Pierce flashed big-play potential as a rookie but was crushed by the Colts’ low-adot passing attack under backup Gardner Minshew last year. His numbers fell across the board and the Colts spent a second-round pick on Adonai Mitchell to compete with him for the No. 3 role. Pierce left nothing to chance and hit the ground running with 125 yards and a touchdown in Week 1. Though his production, coming almost entirely from deep shots, was never predictable, it persisted throughout the year and across multiple starting quarterbacks. Pierce hit triple-digits three times en route to a 37/824/7 receiving line. The yardage and touchdown totals were easily career-highs. Pierce also led the NFL in yards per catch at 22.3. While it’s hard to recommend such a volatile player for redraft purposes, Pierce has a profile that early best ball drafters will fawn over in the final rounds.

Pierce missed the past two games with a concussion but practiced in full throughout the week. The speedy wideout has posted the occasional spike week, but we don’t expect much passing volume from the Colts versus a toothless Giants squad. Pierce is a boom/bust WR5 for Week 17.

Pierce is in the concussion protocol, but it appears the 24-year-old is getting closer to playing with the full estimate (the Colts didn’t actually practice Wednesday). Even if Pierce does play the fantasy value for Week 17 against the Giants will be limited.