George PickensorNico Collins?

Week 6 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Start Nico Collins

Nico Collins outscores George Pickens in 56% of simulations.

George Pickens still comes out ahead in the other 44%, so Nico Collins is the better bet, not a sure thing. Nico Collins projects 1.5 half-PPR points ahead in Week 6. The matchups don't separate them: Nico Collins faces the Jacksonville Jaguars (4% more than average to WRs), George Pickens faces the Green Bay Packers (2% fewer than average to WRs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

George Pickens
Floor
4.5
Median
11.7
Ceiling
23.9
Big game (20+):
18%
Dud (under 6):
17%
Nico Collins
Floor
6.1
Median
13.4
Ceiling
25.2
Big game (20+):
21%
Dud (under 6):
10%

Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.

StatGeorge PickensWR, DAL, Sun, Oct 18, 8:20 p.m. ETNico CollinsWR, HOU, Sun, Oct 18, 9:30 a.m. ET
Half-PPR projection13.214.7
PPR projection15.917.4
Standard projection10.412.0
Rank this weekWR9WR5
Matchupat GBat JAX
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game11.017.7
Last season per game14.412.7
Snap share, last game88%71%
Trade value3439