Overview
- In nine games, George Pickens has 49 receptions for 764 yards and six touchdowns, putting him on a 1,400-plus yard pace.
- ESPN ranked Pickens the top pending wide receiver and No. 4 overall free agent for 2026 based on his big-play production.
- ESPN’s Dan Graziano projects a strong likelihood the Cowboys use the franchise tag if their current satisfaction holds, with Jeremy Fowler estimating the tag near $29 million.
- Pickens said on Oct. 30 there had been no extension talks, and Jerry Jones said the team would “look carefully” at his future.
- Multiple NFL executives still flag inconsistency and discipline as valuation factors, and the NFL fined Pickens $17,389 for a sideline taunt against Cardinals corner Denzel Burke.