Injury alert
On injured reserve — heel injury
Updated Mon 2:38 PM ET · Est. return Oct 25 · Source: ESPN injury report
Is Alec Pierce playing this week?
Injured reserveAlec Pierce is on injured reserve (heel injury), so is not available to play in the week 4 game at the Washington Commanders.
Estimated return: Oct 25.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 9:30 AM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:56 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Ruled out — find a replacement.
Why we say out
- On injured reserve — heel injury.
- Averaging 3.5 targets a game.
- Played 26% of the offense's snaps last game.
- No. 7 WR on the depth chart, with a teammate above him out.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 10.8 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~26 pts
- Vegas line
- IND favored by 4.5
- Game total
- 46.5
- WAS vs WRs
- 22% more points
- Last game snaps
- 26%
All week 4 wide receiver rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
26
Height
6'3"
Weight
213 lb
College
Cincinnati
Experience
4 seasons
Draft
2022 · Pick #53 (IND)
Status
RES
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?EPA / play
0.367
Success rate
71%
WPA (sum)
0.03
Opponent adj.
-0.064
Plays graded
7
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 1 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen StatsWhat do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.