Deebo Samuel Sr. vs George Pickens: The Full Breakdown
If you are choosing between Deebo Samuel Sr. and George Pickens for your lineup, you are not alone. Deebo Samuel Sr. finished the 2025 season at 9.5 PPG for the Washington Commanders (16 games), and George Pickens averaged 14.4 for the Dallas Cowboys (17 games).
That 4.9-point weekly advantage for George Pickens is meaningful but not automatic. Fantasy football is a week-to-week sport, and the answer to "who should I start" often changes based on opponent, recent form, and game environment. Season averages set the baseline; weekly context makes the call.
Target volume is the story here. George Pickens saw 137 targets in 2025, while Deebo Samuel Sr. drew 99. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for George Pickens, even in weeks where Deebo Samuel Sr. posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
Deebo Samuel Sr. has his bye in Week 7, and George Pickens rests in Week 14. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at wide receiver for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
