
High3250113.0
Low3250113.0

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 Rams.

If George Pickens plays as
15.9
projected PPR points

I predict about 15.9 points for George Pickens if playing as a WR2. George Pickens has averaged 7.9 over 2 games, and the Rams have given up 16.9 to WR2s (+104% 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 1 game, the Rams allowed 16.9 points to their opponent's WR2. The league average for that slot is 8.3, so that is +104%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 1 defensive game, only 25% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +26% adjustment (x1.26).

4. Result. 12.7 x 1.26 = 15.9. 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.

42%
chance of 16+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (15.9) 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 9.6 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 16.

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

  • WR3s have averaged 2.0 receptions, 50.0 receiving yards and 1.0 receiving TDs against the Rams across 1 game.
  • The Rams allow 13.0 PPR points to WR3s, +185% versus the league average of 4.6 (ranked 1 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
  • WR3s scored a touchdown in 1 of 1 games (100%).
  • Small sample: only 1 game 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
Start15.9 proj pts
Low 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 Rams have allowed 16.9 points to WR2s over 1 game (+104% vs league). The model applies 25% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a +26% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (17.2) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Projection: 15.9 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level WR scores about 11.8 and a top-tier one about 20.8.
  • Confidence is low: too few games for either the player or the defense. Use this as a rough lean, not a lock.
  • 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 Rams

Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Rams, 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 Rams 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.

Rams 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 Rams 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
Rams WR3 avg3.02.050.01.013.0
Difference-4.0-2.5+16.0+1.0+5.1
Projected as WR39.15.944.20.016.4

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.