Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Alec Pierce vs Brian Thomas Jr.

Brian Thomas Jr. gets more of his team's passes (16% vs 12%), while Alec Pierce gets more of the deep throws (31% of his team's air yards vs 18%). Alec Pierce has played 2 games and Brian Thomas Jr. 3 games. Near the end zone, Alec Pierce has had more chances (1 vs 0 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (6% vs 0%). Alec Pierce is scoring more fantasy points a game (6.1 vs 5.3, PPR), though their chances usually score the same: 6.5 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–3 · Updated Sep 29, 2026

WRIND

Alec Pierce
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
6.1
Expected points per gameEst.
6.5

2 games with a target, carry or dropback

Week 3 injury report: Out (Heel)

WRJAX

Brian Thomas Jr.
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
5.3
Expected points per gameEst.
6.5

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 3. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
Alec Pierce and Brian Thomas Jr., season usage side by side
StatAlec PierceBrian Thomas Jr.
Games23
Passes thrown to him
Targets712
Target share12%16%
Air-yards share31%18%
Catches57
Receiving yards7288
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances10
Red-zone share6%0%
End-zone targets00
Touchdowns
Touchdowns00
Expected touchdownsEst.0.40.2
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)6.15.3
Fantasy points (PPR)12.215.8
Expected points per gameEst.6.56.5
Points vs expectedEst.−0.4−1.3

Week by week

Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.

Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

  • Alec Pierce
  • Brian Thomas Jr.

— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Target share by week
WeekAlec PierceBrian Thomas Jr.
121%against BAL14%against CLE
23%against KC29%against DEN
3— no game with a target, carry or dropback4%against NE

Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for Alec Pierce and Brian Thomas Jr.
LeaderboardAlec PierceBrian Thomas Jr.
Target share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)#56of 74 wide receivers
Air-yards share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)#59of 74 wide receivers
Red-zone share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)Below the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders#61of 166 wide receivers#104of 166 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#79of 166 wide receivers#85of 166 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#74of 166 wide receivers#75of 166 wide receivers

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