Pittsburgh Steelers Wide Receiver was on the “All Things Covered Podcast” hosted by Bryant McFadden and Pickens’ current teammate Patrick Peterson. They discussed a range of topics, from where Pickens views himself in the current crop of receivers to the top-four all-time Georgia Bulldogs.
However, the topic that garnered social media reaction when Pickens had one interesting name on his top-five all-time wide receivers list.
George Pickens Has an Interesting Top-5 All-Time WRs List
#Steelers WR George Pickens named the Top 5 WRs of All-Time, via @ATCoveredPod
1) #Lions Calvin Johnson
2) #Vikings, #Patriots Randy Moss
3) #49ers, #Raiders Jerry Rice
4) #Falcons Julio Jones
5) #49ers, #Raiders Michael CrabtreeHe first said number 5 is: "My personal… https://t.co/nD9z0VQPZN pic.twitter.com/1J8bUH88zL
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 7, 2023
I went back and forth on this, and while Jerry Rice unanimously should be heralded as the greatest receiver of all time, players today never saw Jerry Rice play. It’s understandable why Randy Moss, Calvin Johnson, and Julio Jones are the top guys because these young wide receivers not only saw them play but emulated their game after them.
The issue with George Pickens’ list is that he put Michael Crabtree at No. 5. To be fair to Pickens, he jokingly put himself before saying Crabtree. Pickens should have stayed with that answer because, in the next few years, he’ll be a better receiver than Crabtree. Shoot, he’s already proclaimed, “he’s the best in the world.”
Crabtree’s inclusion on this list is odd, considering he only had two seasons going over 1,000 yards, his most touchdowns in a season were nine, and he amassed only 7,499 yards in his career.
This selection from George Pickens was horrendous going by stats or eye-test: Crabtree isn’t remotely in the same stratosphere as those other receivers, and next time Pickens should anoint himself as the No. 5 all-time receiver.
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