James Pierre: CB · Florida Atlantic · #23.
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James Pierre
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Third year in the same secondary at Florida Atlantic. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Marshall — Week 8, 2019.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 4 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Florida Atlantic | 43 | 30 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2018 | Florida Atlantic | 55 | 36 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 9 | -- |
| 2017 | Florida Atlantic | 21 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 119 | 80 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 15 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-45@ No. 5 Ohio State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-48vs No. 18 UCF | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-31@ Ball State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-7vs Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-13vs Middle Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-36vs Marshall | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 41-3@ Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-24@ Western Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-7vs Florida International | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-26@ UTSA | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-17vs Southern Miss | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 49-6vs UAB | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 52-28vs SMU | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Total | 43 | 30 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
43tackles this season43 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
3 seasons under Lane Kiffin — 27-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
47.9%
502 pass / 545 run
Plays / game
74.8
14 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
542 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Florida Atlantic, 119 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Lane Kiffin.
