New Dallas Cowboys vast receiver George Pickens is delighted he is now in a speedy offense.
At necessary minicamp on Wednesday, Pickens, who Dallas acquired in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Might 7, said the 2025 Cowboys are the quickest workforce he has performed with since his time with the Georgia Bulldogs.
“Simply the blokes and the workforce velocity,” Pickens mentioned when requested why Dallas is the proper place for him. “The workforce velocity applies to the workforce scheme, too. When you’ve obtained a number of quick guys, you are positively gonna have a special scheme.”
The Cowboys roster options a number of gamers who can fly. Rookie working again Jaydon Blue ran a 4.38 40-yard sprint on the 2025 NFL Scouting Mix. According to SumerSports, Dallas vast receiver KaVontae Turpin runs a 4.37 40-yard sprint.
Pickens does not have blazing velocity like Blue or Turpin, however he isn’t a slouch. On the 2022 scouting mix, he ran a 4.47 40-yard sprint. Nevertheless, in three seasons with the Steelers, he struggled to turn out to be a constant menace within the vertical passing recreation, by no means ending with greater than 5 landing catches.
Not all blame falls on Pickens. The Steelers rotated by way of a number of quarterbacks throughout his time in Pittsburgh. The 2022 second-round choose performed with Kenny Pickett, Russell Wilson and Justin Fields.
Dallas is extra steady at an important place. In 9 seasons with the Cowboys, QB Dak Prescott has made three Professional Bowls and earned a second-team All-Professional nod.
If Pickens, Prescott and WR CeeDee Lamb click on, the Cowboys passing assault ought to turn out to be rather more explosive in 2025.
“You’ll be able to’t cowl all people,” Cowboys tight finish Jake Ferguson said of adding Pickens Wednesday. “Having him, No. 88 and Jalen [Tolbert], and among the younger guys like myself, Brevyn [Spann-Ford] and [Luke] Schoonmaker, you bodily can’t cowl all people.”
In 2024, the Cowboys had the league’s Eleventh-most passing yards per recreation (227.2). Including Pickens may bolster the unit, particularly if Dallas takes benefit of his means to stretch the sphere.
