The Pittsburgh Steelers will face the Cleveland Browns in Week 14. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding WR George Pickens.
Is George Pickens Playing in Week 14?
The Steelers added Pickens to their injury report on Friday. He was limited with a hamstring injury and is now considered questionable for Week 14.
Midweek downgrades are never a good sign. Typically, they indicate that a player was injured during practice. If Pickens hurt his hamstring on Friday, he’ll only have 48 hours to get ready for Sunday’s game against the Browns.
Of course, if Pickens only tweaked his hamstring, he may be in no danger of missing this week’s contest. But hamstring injuries can be tricky and often linger. This is a difficult situation for fantasy managers, who will need to have a backup plan in place in case Pickens sits.
We’ll continue to monitor the Steelers’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
George Pickens’ Fantasy Outlook
Pickens’ 17-yard touchdown on the first drive last week extended his streak to seven straight games with an end-zone target or a score, a role that locks him into fantasy lineups every week.
In the snow, Pickens was able to turn seven targets into just 48 yards in the first game against Cleveland this season. I’m not too worried about the underwhelming performance after watching the Browns chase around the Broncos without much success on Monday night.
He has a deep catch in every Russell Wilson start this season, giving him extreme upside to complement an increasingly stable floor (12 catches on 15 short targets over his past three games).
Pittsburgh is going to need its WR1 to produce at a high level with three elite offenses coming up after this week — you should be sitting pretty if you’re counting on Pickens during your fantasy playoffs.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 14 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
George Pickens’ Fantasy Points Projection in Week 14
Pickens is projected to score 0 points in Week 14 due to being inactive.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
George Pickens’ Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.
Conference Championship WR PPR Rankings
1) A.J. Brown | PHI (vs. WAS)
2) Terry McLaurin | WAS (at PHI)
3) DeVonta Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
4) Khalil Shakir | BUF (at KC)
5) Xavier Worthy | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Hollywood Brown | KC (vs. BUF)
7) DeAndre Hopkins | KC (vs. BUF)
8) Keon Coleman | BUF (at KC)
9) Dyami Brown | WAS (at PHI)
10) Mack Hollins | BUF (at KC)
11) Amari Cooper | BUF (at KC)
12) Curtis Samuel | BUF (at KC)
13) Olamide Zaccheaus | WAS (at PHI)
14) JuJu Smith-Schuster | KC (vs. BUF)
15) Jahan Dotson | PHI (vs. WAS)
16) Jamison Crowder | WAS (at PHI)
17) Luke McCaffrey | WAS (at PHI)
18) Justin Watson | KC (vs. BUF)
19) Johnny Wilson | PHI (vs. WAS)
20) Parris Campbell | PHI (vs. WAS)
21) Nikko Remigio | KC (vs. BUF)
22) Ainias Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
