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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts’ search for a lethal pass-catching duo has been going on for years.
Thirteen, to be exact.
You have to go all the way back to 2009 for the last time the Colts had two players (receiver Reggie Wayne and tight end Dallas Clark) reach at least 1,000 yards receiving in a season.
You have to go back to 2006 for the last time the team had two wide receivers (Wayne and Marvin Harrison) accomplish that feat.
The Colts had a 1,000-yard receiver in Michael Pittman Jr. in 2021. Now second-round pick Alec Pierce will seek to join him in that category, and he’ll have every opportunity to be the team’s No. 2 wide receiver next season.
“He’s a great receiver,” Pierce said about Pittman, who was also a second-round pick (No. 34 overall in 2020). “I love watching him. I saw he had a great year last year in his second year. I think he broke 1,000 yards. So yeah, he’s a great player, a great receiver, and I’d love to learn from him.”
Pierce’s numbers during his final season at Cincinnati don’t scream automatic success. He finished with 52 receptions for 884 yards and eight touchdowns in 2021. The reason behind that is the Bearcats run the ball quite a bit. The number that impressed Colts general manager Chris Ballard was the 17.0 yards per catch he averaged.
“The one thing you notice about Pierce is he gets behind people,” Ballard said. “I mean, this kid can really, really run and really adjust to the football.”
Pierce was the 11th receiver selected in a draft class that was deep at the position. The Colts didn’t have a first-round pick because they sent it to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2021 for quarterback Carson Wentz, but Pierce has…
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Source : espn
