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AAF: 5 standouts the Houston Texans should watch now

By Avery Duncan

DALLAS, TX - AUGUST 30: Garrett Gilbert #11 of the Southern Methodist Mustangs throws the ball against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on August 30, 2013 at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - AUGUST 30: Garrett Gilbert #11 of the Southern Methodist Mustangs throws the ball against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on August 30, 2013 at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) /
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LINCOLN, NE – NOVEMBER 04: Wide receiver De’Mornay Pierson-El #15 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers catches a pass against the Northwestern Wildcats at Memorial Stadium on November 4, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE – NOVEMBER 04: Wide receiver De’Mornay Pierson-El #15 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers catches a pass against the Northwestern Wildcats at Memorial Stadium on November 4, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /

De’Mornay Pierson-El, WR, Salt Lake Stallions

Week 3 stats: 9 catches, 92 yards, 1 touchdown

The speedy De’Mornay Pierson-El has come out of nowhere in recent weeks to establish himself as the go-to target of the Salt Lake Stallions of the AAF. The 5-9 Pierson-El is electric at wide receiver to say the least. He was able to generate most of his yards after the catch — 62 out of his 93 yards came after he caught the ball in Week 3 against Arizona.

Pierson-El was targeted nine times and caught all nine of those targets, and he finished the day with a touchdown to boot. Pierson-El’s perfect catch percentage, yards, touchdown and yards after the catch ability helped him earn the second highest Pro Football Focus grade of Week 3, with a 90.6 in AAF play.

Pierson-El is a sharp route runner especially in the short/horizontal area of the field. He’s a slot receiver through-and-through and adds versatility as a return man which the Texans could use more of as well.

For the Texans, taking a look at a player that can potentially help the teams depth at slot receiver is never a bad thing because if you remember they had some injury issues all last season at wide receiver. It’s also something that the 23-year-old Pierson-El can do himself and if the Texans are smart they will be watching Pierson-El closely.

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