Alec Pierce

Indianapolis Colts, Wide Receiver

Age: 25y-10m-13d (May 02, 2000)

Exp: 4 Years

Country: US

College: Cincinnati

Drafted: Round 2 (#53 overall), 2022

Agent(s): C.J. Laboy, Michael Swenson (Wasserman)

2026 Cap Hit

$9,200,000

2026 Cash

$30,000,000

Career Earnings

$8,660,979

2026-2029 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Alec Pierce signed a 4 year, $114,000,000 contract with the Indianapolis Colts, including $26,000,000 signing bonus, $84,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $28,500,000. In 2026, Pierce will earn a base salary of $4,000,000 and a signing bonus of $26,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $9,200,000 and a dead cap value of $60,000,000.

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $114,000,000

Average Salary:

$28,500,000

Signing Bonus:

$26,000,000

GTD at Sign:

$60,000,000

Total GTD:

$84,000,000

Free Agent:

2030 / UFA

MANAGE CONTRACT

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2026	26		$9,200,000	3.05%	$30,000,000	$30,000,000	$60,000,000
2027	27		$35,200,000	10.90%	$30,000,000	$60,000,000	$50,800,000
2028	28		$32,200,000	9.07%	$27,000,000	$87,000,000	$15,600,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2029, 3 YR, $87,000,000; $10,400,000 DEAD CAP
2029	29		$32,200,000	8.59%	$27,000,000	$114,000,000	$10,400,000
2030	30	Void UFA	$5,200,000	1.31%	-	$114,000,000	$5,200,000

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Roster Bonus	Cap Hit	Cap % League	Dead Cap
2026	26		$4,000,000	$5,200,000	-	$9,200,000	3.05%	$60,000,000	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $60,000,000 2026 Savings: $-50,800,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $26,000,000 2026 Savings: $-16,800,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2026 Dead Cap: $39,200,000 2027 Dead Cap: $20,800,000 2026 Savings: $-30,000,000 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $39,200,000 2027 Dead Cap: $20,800,000 2026 Savings: $-30,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $5,200,000 2027 Dead Cap: $20,800,000 2026 Savings: $4,000,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2027	27		$30,000,000	$5,200,000	-	$35,200,000	10.90%	$50,800,000	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $50,800,000 2027 Savings: $-15,600,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $20,800,000 2027 Savings: $14,400,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2027 Dead Cap: $35,200,000 2028 Dead Cap: $15,600,000 2027 Savings: $0 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $35,200,000 2028 Dead Cap: $15,600,000 2027 Savings: $0 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $5,200,000 2028 Dead Cap: $15,600,000 2027 Savings: $30,000,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2028	28		$27,000,000	$5,200,000	-	$32,200,000	9.07%	$15,600,000	2028 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $15,600,000 2028 Savings: $16,600,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $15,600,000 2028 Savings: $16,600,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2028 Dead Cap: $5,200,000 2029 Dead Cap: $10,400,000 2028 Savings: $27,000,000 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $5,200,000 2029 Dead Cap: $10,400,000 2028 Savings: $27,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $5,200,000 2029 Dead Cap: $10,400,000 2028 Savings: $27,000,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
POTENTIAL OUT: 2029, 3 YR, $87,000,000; $10,400,000 DEAD CAP
2029	29		$25,000,000	$5,200,000	$2,000,000	$32,200,000	8.59%	$10,400,000	2029 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $10,400,000 2029 Savings: $21,800,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $10,400,000 2029 Savings: $21,800,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2029 Dead Cap: $5,200,000 2030 Dead Cap: $5,200,000 2029 Savings: $27,000,000 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $5,200,000 2030 Dead Cap: $5,200,000 2029 Savings: $27,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $5,200,000 2030 Dead Cap: $5,200,000 2029 Savings: $27,000,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2030	30	Void UFA	-	$5,200,000	-	$5,200,000	1.31%	$5,200,000	2030 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2030 Dead Cap: $5,200,000 2030 Savings: $0 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2030 Dead Cap: $5,200,000 2030 Savings: $0 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $5,200,000 2030 Savings: $5,200,000 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $5,200,000 2030 Savings: $5,200,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $5,200,000 2030 Savings: $5,200,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Bonus	Roster Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Cash Remaining
2026	26		$4,000,000	$26,000,000	-	$30,000,000	$30,000,000	$114,000,000
2027	27		$30,000,000	-	-	$30,000,000	$60,000,000	$84,000,000
2028	28		$27,000,000	-	-	$27,000,000	$87,000,000	$54,000,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2029, 3 YR, $87,000,000; $10,400,000 DEAD CAP
2029	29		$25,000,000	-	$2,000,000	$27,000,000	$114,000,000	$27,000,000
2030	30	Void	-	-	-	-	$114,000,000	-

Contract Notes

$60M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2026 salary + 2027 salary)
$14M of 2028 salary fully guarantees the 5th league day of 2027 (injury at sign)
Additional $10M of 2028 salary fully guarantees on the 5th league day of 2028 (injury at sign)
2029 Roster Bonus: $2M (5th league day of 2029)
2030 year automatically voids
Incentives: $2M

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2022-2025 Rookie

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $6,601,342

Average Salary:

$1,650,336

Signing Bonus:

$1,980,976

GTD at Sign:

$2,986,037

Total GTD:

$2,986,037

Free Agent:

2026 / UFA

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Seasons

4 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$8,660,979

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2022	22	Active	$2,685,976	$2,685,976
2023	23	Active	$1,005,061	$3,691,037
2024	24	Active	$1,305,122	$4,996,159
2025	25	Active	$3,664,820	$8,660,979
Total			$8,660,979	$8,660,979
2026	26	Active	$30,000,000
2027	27	Active	$30,000,000
2028	28	Active	$27,000,000
2029	29	Active	$27,000,000
Total			$122,660,979

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
4		$6,671,183	$1,980,976	-	-	$8,820	-	$8,660,979

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Restructure	Workout	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2022	22	$705,000	$1,980,976			$2,685,976	$2,685,976
2023	23	$1,005,061				$1,005,061	$3,691,037
2024	24	$1,305,122				$1,305,122	$4,996,159
2025	25	$3,656,000			$8,820	$3,664,820	$8,660,979
Total		$6,671,183	$1,980,976		$8,820	$8,660,979	$8,660,979
2026	26	$4,000,000	$26,000,000			$30,000,000
2027	27	$30,000,000				$30,000,000
2028	28	$27,000,000				$27,000,000
2029	29	$25,000,000		$2,000,000		$27,000,000
Total		$92,671,183	$27,980,976	$2,000,000	$8,820	$122,660,979

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
4		$6,671,183	$1,980,976	-	-	$8,820	-	$8,660,979

Mar 09, 2026 Signed a 4 year $114 million contract with Indianapolis (IND)
May 16, 2022 Signed a 4 year $6.6 million contract with Indianapolis (IND)
Apr 29, 2022 Drafted by Indianapolis (IND): Round 2 (#53 overall)

Year	Team	GP	GS	Snaps	Snaps%	Rec Receptions	Rec Yards	Rec Touchdowns	Fum
2025	IND	15	14	813	75.77	47	1,003	6	0
2024	IND	16	13	817	75.16	37	824	7	0
2023	IND	17	16	1,090	94.95	32	514	2	0
2022	IND	16	12	725	63.15	41	593	2	1

Calculated Market Value

$20.2M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

4 years, $80,996,324
Avg. Salary: $20,249,081
NFL Rank: 111
WR Rank: 22

Current Contract

Free Agent: 2030
Avg. Salary: $28,500,000
NFL Rank: 43
WR Rank: 11

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Alec Pierce to.

Player	Length	Value	Avg. Salary	Age When Signed
Jameson Williams	3	$80,000,000	$26,666,667	24
Christian Kirk	4	$72,000,000	$18,000,000	25
Jerry Jeudy	3	$52,500,000	$17,500,000	24
Jakobi Meyers	3	$60,000,000	$20,000,000	29
Averages	3	$66,125,000	$20,541,667	25.5

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Pierce's current age (25), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length	Value	Avg. Salary
4	$79,159,816	$19,789,954

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Pierce statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, Rec Tgt/Gm, Rec/Gm, Rec Yds/Gm, Rec TD/Gm, YAC/GM, Drops/Gm, Rating

Player	GP%	Rec Tgt/Gm	Rec/Gm	Rec Yds/Gm	Rec TD/Gm	YAC/GM	Drops/Gm	Rating
Jameson Williams 2023-2024	79.41	4.93	3.04	50.19	0.33	21.96	0.26	68.55
Christian Kirk 2020-2021	93.94	5.87	4.03	51.71	0.35	13.65	0.26	67.50
Jerry Jeudy 2022-2023	91.18	6.03	3.90	55.81	0.26	23.71	0.32	73.10
Jakobi Meyers 2023-2024	91.18	7.58	5.10	59.16	0.39	17.45	0.13	73.80
Average	88.93	6.10	4.02	54.22	0.33	19.19	0.24	70.74
Alec Pierce 2024-2025	91.18	4.94	2.71	58.94	0.42	9.87	0.13	76.80
Pct Change	2.53	-19.02	-32.59	8.71	27.27	-48.57	45.83	8.57
Median Prime % Change								5.55%
Average Prime % Change								-0.91%

Calculated Market Value: Alec Pierce

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms	Avg. Salary
4 years, $80,996,324	$20,249,081

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