Alec Pierce

Alec Pierce couldn't have caught pass, without a ladder or a pogo stick.

Alec Pierce couldn't have caught pass, without a ladder or a pogo stick.

Pierce recorded five receptions on four targets for 78 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 20-16 loss to the Texans.

He absolutely toasted Texans CB Kamari Lassiter at the line of scrimmage on his 22-yard touchdown catch. He also drew a 32-yard pass interference penalty on Texans S Calen Bullock to set up Tyler Warren's touchdown catch. We may just be seeing a young player make the leap here, as the Colts offense has been increasingly Pierce-focused of late. His last four games: 6/115, 4/84/1, 1/26, and now 4/78/1. He has to be treated as a WR3 for fantasy purposes at this point, but you could go as high as a WR2 on how things have been trending. Pierce is a worthwhile play against a leaky Jags secondary in Week 14.

It's been a concerning trend for Pittman that the Colts continue to get their other pass-catchers more involved when Daniel Jones gets blitzed, and Jones pushing the ball downfield to Alec Pierce when he has time. This was Pittman's third straight game under 30 yards, and he didn't see a single red zone target to make up for it. You'll be starting him as a classic WR3 profile against the Jaguars in Week 14, but this isn't going notably well for Pittman of late.