Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
10/23Inside-5 share
10 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (43.5%).
Dameon Pierce
Dameon Pierce: RB · Florida · #27.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dameon Pierce
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Fourth year in the Florida backfield. One game to point at: 78 rushing yards and 48 receiving yards against Samford — Week 11, 2021.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Florida in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-14vs Florida Atlantic | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-20@ South Florida | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 3 | L 29-31vs No. 1 Alabama | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 2 | 17 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-14vs Tennessee | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-20@ Kentucky | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-0vs Vanderbilt | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 2 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | L 42-49@ LSU | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-34vs No. 1 Georgia | 9 | 69 | 7.7 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-40@ South Carolina | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 11 | W 70-52vs Samford | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 2 | 27 | Season-high 78 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 23-24@ Missouri | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-21vs Florida State | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 1 | 12 | |
| Total | 87 | 517 | 5.9 | 12 | 27 |
Signature game
Week 11 · 2021
W 70-52
vs Samford
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 6 · Vanderbilt · 2nd and 26 · Q3 · EPA +7.04Emory Jones pass complete to Dameon Pierce for 61 yds for a TD, (Jace Christmann KICK)
- Week 11 · Samford · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.14Emory Jones pass complete to Dameon Pierce for 26 yds to the Samf 44 for a
- Week 13 · Florida State · 4th and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.92Dameon Pierce run for 3 yds for a TD, (Chris Howard KICK)
- Week 3 · Alabama · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.82Dameon Pierce run for 3 yds for a TD, (Chris Howard KICK)
- Week 11 · Samford · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.68Dameon Pierce run for 24 yds for a TD (Chris Howard KICK)
- Week 1 · Florida Atlantic · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.62Dameon Pierce run for 3 yds for a TD, (Chris Howard KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 11 · Samford · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.60Emory Jones pass complete to Dameon Pierce for 13 yds for a TD (Chris Howard KICK)
- Week 3 · Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.58Dameon Pierce run for 17 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed)
- Week 7 · LSU · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.54Dameon Pierce 7 Yd Run (Jace Christmann PAT blocked)
- Week 7 · LSU · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.52Richardson to Pierce: an 11-yard touchdown pass.
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
99 of 100 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
55%86 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds12%of carries
12 carries
Grind
1–3 yds33%of carries
33 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds34%of carries
34 carries
Explosive
10+ yds20%of carries
20 carries
1 of 4 (25%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 9 of 10 (90%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.7 yds/carry on 100 carries · 20% explosive (10+ yds) · 55% success rate.
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Dan Mullen — 35-16 over that span.
2018Florida10-3HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning
2019Florida11-2HC: Dan Mullen · Balanced
2020Florida8-4HC: Dan Mullen · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2021Florida6-7HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 44.8 | 5.7 | 1.5 |
| Road5g | 35.8 | 6.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 37.4 | 5.8 | 1.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 51.0 | 6.3 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
45.8%
415 pass / 492 run
Plays / game
75.6
12 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
100 carries and 19 catches in 12 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
67 · #41 of 315 RBs · 2021
Former four-star. Now #41 at the position.
Four seasons at Florida, drafted
- 2022 Drafted in round 4, No. 107 by the Houston
- 2021 Florida MullenYear 4 · 12 games
- 2020 Florida MullenYear 3 · 11 games
- 2019 Florida MullenYear 2 · 12 games
- 2018 Florida MullenYear 1 · 11 games
- High school BainbridgeBainbridge, GA · Class of 2018Four-star, No. 201 in the 2018 class. Signed with Florida.Also from Bainbridge: Keenan Phillips (South Alabama) and Antavious Murphy (Georgia Southern).
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida, 1,804 rushing yards — drafted at #107 overall by the Houston Texans.
A stat line in 46 games over four seasons.
2018 11 games
- Signed with FloridaFour-star, out of Bainbridge
2022
- Drafted by Houston Texansround 4, pick 107
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coach2018–2021
Florida
Played every college season under Dan Mullen.
Next stop · NFL
Houston TexansEntering 5th NFL season
#107Rd 4 · Pick 2
Houston TexansEntering 5th NFL season