GEORGE PICKENS

Selection: Second round (No. 52 overall), Pittsburgh Steelers

Position: Wide receiver

Ht., wt.: 6-foot-3, 200 pounds

Class: Junior

Hometown: Hoover, Ala.

Notable: Consider one of the leading NFL draft prospects after his sophomore season, he missed most of the 2021 season after sustaining an ACL injury during spring practice. … Recovered to play in final four games and caught five passes for 107 yards (21.4 avg.), including a 52-yard pass against Alabama in the College Football Playoff Championship game. … As a freshman in 2019 he caught 12 passes for 175 yards against Baylor in the Sugar Bowl. … In 2020, he played in eight games (all starts) and tied for the team lead in receptions (36) and was first in touchdown passes caught (6) and second in receiving yards (513).

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