MIN · RCB · #23
James Pierre
Is James Pierre starting?
James Pierre is the starting RCB for the Minnesota Vikings.
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The Minnesota Vikings play next in Week 7, at home against the Indianapolis Colts on Sun, Oct 25 (CBS). James Pierre is listed as the starter at RCB going into that game.
At RCB for the Minnesota Vikings, Zemaiah Vaughn is next in line behind him.
James Pierre's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 23-13 at NO (Oct 11); W 23-16 at TB (Sep 27); W 9-3 at CHI (Sep 20).
James Pierre wears No. 23, is 30 years old, is listed at 6' 2", 185 lbs, has 7 years of NFL experience, came out of Florida Atlantic.
Is James Pierre playing this week?
James Pierre is expected to start at RCB for Minnesota Vikings. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MIN | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | PIT | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2024 | PIT | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | PIT | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | PIT | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | PIT | 13 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | PIT | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 7 yrs | 66 | 106 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 25 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#8 of 161 at CB in Interceptions (2026)
James Pierre is rated 81 (Good): production and role rank 65th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 75% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 11W@ NOTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 23-13
Sep 27W@ TBTKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 23-16
Sep 20W@ CHITKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 9-3
Sep 13Wvs GBTKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 1
- PD
- 2
Final W 39-22
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | W@ NO | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | W@ TB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | W@ CHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | Wvs GB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
James Pierre's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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