Receiver, Cincinnati (from Missouri), 2017–⁠21

Alec Pierce

Lettered 2018–⁠21 (school media guide)

Number
No. 12
Height
6′3″
Weight
213 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Visalia, CA
Born
May 2, 2000

Alec Pierce played receiver at Missouri (2017) and Cincinnati (2018–⁠21). The Indianapolis Colts took Pierce in round 2, No. 53 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
884
Receiving yards, 2021 (Cincinnati, 13–⁠1)
Drafted
No. 53
Round 2, 2022 NFL Draft (Indianapolis Colts)

Career highs

8catches, career highat East Carolina, 2021146receiving yards, career highvs. Tulsa, 20202receiving touchdowns, career highvs. SMU, 2021

Team titles: American champions, 2020 and 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Cincinnati3765217.6252
2020Cincinnati1731518.5345
2021Cincinnati5288417.0853
Career1061,85117.51353

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2018Cincinnati520000
2019Cincinnati320000
Career840000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Missouri12WRRS
2018Cincinnati12WRFr.
2019Cincinnati12WRSo.
2020Cincinnati12WRJr.
2021Cincinnati12WRSr.6′3″213

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Cincinnati550.8185th (n=499)0.5444.86%
2020Cincinnati231.51––34.86%
2021Cincinnati790.6750th (n=410)0.6752.69%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Cincinnati 14 games, 52 catches, 884 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.Miami (OH)W 49–⁠14229019
Sep 11vs.Murray StateW 42–⁠7235019
Sep 18atIndianaW 38–⁠24586128
Oct 2atNotre DameW 24–⁠136144045
Oct 8vs.TempleW 52–⁠3693133
Oct 16vs.UCFW 56–⁠21119119
Oct 23atNavyW 27–⁠20537011
Oct 30atTulaneW 31–⁠12247038
Nov 6vs.TulsaW 28–⁠205113140
Nov 12atSouth FloridaW 45–⁠28324012
Nov 20vs.SMUW 48–⁠14339217
Nov 26atEast CarolinaW 35–⁠138136153
Dec 4vs.HoustonW 35–⁠20265144
Dec 31 ✦vs.AlabamaL 6–⁠27217012
2020 Cincinnati 6 games, 17 catches, 315 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 24atSMUW 42–⁠13322010
Oct 31vs.MemphisW 49–⁠10361143
Nov 13vs.East CarolinaW 55–⁠171909
Nov 21atUCFW 36–⁠33249035
Dec 19vs.TulsaW 27–⁠245146145
Jan 1 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 21–⁠24328114
2019 Cincinnati 12 games, 37 catches, 652 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.UCLAW 24–⁠14259052
Sep 7atOhio StateL 0–⁠42493046
Sep 14vs.Miami (OH)W 35–⁠13217010
Sep 28atMarshallW 52–⁠146108146
Oct 4vs.UCFW 27–⁠24111111
Oct 12atHoustonW 38–⁠23259044
Oct 19vs.TulsaW 24–⁠13363049
Nov 2atEast CarolinaW 46–⁠43331013
Nov 23vs.TempleW 15–⁠13216010
Nov 29atMemphisL 24–⁠34477051
Dec 7atMemphisL 24–⁠29587030
Jan 2 ✦vs.Boston CollegeW 38–⁠6331014
2018 Cincinnati 4 games, 5 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 29atUConnW 49–⁠7––––
Oct 27atSMUW 26–⁠20––––
Nov 3vs.NavyW 42–⁠0––––
Dec 31 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 35–⁠31––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (National team, won 20–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height6′3⅛″
Weight211 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size9″
Wingspan78½″W
40-yard dash4.41 s
10-yard split1.58 s
Vertical jump40½″
Broad jump10′9″
3-cone drill7.13 s
20-yard shuttle4.28 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 66 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2022Indianapolis Colts16415932
2023Indianapolis Colts17325142
2024Indianapolis Colts16378247
2025Indianapolis Colts15471,0036
2026 (so far)Indianapolis Colts25720
NFL career661623,00617

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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