George Pickens Has Been A Decoy

Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver George Pickens said he was running free in the secondary in Week 2 against the Pittsburgh Steelers "probably 90 percent" of the time. But the Steelers have used Pickens nothing more than a decoy so far through two weeks in one of the worst passing offenses so far. He has only two catches for 26 yards on six targets despite playing 92 snaps in two games. Most of the 21-year-old's routes have been vertical go-routes in order to pull off a cornerback deep down the field. Pickens' role hasn't materialized yet in his first NFL season, but fantasy managers will need to be patient with this one. He remains stash-worthy in deeper leagues, and if he ever does get more involved, he could put up some explosive numbers because of his size and speed.