The Cowboys’ decision to bring in George Pickens was controversial when it happened. Months later, the noise around that move has faded, and ESPN’s latest wide receiver rankings only sharpen the case that Dallas knew exactly what it was getting.
Jeremy Fowler placed CeeDee Lamb at No. 6 and Pickens at No. 7 among NFL receivers. Lamb’s spot is no surprise. Pickens being right behind him is the part that validates what Lamb said last summer, when he made it clear he saw the two of them as equals on the field.
"We're both ones. There's no A/B, none of that.
You look over there, you see one. You look over here, you see another one.
So, do what you got to do with that."
That line sounded bold at the time. Now it reads like a pretty clean preview of how defenses have to approach Dallas.
Lamb also backed Pickens publicly during the contract discussion, saying he didn’t care if Pickens made more money. That kind of response fit the way Pickens has played and the way he’s been viewed since arriving in Dallas. Fowler even included an NFL coordinator’s take that pushed the idea further.
"It's Pickens, he has emerged."
an NFL coordinator
A veteran coach went even deeper on what makes Pickens such a difficult cover.
"One of the best I've ever seen at the contested catch, There's such untapped ability there. It's just a consistency issue and where his head's at week to week."
a veteran NFL offensive coach
The production backs it up. Pickens finished with 93 catches, 1,429 yards and nine touchdowns. For Dallas, that looks a lot like a major win for a team that sent the Steelers a 2026 third-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick.
Pickens’ fit with Dak Prescott is part of the story too. In Pittsburgh, he never had the same kind of steady quarterback situation to lean on. In Dallas, the results have been louder, cleaner and far more convincing.
Now the next question is financial. Pickens wants to be in Dallas in 2026, and another season like this one would put him in position for his biggest deal yet. For now, though, the Cowboys have Lamb and Pickens sitting side by side in the rankings - and side by side in the argument over who belongs at the top.
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