Let’s take a look at the redraft and dynasty fantasy football impact of the Indianapolis Colts’ selection of Alec Pierce.
Team Drafted: Indianapolis Colts
Pick Selected: Round 2, No. 53 overall
2022 Redraft Fantasy Football Outlook
The Colts are gearing up to throw the ball more with their quarterback upgrade in Matt Ryan. Alec Pierce fills a huge need for this franchise. Parris Campbell hasn’t been able to stay on the field despite his raw talent, and the franchise lost Zach Pascal in the offseason. Pierce is an athletic freak who will help stretch the field from Day 1. While his route tree was limited at Cincinnati, he has the raw talent to develop into a player that can contend with Michael Pittman for the team lead in targets yearly if he hits the upper range of his outcomes. He’s currently a WR5 in my redraft rankings, but he could develop into a WR4 with spike week potential if the Colts gravitate back to their early season pass-happy ways of 2021.
– Derek Brown
Initial redraft ranking: WR60
2022 NFL Draft Profile
I wasn’t expecting much from Alec Pierce at the NFL Combine, so I was pleasantly surprised when he impressed me during the testing drills. A 4.41 40-yard dash and the No. 1 vertical jump (40.5, 93rd percentile) in the class imply that Pierce has the requisite athleticism to be a factor at the NFL level.
With projected Day 2 draft capital per Grindingthemocks.com, Pierce needs to be on your fantasy radar. His 19-year old breakout age is also a factor that fantasy drafters should gravitate towards.
He helped take the top off the ball for the Cincinnati Bearcats in 2021, evidenced by his 17.1 aDOT – the highest aDOT of any player in his class with at least 80 targets. Pierce averaged just over 100 air yards per game in his final season at Cincinnati.
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