Start Michael Pittman Jr. or Alec Pierce? Week 2
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Alec Pierce over Michael Pittman Jr.
- KC D vs WR
- 13.0
- 2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 59%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 21%
- Through Week 1
- NE D vs WR
- 33.1
- 12th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 88%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 8%
- Through Week 1
Our Week 2 call
Start Alec Pierce over Michael Pittman Jr. in Week 2.
Neither player has a posted player market for this week, so this call is ADP and news based rather than priced against the betting market. Drafters take Alec Pierce at ADP 71 and Michael Pittman Jr. at 74.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Alec Pierce in Week 2.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Michael Pittman Jr. in Week 2.
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.
Michael Pittman Jr. and PIT visit NE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
NE allowed 33.1 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 12th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 161 yards and a touchdown against NE.
By points allowed to the position, Michael Pittman Jr. has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Alec Pierce is listed as questionable with a heel injury.
Michael Pittman Jr. is listed as questionable with a foot injury.
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, Michael Pittman Jr. played 88 percent of PIT snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.
Michael Pittman Jr., Week 1 against ATL: 59 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 58 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.
In 2025, Michael Pittman Jr. played 17 games for IND and scored 202.4 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing WR18.
He caught 80 of 111 targets for 784 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 525 air yards.
He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Michael Pittman Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against HOU: 4 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 3.1 PPR points.
Michael Pittman Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against JAX: 49 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards, 3.6 PPR points.
Their other Week 2 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR20 · PIT · bye 9
2025 vs rec yds line 5-12
- Overall rank
- 83
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 5
Ranked behind
WR44 · IND · bye 13
2025 vs anytime td line 4-11
- Overall rank
- 120
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 6
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 2, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board37
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 5 and tier 6
- Board size244 draftable players
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