NFL writer Mike Clay of ESPN has higher expectations for Pierce than him just simply starting. “He’s really learned the offense quickly. He was very complimentary of former second-round pick Parris Campbell, who will be competing with Pierce for the starting Z wide receiver role.īut Reich was equally complimentary of Pierce and revealed how the team is pushing him to be potentially be a starter this fall. “The Colts have been very impressed with his work thus far.”ĭuring the second week of OTAs on June 1, head coach Frank Reich said the entire wide receiver group has looked good. “The starting role won’t be handed to him, but Pierce has done a strong enough job during the spring that it may be his job to lose when training camp rolls around,” Hickey wrote.
He predicts Pierce to start at the Z wide receiver spot. On June 11, Hickey projected the Colts entire starting lineup on offense based on how the team performed during OTAs and minicamp. Pierce to Start Opposite Michael Pittman Jr.? Indianapolis then added tight end Jelani Woods and offensive tackle Bernhard Raimann in the third round.Īll three of those offensive players figure to play key roles for the team this season.įollowing the end of minicamp, USA Today’s Colts Wire editor Kevin Hickey projects two of the top three offensive draft picks for Indianapolis this year to compete for starting jobs and one of them to land a starting role.ĪLL the latest Colts news straight to your inbox! Join the Heavy on Colts newsletter here!
The Indianapolis Colts did not have a first-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft, but the Colts selected wide receiver Alec Pierce in the second round. The Indianapolis Colts drafted Bernhard Raimann and two other offensive players on the first two days of the 2022 NFL Draft who could play a big role this season.
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