CeeDee Lamb Wants to Be the Best WR Duo Ever With George Pickens
Lamb says he and Pickens can be historically great in 2026. The tape from 2025 (290 PPR pts for Pickens, 201 for Lamb) says they're not there yet.
WR19 tag after a 14-game 2025 is a discount on a No.1 target.
- Pickens: 93-1429-9, 290 PPR pts in 2025 (17 games)
- Lamb: 75-1077-3, 201 PPR pts in 2025 (14 games)
- Our ranks: Pickens WR5 (#23), Lamb WR19 (#63)
- Pickens: last 5 games -6.1 FPTS vs season avg
- Lamb: last 5 games -2.9 FPTS vs season avg
CeeDee Lamb isn't setting the bar low for 2026. During Dallas' game last night, he told the Cowboys' team site that he and George Pickens can be the best receiver tandem the NFL has ever seen. That's a big swing from a duo that, on paper, was a strong pairing in 2025 without being a historic one.
The 2025 numbers frame the gap. Pickens went for 93 catches, 1,429 yards and 9 touchdowns across 17 games — good for 290 PPR points and a spot at WR5 (#23 overall) in our model. Lamb, limited to 14 games, posted 75-1,077-3 for 201 PPR points, landing at WR19 (#63). Solid. Just not Rice-and-friends territory.
"Best ever" is a phrase that has to clear Moss and Carter, Fitzgerald and Boldin, Bruce and Holt. Even the modern-day title is crowded — Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams, Puka Nacua and Davante Adams are all in line ahead of anyone else. St. Brown alone stacked 324 PPR points (WR3) last season, a full 34 clear of Pickens.
What Actually Matters for Dallas
The label Lamb should chase is a simpler one: playoff team. Dallas hasn't mattered deep into January in 30-plus years, and the receiving room isn't the problem — the defense is. Fix that side and this offense can carry the Cowboys back into the postseason conversation. That, more than any all-time ranking, is the story worth watching in year two of this pairing.
The Fantasy Fallout
The trend that jumps off the page is the late-season fade. Pickens closed 2025 at -6.1 fantasy points below his own average over his final five games; Lamb was -2.9. Read that as noise, not a red flag — both were producing at a high level when healthy, and a full offseason together should smooth the target split.
For managers: buy low on Lamb. A WR19 (#63) tag on a clear No. 1 target coming off an injury-shortened 14-game year is a discount someone in your league will hand you. Pickens is already priced fairly at WR5, so hold him — you're not stealing him now. Neither is "best ever" material yet, but both are startable weekly, and Lamb is the one with room to climb.
