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Upper Hand Staff
Dec 23, 20241 min read
George Pickens Upgraded to Full Participant in Monday Practice
Good news, Pickens managers: this is the best (and most concrete) news we’ve heard about Pickens over the past few weeks, and it’s...


Upper Hand Staff
Dec 19, 20241 min read
George Pickens (Hamstring) Out, Alvin Kamara (Groin) Unlikely for Week 16
With Pickens out, it’s going to be difficult to trust Russell Wilson as a streamer this week after two straight performances under 160...


Zach Rizzuto
Dec 19, 20247 min read
Week 16 WR Matchups
Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs MIN Jaxon Smith-Njigba is officially the WR to start in the Seahawks' offense, and he might be the only pass...


Upper Hand Staff
Dec 17, 20241 min read
George Pickens Misses Tuesday Practice with Hamstring Injury
The good news: it’s only the first practice of the week, and the report is a day ahead of schedule because the Steelers play their next...


Upper Hand Staff
Dec 10, 20241 min read
George Pickens Has 'Outside Chance' to Play in Week 15, per Mike Tomlin
An ‘outside chance’, you say? It’s not exactly the development fantasy managers were hoping for after Pickens was a surprise inactive...


Zach Rizzuto
Nov 15, 20242 min read
3 WR Starts for Week 11
Start of the Week: George Pickens (WR, PIT) The Ravens were getting toasted in the passing game going into last week’s Thursday night...


Tyler Alexander
Nov 13, 202411 min read
2024 Fantasy Football Playoff & Championship Push Trade Targets
We're closing in on the end of the fantasy football regular season with most leagues wrapping up their regular seasons in Week 14 and...


Tyler Alexander
Sep 26, 20244 min read
5 Stats to Know Ahead of Week 4
Arizona vs Washington Has the Making of a Potential Shooutout On paper, this game looks to be a potential fantasy gold mine: 50.5...


Faraz Siddiqi
Sep 20, 20244 min read
Week 3 Upgrades and Downgrades
Upgrade Cam Akers Akers is starting in Joe Mixon’s place this week. I wouldn’t overthink this one. While he did lose a fumble last week,...


Faraz Siddiqi
Sep 13, 20246 min read
Week 2 Upgrades and Downgrades
Upgrade Zach Charbonnet Expect Charbonnet to fill Kenneth Walker’s shoes, except without the big play ability. OC Ryan Grubb said that he...


Tyler Alexander
Sep 12, 20244 min read
5 Stats to Know Ahead of Week 2
1. Mark Andrews Has a History of Struggling vs KC, Then Rebounding Big Steve Spagnuolo and the Kansas City Chiefs have had one very...


Faraz Siddiqi
Sep 8, 20243 min read
Faraz's Week 1 Fantasy Takeaways
DeVonta Smith Moved Into the Slot Expect a lot more consistency out of Smith this year with the move. He caught 7 of 8 targets for 84...


Faraz Siddiqi
Jul 25, 20243 min read
How Much Can Pickens Breakout in 2024?
I think many are projecting a big breakout year for George Pickens this season because Diontae Johnson is gone - and I think there is...


Faraz Siddiqi
Jun 10, 20243 min read
Slim Pickens for George to Make the Leap in 2024?
There’s been a lot of talk about George Pickens and how he can potentially thrive with a new QB - he’s even talked about his limitations...


Zach Rizzuto
Dec 27, 20232 min read
Zach's Week 16 Takeaways
Lock D’Andre Swift into your lineup For the second straight week, Swift had a stranglehold on the RB carries in Philly’s offense and has...


Zach Rizzuto
Oct 30, 20232 min read
Steelers' Target Share Could Lean Even More in Favor of Diontae Johnson if Trubisky Starts
Week 8 featured a tilting of the scales back in WR Diontae Johnson’s favor in the Pittsburgh wide receiver room, with the fifth-year...


Zach Rizzuto
Oct 19, 20233 min read
Week 7's Best and Worst Matchups for Fantasy Football
WRs Diontae Johnson & George Pickens have a tough matchup You wanna talk about a wide receiver room that’s just going to be all over the...


Faraz Siddiqi
Oct 11, 20232 min read
It's Time to Sell George Pickens
Diontae Johnson said that he’s completely healthy and he’’ll be back in Week 7 against the Rams after the Steelers bye week, so it seems...


Tyler Alexander
Sep 20, 20235 min read
Week 3 Trade Bait
Trading is the quickest way to take your team from sitting on the bubble of a playoff berth to a championship contender, or vice-versa if...


Upper Hand Staff
Aug 17, 20231 min read
Steelers WRs' George Pickens, Calvin Austin Have Been Camp Standouts
Specifically, The Athletic's Mark Kaboly noted that Pickens has become a “more polished receiver” with an “expanded route tree”, while he...
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