Alec Pierce

Alec Pierce's downfield role provided again last week as Pierce finished as the WR3 for the week. In two games, with Philip Rivers, he has had only a 7.9% target share and 10.2% first-read share, but he has secured all five of his targets with a 19.0 aDOT, 51 receiving yards per game, and 1.73 yards per route run. In the last two games, he has had two deep targets and two red zone targets. Pierce is a desperation flex only, but he could pay off again this week. Since Week 10, Jacksonville has ranked 15th in deep ball completion rate and given up the tenth-most deep passing yards per game.

Alec Pierce did not catch any of his five targets in the Colts 23-17 loss against the Jaguars.

Fantasy Impact

Pierce had two touchdowns last week against the 49ers, but failed to catch a pass this week. It is unclear if he will play in Week 18 against the Texans.