Alec Pierce NFL Stats, Career Profile & VAL | StatVault | StatVault

Alec Pierce is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Pierce in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Pierce's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

Alec Pierce

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Alec Pierce

Top 19% all-time WRsElite PlaymakerTwo-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight211 lb

BornMay 2, 2000

Age26

CollegeCincinnati See College Stats

ConferenceAmerican Athletic

Rookie yr2022

Draft2022 · Rd 2, Pick 53 · IND

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 66 · #1695 · Above Average

Worth 66 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 37% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

48

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

4

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+16.5

Avg surplus

peak +26

4 seasons × ~16.5 surplus ≈ VORP 66

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2022	—	IND	16	—	78	41	593	2	52.6%	14.5	7.6	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	725	66.4%	—	0.0%	1	4.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19.4	0	914
2023	—	IND	17	—	65	32	514	2	49.2%	16.1	7.9	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,090	95.2%	—	0.0%	3	3.3%	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	ATL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17.2	0	977
2024	—	IND	16	—	69	37	824	7	53.6%	22.3	11.9	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	817	80.1%	—	0.0%	2	5.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	DEN	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.3	0	1,500
2025	—	IND	15	—	84	47	1,003	6	56.0%	21.3	11.9	—	41	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	813	85.9%	1	1.0%	5	5.3%	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	70	—	296	157	2,934	17	53.0%	18.7	9.9	—	125	10	10	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	3,445	81.9%	1	1.0%	11	4.4%	—	—	76.9	0	3,391

Career EPA76.9·77 receiving·25.6/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2022	22	IND	16	11*	78	41	593	2	52.6%	14.5	7.6	—	28	8.3
2023	23	IND	17	16*	65	32	514	2	49.2%	16.1	7.9	—	24	8.4
2024	24	IND	16	13*	69	37	824	7	53.6%	22.3	11.9	—	32	12.5
2025	25	IND	15	13*	84	47	1,003	6	56.0%	21.3	11.9	—	41	13.8
Career			64	53*	296	157	2,934	17	53.0%	18.7	9.9	—	125	43

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2023	23	ATL	2	2*	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2024	24	DEN	4	4*	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2025	25	IND	4	4*	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
Career			10	10*	10	10	0	0	0	—	—	0	1	0	—	0	0

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2022	22	IND	16	11*	725	66.4%	—	0.0%	1	4.0%
2023	23	IND	17	16*	1,090	95.2%	—	0.0%	3	3.3%
2024	24	IND	16	13*	817	80.1%	—	0.0%	2	5.0%
2025	25	IND	15	13*	813	85.9%	1	1.0%	5	5.3%
Career			64	53*	3,445	—	1	—	11	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2022	22	—	—	11*	—	—	19.4	0	914
2023	23	—	—	16*	—	—	17.2	0	977
2024	24	—	—	13*	—	—	40.3	0	1,500
Career				40*	—	—	—	0	3,391

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	ADOT	YBC/R	YAC/R	BrkTkl	Drops	Drop%	1D	TgtRate
2022	22	IND	16	11*	11.7	11.7	2.8	0	3	0.0	28	75.4
2023	23	IND	17	16*	14.9	13.0	3.0	1	3	0.0	24	79.9
2024	24	IND	16	13*	21.5	19.1	3.2	0	3	0.0	32	106.2
2025	25	IND	15	13*	18.9	17.6	3.7	1	1	0.0	41	112.4
Career			64	53*	—	—	—	2	10	—	125	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 61 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

64

Sustained

career value

×.6

67

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 65.2 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 61· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 45.2

Availability 18.8

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

2022bestavg 65elite 702025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

16

Depth

of 100

Reached 13% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

13% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader13

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

25.64 EPA/season over 3 seasons59

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

49

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:0.852 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.852Touch rate0.086EPA/snap0.022Snap share81.9%Off snaps3,445ReliableCV 0.32

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2022

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2022 class

4.41s

40-Yard

Strong · 77th pct

Pos 77thAll 92thClass Pos 64thClass All 83th

40.5"

Vertical

Elite · 93th pct

Pos 93thAll 96thClass Pos 98thClass All 97th

129"

Broad Jump

Strong · 88th pct

Pos 88thAll 94thClass Pos 80thClass All 94th

7.13s

3-Cone

Low · 18th pct

Pos 18thAll 52thClass Pos 55thClass All 68th

4.28s

Shuttle

Below avg · 32th pct

Pos 32thAll 60thClass Pos 60thClass All 86th

College Stats

CincinnatiImported college table

College Receiving

Season	School	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2018	Cincinnati	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—
2019	Cincinnati	—	37	652	2	—	17.6	—	—	—
2020	Cincinnati	—	17	315	3	—	18.5	—	—	—
2021	Cincinnati	—	52	884	8	—	17.0	—	—	—
Career		0	106	1,851	13	—	17.5	—	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2022 Draft Class· this player went #53

#45David OjaboLB #46Joshua PaschalDE #47Phidarian MathisDT #48Jaquan BriskerSAF #49Alontae TaylorCB #50Tyquan ThorntonWR #51Cam JurgensC #52George PickensWR #54Skyy MooreWR #55Trey McBrideTE #56Sam WilliamsDL #57Luke GoedekeOT #58Troy AndersenLB #59Ed IngramG #60Cam Taylor-BrittCB #61Drake JacksonDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Alec inherited the Indianapolis Colts WR room from Michael Pittman (2020–2025), and handed it to Josh Downs (2023–2025).

Bill Brooks 1986–1992Jessie Hester 1990–1993Sean Dawkins 1993–1997Marvin Harrison 1996–2008Jerome Pathon 1998–2001Reggie Wayne

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Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with IND
2022draft
Drafted by IND — Round 2, Pick 53

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 211 lb

Frame

211 lb at 4.41s

Size-speed

40.5" vert / 129" broad

Explosion

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	IND	1	W7Questionable· ShoulderW13Questionable· FootW16Out· Concussion
2023	IND	0	W7Questionable· ShoulderW10Questionable· Ankle
2022	IND	1	W2Out· Concussion

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

61

peak 67

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+2022

C+2023

B2024

B+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

94%

20222025

Era Translator

Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rec Yds	Rec Yds/G	→ 2025 Rec Yds	→ 2025 /G
2022	593	37.1	558-35	32.8
2023	514	30.2	459-55	27
2024	824	51.5	859+35	50.5
2025	1,003	66.9	1,137+134	66.9

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

66 career value over replacement — #1695 all-time of 4,642. 16.5/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #53 (Rd 2) · IND · 2022 · +13 vs expected KV-H

61actual

48 expected · Δ+13

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