Alec Pierce

Alec Pierce's downfield role provided again last week as Pierce finished as the WR3 for the week. In two games, with Philip Rivers, he has had only a 7.9% target share and 10.2% first-read share, but he has secured all five of his targets with a 19.0 aDOT, 51 receiving yards per game, and 1.73 yards per route run. In the last two games, he has had two deep targets and two red zone targets. Pierce is a desperation flex only, but he could pay off again this week. Since Week 10, Jacksonville has ranked 15th in deep ball completion rate and given up the tenth-most deep passing yards per game.

Alec Pierce caught all four of his targets for 86 yards and two touchdowns in Monday's loss to the 49ers.

Fantasy Impact

Pierce doubled his TD total for the season Monday night, connecting with QB Philip Rivers for scores of 20 and 16 yards in the first half. After gaining 16 yards on his only target during Rivers' first start, Pierce was back as a primary part of the gameplan in this one. As usual, the big-play receiver will be a boom-or-bust option against the Jaguars in Week 17.