DALLAS — Green Bay Packers pass rusher Micah Parsons picked George Pickens to lead the NFL in touchdown receptions this season and said the Dallas Cowboys wide receiver is capable of winning the receiving triple crown, on the bold-predictions episode of his Bleacher Report show, “The Edge with Micah Parsons.”
Parsons put Pickens at 15 or 16 touchdown catches for the year.
“I might have to give it to GP, too. I think he might triple crown it,” Parsons said.
Through his first season in Dallas, Pickens caught 93 passes for 1,429 yards and 9 touchdowns on 137 targets. All three figures were career highs. His yardage total ranked third in the NFL, and he finished eighth in both receptions and touchdown catches. Pickens made the Pro Bowl for the first time and was named second-team All-Pro.
Micah Parsons Puts George Pickens At 1,800 Receiving Yards
Pickens is the greatest red zone threat in the league in Parsons’ view.
“I think GP can go at least 18 [hundred yards],” Parsons explained.
“But I think he’s very capable. It’s just about if GP wants to do it,” Parsons continued.
The receiving triple crown goes to the player who leads the league in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdown catches. Ja’Marr Chase was the last player to do it, in 2024. Davante Adams led the NFL with 14 touchdown catches last season, three more than the next receivers on the list.
Parsons expects both the yardage and the touchdown total out of Pickens in the same season.
“Oh, he’s showing up. There’s no doubt GP’s showing up,” Parsons said.
Dak Prescott threw for 4,552 yards and 30 touchdowns in 2025. CeeDee Lamb, who missed three games, caught 75 passes for 1,077 yards and 3 touchdowns on 117 targets.
George Pickens Enters 2026 On The Franchise Tag
Dallas placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on Pickens on Feb. 27, a one-year tender worth a fully guaranteed $27.298 million. Before the April draft, the Cowboys announced they would not negotiate a long-term deal, and Pickens signed the tender days later. The July 15 deadline for tagged players to reach extensions passed with no agreement in place.
Pickens skipped the voluntary portion of the offseason program and reported for mandatory minicamp from June 16 to 18. He has practiced throughout training camp in Oxnard, California, and has said he does not plan to hold out during the season. On Aug. 5, the NFL ranked Pickens No. 36 on its Top 100 Players of 2026 list.
The two were teammates in Dallas for roughly three months. The Cowboys acquired Pickens from the Pittsburgh Steelers in May 2025 and traded Parsons to Green Bay in late August of that year, taking back defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round picks.
Parsons tore his ACL on Dec. 14 against the Denver Broncos in Week 15 and had surgery on Dec. 29 that also included a meniscus procedure. Green Bay placed him on the physically unable to perform list to open training camp on July 28 and kept him there for the start of the regular season, which sidelines him for at least the first four games. Parsons has named Week 6 against Dallas on Oct. 18 as his most optimistic return date.
Dallas opens the season at the New York Giants on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 7:20 p.m. CT on NBC.
