WESTFIELD, Ind. – This is nothing new for Alec Pierce. He’s speeding to his routes, making contested one-on-one catches, constantly seeking out advice from Reggie Wayne and taking things one day at a time.
It’s nothing new for his teammates and coaches, who have seen the potential in the wide receiver since his college days. It’s nothing new for Colts fans, either, after Pierce’s performance in 2024 where he led the league in yards per catch (22.3) and recorded 824 yards and seven touchdowns with just 37 receptions.
So, Pierce’s success in the first four days of training camp is no surprise to anyone. The conversation has now shifted from “how can Pierce earn a starting job?” to “how can Pierce continue to elevate his game?”
And to that, the answer is simple: just keep going.
“Alec can do anything,” wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. said Saturday. “It’s just his opportunity’s been deep stuff, and maybe we’ll see some more intermediate, shallow stuff to add in…Alec is a guy where he gets 33 catches and has almost 1000 yards. That’s, like, unheard of. So I mean, if he could do that, imagine if we gave him 40 catches, 50 catches.”