Start Carnell Tate or Alec Pierce? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Carnell Tate over Alec Pierce in Week 2.

Carnell Tate is priced by the books at 8.6 projected points. Alec Pierce has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and his injury status only. Drafters take Carnell Tate at ADP 75 and Alec Pierce at 71.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Alec Pierce in Week 2.

Player prop markets imply 8.6 fantasy points for Carnell Tate, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Week 2 matchups

Alec Pierce and IND visit KC.

KC allowed 13.0 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 55 yards and no touchdowns against KC.

Carnell Tate and TEN host PHI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PHI allowed 36.7 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 11th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 137 yards and 2 touchdowns against PHI.

By points allowed to the position, Carnell Tate has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Alec Pierce is listed as questionable with a heel injury.

Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Alec Pierce played 59 percent of IND snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 51 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Alec Pierce, Week 1 against BAL: 32 of 54 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 61 yards.

Through Week 1, Carnell Tate played 88 percent of TEN snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Carnell Tate, Week 1 against NYJ: 44 of 50 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 38 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Alec Pierce played 15 games for IND and scored 183.3 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR28.

He caught 47 of 84 targets for 1003 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 829 air yards.

He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Alec Pierce, Week 18 of 2025 against HOU: 7 targets and 4 catches for 132 yards, 2 touchdowns, 29.2 PPR points.

Alec Pierce, Week 17 of 2025 against JAX: 52 of 57 snaps, 5 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Courtland Sutton over Alec Pierce.
• Start DK Metcalf over Alec Pierce.
• Start Alec Pierce over Marvin Harrison Jr..
• Start Carnell Tate over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Carnell Tate over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Carnell Tate.