Jesiah Pierre: LB · UCF · #14.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jesiah Pierre
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The five seasons span three programs and four head coaches: Dan Mullen, Matt Wells, Joey McGuire and Gus Malzahn. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Cincinnati — Week 7, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UCF | 28 | 12 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 66 | 31 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 38 | 22 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 27 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Florida | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 167 | 83 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-3vs New Hampshire | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Sam Houston | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-34@ TCU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-48vs Colorado | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-24@ Florida | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-19vs Cincinnati | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 35-38@ No. 9 Iowa State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-37vs No. 11 BYU | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-28vs Utah | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 12 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
4%1 pass breakups28 tackles · 2.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
37.5%
310 pass / 516 run
Plays / game
68.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
318 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Florida, Texas Tech and UCF, 167 tackles — the college career is complete.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Dan Mullen, Matt Wells, Sonny Cumbie, Joey McGuire and Gus Malzahn.
