Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: George Pickens
George Pickens
Second-round pick, No.52 overall
Wide receiver, Georgia
6-3, 195
Stats: In 24 career games at Georgia, he caught 90 passes for 1,347 yards, averaging 15 yards per catch, with 14 touchdowns. After tearing his ACL in spring practice a year ago, he missed all but the final four games of the season. He caught five passes for 107 yards, including a 52-yard reception in the national championship game against Alabama.
Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.
Tidbits: He was Georgia’s offensive newcomer of the year in 2019 when he caught 49 passes for 727 yards and eight touchdowns. … Also faced some issues as a freshman: He was suspended for the first half of one game for a violation of team rules, and he got into a fight with a Georgia Tech player in another game. That infraction kept him out for the first half of the SEC championship game against LSU. … His brother, Chris Humes, played at Arkansas State and in the Canadian Football League for two seasons. … His 8.75- inch hands are only slightly bigger than first-round pick Kenny Pickett (8.5). … He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.47 seconds. … Last week, he was cited for not wearing a seat belt in a traffic accident in which he was a passenger.
Joe Rutter is a TribLive reporter who has covered the Pittsburgh Steelers since the 2016 season. A graduate of Greensburg Salem High School and Point Park, he is in his fifth decade covering sports for the Trib. He can be reached at jrutter@triblive.com.
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