George Malik Pickens Jr. Week 17 Preview vs. the Commanders

George Malik Pickens Jr. will be up against the seventh-worst passing defense in the NFL when his Dallas Cowboys meet the Washington Commanders in Week 17, on Thursday at 1 p.m. ET.

George Pickens' 88 catches are good enough for a team-best 1,342 yards (89.5 per game) and nine TDs so far this season. He has been targeted on 129 occasions.

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Pickens vs. the Commanders

• Pickens vs the Commanders (since 2021): 2 GP / 86.5 REC YPG / 1 REC TD
• Seven players have collected 100 or more receiving yards in a game against Washington in the 2025 season.
• The Commanders have surrendered a TD pass to 25 opposing players this year.
• Washington has allowed at least two TD receptions to four opposing players on the season.
• The Commanders yield 241.7 passing yards per game, the NFL's 26th-ranked pass defense this season.
• The Commanders have the No. 30 defense in the NFL in passing TDs allowed, conceding 30 this season (two per game).

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Pickens Receiving Insights

• In the receiving game, Pickens has gone over on his receiving yards prop bet in 73.3% of his games (11 of 15).
• Pickens has 22.9% of his team's target share (129 targets on 563 passing attempts).
• He has been targeted 129 times, averaging 10.4 yards per target (eighth in NFL).
• George Malik Pickens Jr. has grabbed a touchdown pass in eight of 15 games this season, including more than one TD reception in one contest.
• He has 20.5% of his team's 44 offensive touchdowns this season (nine).
• Pickens (19 red zone targets) has been targeted 20.2% of the time in the red zone (94 total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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Pickens' Recent Performance