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Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Davante Adams vs George Pickens

George Pickens gets more of his team's passes (22% vs 20%), while Davante Adams gets more of the deep throws (37% of his team's air yards vs 32%). Near the end zone, Davante Adams has had more chances (7 vs 6 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (12% vs 9%). Davante Adams is scoring more fantasy points a game (17.0 vs 13.6, PPR), but the chances George Pickens gets usually score more: 15.5 vs 15.4 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–6 · Updated Oct 19, 2026

WRLA

Davante Adams
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
17.0
Expected points per gameEst.
15.4

6 games with a target, carry or dropback

WRDAL

George Pickens
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
13.6
Expected points per gameEst.
15.5

6 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 5. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
Davante Adams and George Pickens, season usage side by side
StatDavante AdamsGeorge Pickens
Games66
Passes thrown to him
Targets4952
Target share20%22%
Air-yards share37%32%
Catches3033
Receiving yards480428
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances76
Red-zone share12%9%
End-zone targets64
Touchdowns
Touchdowns41
Expected touchdownsEst.3.22.9
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)17.013.6
Fantasy points (PPR)102.081.8
Expected points per gameEst.15.415.5
Points vs expectedEst.+1.6−1.9

Week by week

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Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

  • Davante Adams
  • George Pickens
Target share by week
WeekDavante AdamsGeorge Pickens
122%against SF20%against NYG
233%against NYG26%against WAS
327%against DEN28%against BAL
418%against PHI7%against HOU
513%against BUF31%against TB
613%against ARI20%against GB

Next to each number: that week's opponent.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for Davante Adams and George Pickens
LeaderboardDavante AdamsGeorge Pickens
Target share leaders#38of 109 wide receivers#34of 109 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders#16of 109 wide receivers#27of 109 wide receivers
Red-zone share leaders#23of 74 wide receivers#46of 74 wide receivers
Red-zone opportunity leaders#10of 187 wide receivers#21of 187 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#7of 187 wide receivers#20of 187 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#13of 187 wide receivers#12of 187 wide receivers

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

Davante Adams

No talking points for him in this week's report.

George Pickens

Touchdowns below usage

George Pickens has scored 1 touchdown on opportunities that usually produce 2.9, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
1
Expected touchdownsEst.
2.9
Expected PPR per gameEst.
15.5
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
−1.9

Weeks 1–6 · 6 games

  • Model estimate, not a forecast: v1 predicts about as well as raw points.

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