Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Cincinnati
Alec Pierce
WR • 6'3" • 213 lbs • Visalia, CA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Alec Pierce reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
17
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
29
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Missouri • Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Player Story
Alec Pierce built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Visalia, CA wearing No. 12, spending time with Cincinnati and Missouri. The clearest part of Alec Pierce's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 21
- Overall
- No. 53
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
Alec Pierce, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Cincinnati. Alec Pierce reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,851
- Receptions
- 106
- Touchdowns
- 13
Featured Highlight
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Alec Pierce Cincinnati Highlights
2021 · Cincinnati · Player Highlight
Alec Pierce college highlights at Cincinnati.
- Season
- 2021
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Alec Pierce quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,851
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Notre Dame
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Glenbard West · Cincinnati
- High school pipeline
- Glenbard West · 11 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 2 · Pick 21 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2021 Receiving yards rank
- 884 receiving yards · WR 53rd (top 6%) · American Athletic 4th (top 3%) · National 55th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Missouri | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 Postseason | Cincinnati | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2019 Postseason | Cincinnati | 12 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 73.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 12 | 34 | 621 | 2 | 73.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Cincinnati | 6 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 52.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 6 | 14 | 287 | 2 | 52.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Cincinnati | 14 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 76.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 14 | 50 | 867 | 8 | 76.3 |
Related Context
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Alec Pierce played WR for Missouri and Cincinnati. Across 5 tracked seasons, Alec Pierce recorded 1,851 receiving yards, 8 tackles, and 13 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Cincinnati paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 88.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Missouri, Cincinnati.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2021 Postseason · Cincinnati
Games
14
Receiving Yards / G
63.1
Efficiency
88.8
Usage
20.6
Consistency
48.1
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 17. Miami (OH): 29. Murray State: 35. Indiana: 86. Notre Dame: 144. Temple: 93. UCF: 19. Navy: 37. Tulane: 47. Tulsa: 113. South Florida: 24. SMU: 39. East Carolina: 136. Houston: 65
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 2 by 56.7. Miami (OH): 2 by 96.7. Murray State: 2 by 100. Indiana: 5 by 100. Notre Dame: 6 by 100. Temple: 6 by 100. UCF: 1 by 100. Navy: 5 by 49.3. Tulane: 2 by 100. Tulsa: 5 by 100. South Florida: 3 by 53.3. SMU: 3 by 86.7. East Carolina: 8 by 100. Houston: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins66.7 · Games = 13 · +49.7 vs Losses
Losses17 · Games = 1 · -49.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
100 vs Houston
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/31 | @ Alabama | L 6-27 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 12/4 | vs Houston | W 35-20 | — | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 32.50 | 1 | 44 |
| Fri 11/26 | @ East Carolina100 receiving yards · High volume | W 35-13 | — | 8 | 136 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 53 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs SMU2+ TD | W 48-14 | — | 3 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 17 |
| Fri 11/12 | @ South Florida | W 45-28 | — | 3 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Tulsa100 receiving yards | W 28-20 | — | 5 | 113 | 22.6 | 22.60 | 1 | 40 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Tulane | W 31-12 | — | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 23.50 | 0 | 38 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Navy | W 27-20 | — | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs UCF | W 56-21 | — | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 19 |
| Fri 10/8 | vs Temple | W 52-3 | — | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 1 | 33 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Notre Dame100 receiving yards | W 24-13 | — | 6 | 144 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 45 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Indiana | W 38-24 | — | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 17.20 | 1 | 28 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Murray State | W 42-7 | — | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Miami (OH) | W 49-14 | — | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 0 | 19 |
Player Story
Alec Pierce story
Alec Pierce built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Visalia, CA wearing No. 12, spending time with Cincinnati and Missouri. The clearest part of Alec Pierce's career was his receiving role: 106 catches, 1,851 receiving yards, and 13 touchdowns across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Cincinnati. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 8 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Cincinnati and Missouri.
The arc is straightforward: Alec Pierce moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Missouri
2017
Opening stop
- 2
Cincinnati
2018-2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201720182018201920192020202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Missouri | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Cincinnati | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Cincinnati | 652 | 85.1 | 20.5 | 652 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 652 | 85.1 | 20.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Cincinnati | 315 | 78.5 | 14.9 | -337 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 315 | 78.5 | 14.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Cincinnati | 884 | 88.8 | 20.6 | 569 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 884 | 88.8 | 20.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Notre Dame
Week 5 · W 24-13
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
144
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
144 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Marshall
Week 5 · W 52-14
108
Receiving Yards
98.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
108 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ East Carolina
Week 13 · W 35-13 · Conference game
136
Receiving Yards
98.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
136 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Tulsa
Week 16 · W 27-24 · Conference game
146
Receiving Yards
95.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
146 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Ohio State
Week 2 · L 0-42
93
Receiving Yards
95.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
93 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Cincinnati
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2018 Regular Season · Cincinnati
100
0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Cincinnati
76.3
884 primary · 88.8 efficiency · 20.6 usage
Milestones
5
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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