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Steelers WR George Pickens Browns Catch Not Even In His Top 5

Pittsburgh Steelers receiver George Pickens said he's made better catches during practice in college than his one against the Browns.

Stephen Thompson

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PITTSBURGH -- George Pickens announced himself to the football world last week when he hauled in a 36-yard pass from Mitch Trubisky with one hand while falling backwards along the sideline. It was one of the few offensive highlights for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who eventually fell to the Browns by double digits. 

The catch wowed fans all over the country and was shared all over social media. It was his first big play as a Pittsburgh Steeler, but it was far from the first spectacular catch Pickens has made during his career. In fact, he wouldn't put it in the top five of his best catches ever and added that most of his best came when there weren't cameras around to capture them. 

"That's probably like seventh," Pickens said. "UGA practice — I made some crazy catches there. ... A lot of them are undiscovered."

He did mention one from Georgia could be found in the depths of YouTube.

Pickens knows how popular that play was. He saw it go viral and appreciated the comparisons to one of his idols, Odell Beckham Jr. He hopes it becomes more than just a singular highlight and serves as a reminder that his teammates can rely on him to contribute regularly. 

"For me personally, that's a good catch to get my teammates to trust me even more," Pickens said.

He doesn't believe it's better than OBJ's catch against the Dallas Cowboys, though. Well, at least he won't admit it. 

"OBJ is one of my favorite players," Pickens laughed, "so even if I do think it's better, I low key want to say that it's not."

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Stephen Thompson
STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper. He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press. During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general. 

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