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Georgia football: This George Pickens stat will get you excited about 2020

This stat about Georgia WR George Pickens will get you excited about the UGA football offense in 2020.

According to Pro Football Focus (PFF) Georgia wide receiver George Pickens is the only returning receiver with 75 plus targets and zero drops in all of college football.

Pickens was a freshman phenom for the Bulldogs last year. In a run dominant offense, he caught 49 passes for 727 yards and 8 touchdowns, which earned him Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC Team honors.

A former 5-star recruit from Hoover, Alabama, in the 2019 recruiting class, Pickens was originally committed to the Auburn Tigers until flipping to the Bulldogs on signing day. He was tabbed as the No. 4 receiver in the country and the No. 1 player in Alabama, which helped make the 2019 Georgia class the No. 1 class in the country for the second year in a row.

The sky is the limit for Pickens in 2020. Georgia made two huge off-season moves for the Bulldogs’ passing game with the singing of Wake Forest transfer quarterback Jamie Newman, who is known for a great deep ball and the hiring of offensive coordinator Todd Monken, known for his air-raid passing attack.

DawgNation should be excited for what is to come for this young offense. Injuries and drops plagued the Georgia receiving group in 2019, but Pickens should have some more help around him in 2020. Sophomore receiver Dominick Blaylock looks to return from an ACL tear and Kirby Smart and staff added four 4-star receivers in this year’s No. 1 ranked recruiting class. Not to mention 5-star 2020 TE signee Darnell Washington (6-8, 261).

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Top returning CFB WRs: Where is George Pickens?

Georgia football WR George Pickens is ranked in the top 10 of ESPN’s latest returning college receiver rankings for the 2020 football season

Georgia’s sophomore wide receiver George Pickens made a splash in the college football world last season, leading the Bulldogs in receptions (49), yards (727), and touchdowns (8) as a freshman.

Pickens lived up to all the hype that was surrounding him and is now in the talks of being one of the best receivers in the NCAA next year.

On Friday, ESPN released who they believe are the top returning receivers for the 2020 college football season.

  1. Ja’Marr Chase, LSU
  2. DeVonta Smith, Alabama
  3. Rashod Bateman, Minnesota
  4. Jaylen Waddle, Alabama
  5. Rondale Moore, Purdue
  6. Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State
  7. Justyn Ross, Clemson
  8. Tutu Atwell, Louisville
  9. George Pickens, Georgia
  10. Chris Olave, Ohio State

Pickens was ranked as #9 on the list.  He helped the Dawgs secure the Sugar Bowl last year over Baylor, having 11 catches in one half, 175 receiving yards and a touchdown.

His catch radius was incredible and he had the third most catchable targets without a drop, making him one of the 20 most valuable receivers in college football at the end of the 2019 season.

Experts and fans expect even bigger things from Pickens for his sophomore season.  He will have a new quarterback throwing his balls which should be interesting and fun to see how the two mesh.