Alec Pierce
WR
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This is how WRs have played against the Vikings in the 2026 season.
WR2 = the second-highest-scoring WR against Vikings in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.
| Wk | Team | Player | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  GB | Matthew Golden | 12 | 6 | 95 | 0 | 15.5 |
| 2 |  CHI | Rome Odunze | 4 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 3 |  TB | Ted Hurst III | 3 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 11.0 |
| 4 |  MIA | Kevin Coleman Jr. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.3 |
| 5 |  NO | Devaughn Vele | 6 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Average | 5.8 | 3.0 | 41.4 | 0.2 | 8.3 | ||
| Median | 4.0 | 3.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | ||
| High | 12 | 6 | 95 | 1 | 15.5 | ||
| Low | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Alec Pierce should do vs the VikingsSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Vikings, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Alec Pierce has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Vikings opponents to line them up with: the best WR they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Alec Pierce will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Vikings avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Alec Pierce's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Alec Pierce usually produces.
Projected is Alec Pierce's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Vikings were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAL | 6 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 10.1 |
| 2 | KC | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Pierce avg | 3.5 | 2.5 | 36.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | |
| Vikings WR2 avg | 5.8 | 3.0 | 41.4 | 0.2 | 8.3 | |
| Difference | +2.3 | +0.5 | +5.4 | +0.2 | +2.2 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Pierce averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
Prediction & chance to scoreAlec Pierce vs the Vikings
Prediction for Alec Pierce
Nobody knows which slot Alec Pierce will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Vikings.
I predict about 8.6 points for Alec Pierce if playing as a WR2. Alec Pierce has averaged 6.1 over 2 games, and the Vikings have given up 8.3 to WR2s (-6% vs the league average of 8.9).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Alec Pierce scored: Wk 1 10.1, Wk 2 2.1. Average 6.1; weighted toward recent games it is 8.9.
2. The defense. Over 5 games, the Vikings allowed 8.3 points to their opponent's WR2. The league average for that slot is 8.9, so that is -6%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 5 defensive games, only 63% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -4% adjustment (x0.96).
4. Result. 8.9 x 0.96 = 8.6. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.
It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.
Chance to score
Type a point total to see how likely Alec Pierce is to reach it as a WR2.
Why this percentage?
The projection (8.6) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 5.2 points, leaning on Alec Pierce's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical WR swings before that).
Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 9.
With only 2 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- WR2s have averaged 3.0 receptions, 41.4 receiving yards and 0.2 receiving TDs against the Vikings across 5 games.
- The Vikings allow 8.3 PPR points to WR2s, -6% versus the league average of 8.9 (ranked 21 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a near-average matchup.
- Outlier: Week 1, Matthew Golden (15.5 pts, 6 rec, 95 yds) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pts 8.3 vs 6.6; rec 3.0 vs 2.3; yds 41.4 vs 28.0. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- Outlier: Week 4, Kevin Coleman Jr. (1.3 pts, 3 yds) sits far below the other games and drags the averages down. Average with it vs without it: pts 8.3 vs 10.1; yds 41.4 vs 51.0. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- 2 of 5 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 1.3 to 15.5 (median 7.3).
- WR2s scored a touchdown in 1 of 5 games (20%).
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.