One of the biggest winners from this year’s NFL Scouting Combine was Cincinnati wide receiver Alec Pierce. Pierce flew around the field posting an impressive 40-yard dash time of 4.41 seconds, a 40.5-inch vertical, and a broad jump of 11 feet four inches. It was quite a day for the 6-3, 211-pound wide receiver who caught 106 passes for 1,851 yards and 13 touchdowns during his college career.
If Pierce wasn’t already on the Green Bay Packers’ radar, he is now. The Packers will likely add a pass catcher in the 2022 NFL draft, and Pierce falls right in line with the team’s physical and athletic thresholds.
As of right now, the Packers only have a handful of wide receivers signed to their roster for next season. If they can’t reach a deal with Davante Adams, the team is expected to utilize the franchise tag to prevent the All-Pro wide receiver from leaving in free agency. Green Bay also has to decide on Allen Lazard and Marquez Valdes-Scantling – two players who have spent the last four seasons with the Packers but are now set to be free agents.
